As usual, top replies from a clued up mnml clientele. ("clued up mnml clientele" - next track title sorted then.) Steevio, couldnt agree more but I would argue that if nothing else we have to assocate a rough tempo range with a genre, surely? Put simply I dont enjoy working at 130 pm or hi...

Being relatively new to the board and the term mnml (as distinct from "minimal"), do you take mnml to refer exclusively to techno? I realise the boundaries between "genres" are narrow and often best ignored, but nevertheless I came here to learn more about production at house tem...

not too sure what you mean by dissonant here. I would say dissonance is defined by it's opposite, consonance (and vice versa), and the 2 can loosely describe certain relative usages of pitch & timbre. Using the word to describe conceptual features in the study of music seems weird to me, but ma...

Gonna grab these later, thanks for your hard work.

"Dissonant" sums this discussion up. Dissonant melodically, harmonically but also in overall concept: "what happens if I do this", without a clear expectation of the result. The more "accomplished" you become in using traditional musical forms, which includes more mains...

I think the tip about keeping your filters closed up is a good one, however it may end up leaving a frequency gap in your track that you're not used to and lead you back in the direction of big fat synths like you did in the past. It's tricky.... What i would do is close down the filters like he sa...

Thanks for the advice. I see youre one of the most helpful guys around here and you clearly talk from experience.

Hi all, Im a relatively experienced producer (10 years, 3 serious) who's been making everything from breaks to downtempo to various forms of house. Ive built up a modest but decent setup, plenty of software, a Nord Lead and some nice Adam monitors. Thanks to a normal musical background Im pretty goo...