Everything Needed for Tenacious, Pro-tier Techno Production
With The Secrets of Dance Music Production, Attack Magazine brought to the world a comprehensive compendium of all things technical and creative, for making broadcast-worthy electronic music of nearly any style. The Secrets of Techno Production is Attack Magazine’s variation on a theme, focusing on all things techno, from the Detroit underground to the Dance Stack of Berlin’s Berghain nightclub. Across more than 200 full-color pages, The Secrets of Techno Production dives deep into the culture, history, technology, songwriting, synthesis, beat building, rhythm crafting, mixing, and mastering of myriad techno styles — this all comes alongside the constellation of techno-inspired genres that complement the 20-plus shades of techno covered. What’s made this an essential recommendation for Sweetwater’s tenants of techno is not only The Secrets of Techno Production’s commitment to accessible, jargon-free, and easy-to-digest writing but also its dedication to putting you in conversation with the culture. Insights from production powerhouses like Nina Kraviz, DVS1, Sara Landry, Ken Ishii, Metapattern, Risa Taniguchi, François X, and numerous others dot this tome of techno, supplying you with invaluable knowledge derived straight from the experiences that elevated them to worldwide names. Toss in the included 1GB-plus of walkthrough audio for more than 40 iconic beats, and The Secrets of Techno Production undoubtedly transforms your workflow, from first ideas to showtime on the main stage.
Attack Magazine The Secrets of Techno Production Features:
- Comprehensive compendium of history, technique, tips, and tricks supports producers of all skill levels and music-making setups
- Covers 20+ sub-genres of techno, alongside techno-inspired and adjacent styles, ensuring creative fluency that extends and enriches well beyond any singular style
- 200+ full-color pages include a broad variety of writing, diagrams, screenshots, and photography
- Accessible and jargon-free language means easy-to-digest information that spans numerous composition and performance preferences
- Insights from 35+ techno-producer powerhouses supply invaluable perspectives, ideas, and information unique to the experiences of global-reaching musicians
- Included 1GB+ of walkthrough audio gives you ample avenues for actively engaging concepts, mechanics, and techniques learned from the book
- Deep dives into 40+ iconic tracks and beats, allowing you to reverse engineer myriad styles of production, songwriting, composition, and sound design
