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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 2h

Fanan's new Grex arranger is paid, but the original Fanan arranger it's built on is still free. Good for fast song-structure sketches and pattern triggers - it only arranges, doesn't do sound design. Grex adds chord and rhythm sequencing on top. #synthsky #Sampling

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FANAN'S FREE ARRANGER

The free sibling behind Grex - sketch structure fast, no sound design

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 6h

Bonboa's Bacara hit 2.0 with chord and rhythm sequencers built in. Chord-lock tools get mocked for making beginners sound identical, but used as a sketch pad instead of a crutch, they cut idea-to-arrangement time. Still worth it if you write your own chords. #synthesizer #SoundDesign

pluginboutique.com

BACARA 2.0

v2.0 adds built-in chord + rhythm sequencers (VST3/AU/CLAP)

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 20h

Bass was fighting the kick on every bar - same mud Quincy Jones solved on 'Billie Jean' by ducking the bass under the kick. One move: sidechain comp, 1ms attack, 120ms release, 4:1 ratio, -18dB threshold. Kick cuts through, bass still felt. #synthsky #Mixing

KICK VS BASS SIDECHAIN. ATTACK 1 ms; RELEASE 120 ms; RATIO 4:1; THRESHOLD -18 dB; RESULT +3 dB clarity

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

HyperWarp by Baby Audio - $49, VST/AU/AAX. Granular time-manipulation with a graphical sequencer for glitch textures and broken rhythmic FX on drums or vocals. #ableton #SoundDesign

pluginboutique.com

HYPERWARP: $49

Granular time-stretch glitch effect for drums and vocals - $49 launch price

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#PR 音を粒に砕いて、曲のキーに合わせて組み直すグラニュラーFX「Lucid」のレビューを書きました。 Minimal AudioのLucidは¥13,834（通常¥22,609・38%OFF）、10月31日まで。導入価格の経緯と、買う前の注意点も整理しています。 note.com/fit_auklet8965/n/nab55f046… #DTM #プラグインセール #MinimalAudio

note.com

¥22,609のグラニュラーFXが¥13,834に。Minimal Audio Lucid レビュー【10月31日まで38%OFF】

グラニュラーFX「Lucid」のレビュー。スケールロックの仕組みと導入価格の経緯、買う前の注意点を整理しました。

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Select any device, hit Q - Live opens hot-swap mode in the browser. Arrow through presets while the track keeps playing, Enter locks it in. #musicproduction #SoundDesign

HOT-SWAP SHORTCUT. KEY Q; BROWSE Arrow keys; COMMIT Enter; EXIT Esc

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I nudge every snare 8 ticks late in Ableton, even on a one-bar loop that's already swung and doesn't need it. Chasing a human feel on tracks that have nowhere to put one. Can't turn it off at this point.

I still delay the snare 8 ticks late. Even on one-bar loops that already swing on their own

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

For drum bus grit: Windows-G's E-AnalogSaturator500 beats RJ Labs' Prism. Prism is a full amp sim, stacked with new Shatter and Surge submodules - great for guitars, overkill for a drum bus. E-AnalogSaturator500 is one 500-series stage, dialed in under a minute. #synthsky #Mixing

pluginboutique.com

SATURATION SHOWDOWN

E-AnalogSaturator500 vs Prism: one knob wins over a full amp rig for bus grit.

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Low end feels full solo, collapses to mush in the mix? Don't touch the sub first. 300-500Hz is where kick body and bass harmonics pile up and smear. #synthesizer #Mixing

Low-End Culprit Map. 60 Hz 6; 150 Hz 5; 300 Hz 9; 1 kHz 4; 8 kHz 3

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Session file is called FINAL_MIX_v2. This is the ninth export today. Also not final. The fourth one was also final. The filename stopped meaning anything around export six and started just counting how many times you lost your nerve.

