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by Christian Vance

Intermediate and Advanced

02h 41m

How To Make

Dark Techno with Christian Vance

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Tutorial 01 - Play through and Introduction 05:50
Tutorial 02 - Project setup 16:27
Tutorial 03 - The Kick 08:54
Tutorial 04 - The Bass 06:35
Tutorial 05 - Second Bass 12:11
Tutorial 05 - Second Bass 12:11
Tutorial 06 - FX and Returns Part 1 18:38
Tutorial 07 - FX and Returns Part 2 09:28
Tutorial 08 - Hats 13:19
Tutorial 09 - Other Percussion Elements 13:21
Tutorial 10 - Drum Programming 09:13
Tutorial 11 - Live Arrangment 21:02
Tutorial 12 - Final Tweaks 14:25
Course description

Sonic Academy unleashes a dark monster in this ‘How To Make Dark Techno with Christian Vance’. A pure techno sound delivered in a no bullshit way. Christian originally from Melbourne, Australia but now residing in Berlin, is a producer, live performer, and DJ. His fusion of house and techno has seen him work with the likes Derrick May, Joe Claussell and Mr Ties, and having releases on labels such as ‘Versatile’, ‘Art of Vengeance’ and featured on Carl Cox’s ‘Global Underground’ Comp #38.
Here to deliver a masterclass in achieving that pure dark, techno sound in Ableton live 9, this course gives incredible insider tips and tricks, on how to nail this underground genre.

Switch off the lights, turn up the speakers and let's go ravin.

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