Producer guides & studio notes

How to get the classic Super Eurobeat sound in Serum 2: exact lead and bass settings, plus the preset packs that get you there faster.

House phonk puts phonk's cowbell melodies and distorted low end over a four-on-the-floor house groove. Here's how the genre works and how to make it yourself.

Where tech house came from, what separates it from deep house, and the Serum 2 presets and bass-building recipe pro producers actually use in 2026.

An honest look inside my House Phonk sample pack and drum kit: choir stacks, drum loops, Serum 2 presets, and how I actually use them in real tracks.

My 2022 roundup of melodic house and melodic techno sample packs and Serum presets, updated for 2026 with Serum 2 picks, mix settings and free sounds.

The five mistakes I hear in almost every demo - too many plugins, solo mixing, flat arrangements, skipped fundamentals, no reference tracks - with concrete numbers to fix each one.

Our old 2022 MIDI files roundup, rewritten for 2026: which MIDI packs are worth it now, how to actually edit MIDI so it sounds like you, and free downloads to start with.

One SSL-style bus compressor and five settings can make your whole mix sound like one record. Here are the exact numbers I start from, plus drum bus and FAQ.

A no-filler roundup of the best 808 drum kits in 2026, free and paid, plus the five processing moves that make any 808 hit harder.