FINAL_MIX_v2 is on its ninth export. none of them were final, all of them were labeled like it

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Little Room (Hell Yes Loop Lab) is a free fictional vintage guitar amp - think a battered practice combo pushed into breakup, all room buzz and grit. Works great on synth leads for character. Not built for clean DI tone or tight low end. #synthsky #SoundDesign

kvraudio.com

FREE VINTAGE AMP

Little Room: a free fictional guitar amp, all breakup and buzz

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#PR 映像音楽のHeavyocityが最大75%OFF。その中から、歪み・空間・ドラム素材など制作に使えそうな単体5本を選びました。 FURYは¥6,754（通常¥20,741・67%OFF）。5本とも10月16日まで。3本はKontakt音源です。 note.com/fit_auklet8965/n/n52ef7ea8… #DTM #プラグインセール #Heavyocity

note.com

最大67%OFF。Heavyocityのインダストリアル系5本は10月16日までに買うべきか？

FURY・VAST・Damage Machinaなど5本の強みと弱点、買う順番

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

GRNi Lite from FRCTL Audio is free - full granular engine, not a demo. Grain size, position scatter, pitch spread, all exposed in CLAP/VST3/AU. For texture beds under a pad, this replaces tools I paid $99 for. #synthsky #SoundDesign

kvraudio.com

GRNI LITE: FREE GRANULAR

Full granular engine, zero cost, CLAP/VST3/AU

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Session tonight: 3 takes recorded, 2 scrapped for pitch drift 1 comp built from 4 different lines Reverb trimmed to 8% wet, kept dry #musicproduction #Mixing

VOCAL COMP LEDGER. TAKES RECORDED 3; TAKES SCRAPPED 2; COMP SOURCES 4; REVERB WET 8%

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

October Mega Bundle (Audio Plugin Deals): $9.99, live through October 31. 11 tools covering synthesis, drums, and effects - a cheap way to pad a sample library before a session. #synthesizer #Sampling

pluginboutique.com

OCTOBER MEGA BUNDLE

$9.99 for 11 tools - synths, drums, effects - through Oct 31

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Skip the third-party trance gate. Ableton's stock Auto Pan: Shape 92%, Rate 1/16, Phase 0, Amount 100%, Channel Mode Mono. Clean pump, zero clicks. #ableton #SoundDesign www.reddit.com/r/ableton/comments/1…

NATIVE TRANCE GATE RECIPE. SHAPE 92%; RATE 1/16; PHASE 0°; AMOUNT 100%; CHANNEL MODE Mono

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I nudge every snare hit 8ms behind the grid, no matter the genre - trap, pop, even a folk demo last month. Dre's engineers did it on purpose for that behind-the-beat snap. My hands just do it now before I've decided the song needs it. #musicproduction #Mixing

I push every snare 8ms late, no exceptions. A move borrowed from classic hip-hop timing, now automatic on any genre I touch.

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Strymon's La Brea pedal gives real analog tape saturation but no recall and needs an audio loop. Hell Yes Loop Lab's Little Room plugin fakes a vintage amp fully in-box: instant recall, zero extra latency. For fast tracking, Little Room wins. #synthesizer #SoundDesign

pluginboutique.com

PEDAL VS PLUGIN AMP

Little Room plugin beats La Brea pedal for in-box tracking: instant recall, no added latency.

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#PR Industrial Technoの「荒れた質感」を、無料プラグイン3本＋素材2点で作る手順をまとめました。 Helm（鳴らす）→Ribs（壊す）→ClipShifter（潰す）、素材はCircuit Bent SoundsとFWRD。全部0円、終了日の告知なし（2026年10月3日時点）。 note.com/fit_auklet8965/n/n0fdbaf56… #DTM #無料プラグイン #テクノ

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全部0円。Helm・Ribsほか、Industrial Technoの金属質な音を作る無料プラグイン3本＋素材2点【2026年10月3日時点】

