04 — Guides
How-tos for beginners and up, written plainly.
- 01How to arrange a tech house track (bar-by-bar)A bar-by-bar tech house template: DJ-friendly intro and outro, where the bass and breakdown land, and how to keep a loop moving.Starter · 2 min read
- 02Best free house sample packs (2026)Legit free house, minimal and old-school sample packs from labels, magazines and sample makers, with what to check before you release.Starter · 2 min read
- 03Minimal & rominimal drum programming basicsHow to program minimal and rominimal drums: the 16-step grid, swing, ghost notes, odd-length loops and space.Starter · 2 min read
- 04Sidechain and low end: kick vs bass in houseMake kick and bass share the low end: arrangement, kick tuning, sidechain compression, ghost triggers and mono.Next step · 2 min read
- 05Free plugins every house producer should haveTen genuinely free plugins for house and tech house: reverb, synth, gating, panning, width, top end, analysis and loudness.Starter · 2 min read
- 06Using reference tracks in house productionHow to use reference tracks in house and tech house: picking them, matching loudness, what to compare and what not to copy.Next step · 2 min read