01 — Sample packs
Sounds worth keeping.
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02 — Plugins
Plugins I recommend
03 — Learn from others
Discover specially hand-picked videos.
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
Where to hear it
ADE 2026, Amsterdam, 21 to 25 Oct. The bits worth going to as a producer.
- Wed 21 to Fri 23, 10am to 6pmADE Lab Discovery at Westergas is free if you register. Try gear in the Gear Test Lab, and on Friday at noon Dave Kamsteeg digs through deep house vinyl at Radio Radio. Register ↗
- Fri 23, 6pm to 10pmSample Market launches LINQ, its new sample app, with an East End Dubs panel on the creative process and then his DJ set. Free, but you need to RSVP. RSVP ↗
- Sat 24, 2pm to 7pmDJ International Records, the Chicago label behind early house, holds its first ADE showcase with Robert Owens. Not going? Crop Of Music Radio is broadcasting it live. See the showcase ↗
All times are Amsterdam time.
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