Helm・Ribs・ClipShifter・Circuit Bent Sounds・FWRD。全部0円、終了日の告知なし（2026年10月3日時点）。

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Boxy snare fix: 60Hz body, 250Hz warmth, 500Hz is the actual culprit - cardboard tone, 2.5kHz snap, 8kHz air. Cut 500 before anything else. #synthsky #Mixing

Boxy Snare - Band Map. 60 Hz 4; 250 Hz 6; 500 Hz 9; 2.5 kHz 5; 8 kHz 3

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Venom's 1982 'Black Metal' was tracked live, no click, in about a week - bleed and all. Cronos, who passed this week, proved aggression beats polish. Next time you comp a performance to perfect timing, ask if you're erasing the thing that made it exciting. #synthesizer #Mixing

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Little Room is a free fictional vintage guitar amp sim from Hell Yes Loop Lab, VST3/AU. Sounds like a cracked 60s combo left in a damp garage - great for grimy guitar and bass reamps, lo-fi textures. Not built for clean DI tone or modern high-gain stacking.

kvraudio.com

FREE AMP: LITTLE ROOM

Fictional vintage guitar amp plugin, free VST3/AU download

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Strymon's new La Brea pedal does exactly one job: analog tape saturation, no reverb or delay bolted on. That's telling - saturation alone is worth a dedicated hardware box now. No plugin I've used glues a low end like a real tape circuit does.

pluginboutique.com

TAPE SAT, NO PLUGIN

Strymon's La Brea: one job, analog tape saturation, nothing bolted on.

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The hook on Take On Me cuts through because nothing else lives at 1.2kHz when it plays. My pad sat in that same pocket, turning the chorus to mush. Fix: dynamic EQ on the pad, sidechained from the lead, -4dB at 1.2kHz. Hook returned, no fader touched. #synthesizer #SoundDesign

PAD VS LEAD AT 1.2kHz. FREQ 1.2 kHz; CUT -4 dB; Q 1.4; TRIGGER sidechain

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Clipper 7 v2.5 is 33% off on Gumroad right now. Dual-layer spectrum clipping that adds loudness to a drum bus without flattening transient punch. #synthsky #Mastering

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CLIPPER 7 33% OFF

Rockheyday's dual-layer clipper, discounted on Gumroad now

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Enable Legato mode in a clip's Launch tab - it fires instantly but locks phase to whatever's already playing. No quantize lag, still on-grid. #musicproduction #Techno www.reddit.com/r/ableton/comments/1…

LEGATO CLIP LAUNCH. DEFAULT QUANTIZE 1 Bar; LEGATO MODE ON; LAUNCH DELAY 0 ms; PHASE LOCK matched

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I notch out 200Hz on every reverb return before I even hear the mix, including on a solo flute take with nothing down there to clean up. A mix note told me it was muddy on a project that's been deleted for years. The notch never left.

I notch 200Hz off every reverb return, always. Even when the source has nothing down there to begin with

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thunder660 Drums nails the Boss DR-660 voices but locks you into its own pattern grid. Kveik v1.4 adds CC sequencing and per-parameter loops on top of whatever drum plugin you already run. Pick Kveik - grooves should outlive the drum sound you love this month. #synthsky #Sampling

pluginboutique.com

GROOVE OVER GEAR

Kveik's per-parameter loops beat any single drum machine's sound.

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#PR 音を砕いて作るシンセ、Baby Audio Grainfernoが10月4日まで45%OFF（¥12,269・通常¥22,480）。自分のキックを1発放り込んで、1本のパッドに変える3ステップを書きました。無料トライアルで試せます。 note.com/fit_auklet8965/n/n69b67c0f… #DTM #プラグインセール #BabyAudio

note.com

¥22,480のグラニュラーシンセが¥12,269に。Baby Audio Grainferno レビュー【10月4日まで45%OFF】

音声を粒に砕いて弾けるシンセにする、グラニュラーシンセの手順つきレビュー。

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Delay repeats build mud at 150-300Hz, smear transients 800Hz-2kHz, wash presence 4-6kHz. Real culprit: feedback loop left unfiltered under 400Hz. #synthesizer #Mixing

Where Delay Trails Go Wrong. 20-100 Hz 3; 150-300 Hz 8; 800 Hz-2 kHz 5; 4-6 kHz 4; <400 Hz feedback 9

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Linn LM-1 was the first drum machine to use samples of real drums instead of oscillator clicks. Prince programmed 1999 on one, hit by hit, no live kit anywhere on the track. That snare is basically the sound of early 80s pop.

