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Dense & Pika
Build heavy Techno tracks
About the course
Learn the technical secrets behind Dense & Pika’s signature sounds including how they create new textures from found sounds and how they make their hard-hitting bass and drum patterns.
Who’s this course for
Suitable for Intermediate experience levels.
This course is for those seeking to enhance workflow, generate unique ideas, and transform projects into release-ready tracks. You'll learn how to start new tracks and essential mixing and mastering techniques and processes to get a professional sound.
What you'll learn
You’ll learn the production methods that Dense & Pika have learnt over their decade making music together, with tips and tricks on how to craft punchy drums, getting the perfect mix and much more. Dense & Pika use a mix of in-the-box software and old-school hardware, including a Juno-106 synth. As they show, however, you don’t need all the fancy gear to get these great sounds and follow along with the course.
Get ready to take your tracks to the next level as you learn:
- Dense & Pika’s approach to working and writing collaboratively.
- How to use found sounds to add unique textures to your tracks.
- How to mix down your tracks for a full, professional sound.
- How to finish your projects – and decide which ones are worth finishing.
- How to create and sequence new synth sounds, both in the box and with hardware.
- How to build effective and powerful drum sounds that drive the track forward.
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Your teacher
Dense & Pika
Dense & Pika have garnered an enviable reputation for making devastating club ordnance that finds the sweet spot between dark, mysterious house and roaring, brawny techno. Together, they’ve released over 40 tracks – spread across more than a dozen EPs – and nearly as many remixes, and been associated with some of the biggest labels in dance music, like Hotflush, Drumcode and Hypercolour. The two friends of 16 years, and musical partners for the past nine, still travel the world together, DJing at the world’s best clubs and biggest festivals.