Producer guides & studio notes

Our 2022 deep house roundup, refreshed for 2026. Genre history, artists to study, Serum 2 presets and sample packs, plus concrete production settings.

Which RnB Serum presets are worth it in 2026, what makes a patch sound 'RnB', and the concrete settings behind that lush keys-and-pads sound.

Serum 2 arrived as a free upgrade in 2025 and kept Xfer's synth on top. Here's why producers still pick it in 2026, plus how to choose serum presets that are worth the money.

Our 2022 punk rock artist picks, revisited in 2026 with notes on where each act is now, plus tips for making punk-flavored tracks in your DAW.

A practical guide to a clean mix: gain staging, EQ cuts, compression settings and space control, with concrete numbers you can copy into your session.

Our 2022 deep house preset roundup, fully updated for Serum 2 in 2026 — the packs producers actually use, plus real patch settings for chords and bass.

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.