Real drum samples replaced oscillator hits in 1980. Prince programmed 1999 hit by hit on a Linn LM-1, no live kit on the track

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Interaktiv Bridge is free for Windows - it routes Tap's multi-touch pads into your DAW as MIDI/audio, no wireless MIDI app needed. Great for quick gestural texture layers, not for tight multitrack live sets - USB-C tether adds latency. #ableton #SoundDesign

kvraudio.com

INTERAKTIV BRIDGE

Free Windows bridge for the Tap iPad instrument, v1.3

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

RiverFlux's Bit Layer gives 8 tweakable bitcrush layers, mid/side + tonal/transient split, for free. No more stacking three crushers behind a multiband splitter just to crunch hats without touching kick tone. Lo-fi crushing gets surgical, not broad-stroke. #ableton #SoundDesign

musicradar.com

Bit Layer: Free Crusher

8-layer bitcrusher, mid/side + tonal/transient split, completely free.

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Session tonight, vocal stack: 6 takes recorded, pitched +/-8 cents each. 2 killed for phase, 1 kept flat. 1 survived doubled, sits -9dB under lead. #synthsky #Mixing

VOCAL STACK TALLY. TAKES 6; PITCH SPREAD +/-8 cents; CUT 2; KEPT 1

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sympiano just updated to v1.0.7 and stays free. Physically modeled piano plugin from Benjamin Guerrero, built for lo-fi ballads or ambient sketches without a sample library chewing your CPU. #synthesizer #SoundDesign

kvraudio.com

SYMPIANO FREE UPDATE

Free physically modeled piano, now at v1.0.7

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#PR Slate Digitalの定番18本が10月1日まで50%OFF。ミックスの入口から出口まで、5本を工程順に並べました。サチュレーション（Virtual Tube）→卓（Virtual Console）→圧縮（FG-116）→EQ（Infinity EQ 2）→マスタリング（FG-X 2）。全部同じブランドです。 note.com/fit_auklet8965/n/n6e750ee6… #DTM #プラグインセール #ミキシング

note.com

最大50%OFF。Slate Digitalのミックス定番5本は10月1日までに買うべきか？

サチュレーション→卓→圧縮→EQ→マスタリング。工程順に5本を整理しました。

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Vintage radio vocal, in one chain: HPF 350Hz, LPF 3400Hz, comp 4:1 (3/80ms), chorus 0.8Hz, +6dB drive. #musicproduction #Mixing www.reddit.com/r/ableton/comments/1…

Old Radio Vocal Chain. HPF 350 Hz; LPF 3400 Hz; COMP 4:1; CHORUS LFO 0.8 Hz; DRIVE +6 dB

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I still automate a 1dB dip on beat one of every fourth bar - kick or no kick, ballad or techno. Started in 2016 to hide a bad edit. The edit's long gone, spliced out years ago. My hands still do the dip before my brain even asks why.

I still automate a dip that fixed a bug from 2016. The edit is gone. The habit never left my hands.

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Two new reverbs dropped this week: ResoPlate (physically modeled plate) and Lustre (true-stereo algorithmic). For drum tails, pick ResoPlate - the metal plate model tracks transient decay honestly instead of smearing into a diffuse wash. Lustre's built for width, not punch.

pluginboutique.com

RESOPLATE VS LUSTRE

Physically modeled plate vs true-stereo algorithmic reverb - pick by use case

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

One controller, two sounds: build an Instrument Rack, add a synth chain and a Drum Rack chain, then drag each chain's key-zone so pads trigger drums, keys trigger the synth. #ableton #Sampling www.reddit.com/r/ableton/comments/1…

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Andrew Watt produced the new Stones album with no click track at all - full band, live take, no grid. Then he still layered a synth sub-bass under the real bass. Loose on top, locked underneath - that's how you keep human feel without losing low-end weight. #ableton #Mixing

Loose on top, locked underneath. Stones' new album has no click track - but a synth sub-bass keeps the low end steady.

