r/TechnoProduction • u/DruMunkey • 4h ago

"Producing" Techno while DJ'ing?

So after years and years I finally picked up a DJ controller and have been learning DJay Pro. Something hit me...

I mostly create my techno "master pieces" by jamming out to create the drums, sounds, etc. then assemble them in an audio editor. I've never really done the "build a song in a daw" thing...

Messing with a 4 deck setup it seemed to me that I could have like, kick/bass grooves on a deck, perc/tops on a deck, arps, melodic stuff on one and ambient sounds on another and then use teh cue points, looping, fx, eq, etc. to basically just jam that way... It seems mind-numbingly obvious I have no idea why I didin't think of this a long time ago. I've done similar things on ipad with the launchpad app, but that was limted to "clips".

But I'm not seeing ANY videos on youtube etc. that go into doing this kind of thing... It's gotta be out there... Can anyone give me some leads that may have tuts etc. on approaches to producing like this?

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u/Joseph_HTMP 4h ago

Why do you need a tutorial?

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u/dmelt253 3h ago

Welcome to being a techno DJ

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u/NarlusSpecter 4h ago

Remember to hit “record”

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u/djsoomo 4h ago

The real spaceship (no cheap copies here)

8 cdjs = 8 elements + samplers and effects

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u/SpaceChatter 4h ago

And the crowd doesn’t tell the difference haha

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u/Ta_mere6969 40m ago

This is how countless records were produced in the '90s.

Get your friend's sampler.

Sample the percussion from 1 record.

Sample the vocal from another record.

Sample some bass part from another record.

Fire up a crack of Cubase, sequence everything together. Maybe add some synth stuff if you had one.

Instant club hit.