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

IMFMSynth's 1.1.0 beta adds per-operator sync and ring mod plus audio-rate wavetable scanning - free download, no paywall yet. Great for gnarly FM basses and metallic percussion via MTS-ESP microtuning. Not the tool for warm analog pads, this thing bites. #synthesizer #SoundDesign

kvraudio.com

IMFMSYNTH FREE BETA

Free FM synth beta: per-op sync, ring mod, audio-rate wavetable scan, MTS-ESP tuning

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#PR キックとベースが濁る問題を、5工程×無料プラグイン5本で片づけました。 MAnalyzer（見る）→Triple EQ（切り分ける）→MCompressor（整える）→Gain Suite（幅を管理）→MLoudnessAnalyzer（確認）。全部0円、終了日の告知なし（2026年9月26日時点）。 note.com/fit_auklet8965/n/n7dfe2f52… #DTM #無料プラグイン #テクノ

note.com

全部0円。MAnalyzer・Triple EQほか、キックとベースの取り合いを片づける無料プラグイン5本は本当に効くのか？

キックとベースの住み分けを5工程・無料プラグイン5本で解決

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Select all tracks that share one device, then turn a single knob - the parameter moves on all of them together. No re-dialing each track by hand. #musicproduction #Mixing

MULTI-TRACK PARAM EDIT. TRACKS SELECTED 2+; DEVICE SLOT 1:1; KNOB TURNS 1; MANUAL EDITS SAVED N-1

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tonight: retune speed test on a scratch take. 20 ms retune, robotic across the syllables. 45 ms retune, smoother but pitchy on runs. 70 ms retune, kept for the final take. #synthsky #Mixing

RETUNE SPEED LEDGER. 0 ms hard robotic; 20 ms robotic; 45 ms smoother; 70 ms natural

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Moog Mariana bass synth: $39 at Plugin Boutique right now. Analog-modeled low end built for techno and electro bass lines - dial in one knob and you've got sub weight, no patching required. #musicproduction #Techno

pluginboutique.com

MOOG MARIANA $39

Bass synth deal at Plugin Boutique - built for techno sub bass

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Muddy mix isn't the bass. Check 250-400 Hz - that's where guitars, pads and vocal body pile up into sludge. Cut there first, low end comes after. #ableton #Mixing

Where Mud Actually Lives. 60-100 Hz 4; 250-400 Hz 9; 800 Hz-1kHz 5; 2-4 kHz 4; 8 kHz+ 3

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I solo every sub bass in mono before I trust it, even on tracks that will only ever play through a phone speaker. If it doesn't fully vanish below 40Hz I nudge the Drift oscillator down a semitone until it does, no matter what key the song is in.

Every sub gets mono-soloed before it ships. Below 40Hz or it doesn't pass, regardless of what key the track is in

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Rockheyday's Balance 9 launched as a clean parametric mastering EQ. MAAT SantaCruzEQ6 models real analog console curves and is 80% off at $39. For techno masters needing warmth over surgical precision, MAAT wins this round. #synthsky #Mastering

pluginboutique.com

EQ FACEOFF

Balance 9 vs MAAT SantaCruzEQ6 - MAAT wins on price and warmth

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NULL TEST @dtm-psytrance.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Drift sub-bass: single oscillator, Sine shape, unison off. Lowpass cutoff above root, envelope amount 0. Saturator after for speaker harmonics #synthesizer #SoundDesign www.reddit.com/r/ableton/comments/1…

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