The Top 6 Plugins Professionals Use When Producing Melodic Techno – Magnetic Magazine

Contents

1. MELODIC TECHNO: A SIMPLIFIED FORMULA
2. ARTURIA V9 Collection
3. SLATE AND ASH AURAS, CYCLES AND LANDFORM
4. SABROI AS STEPS
5. VALHALLA UBERMOD
6. SOUNDTOYS DECAPITATOR
7. SOFTUBE CHANDLER LIMTED ZENER-BENDER

The concept of melody when pertaining to music production doesn’t just lie in bringing a slew of notes played one after another to make something that ‘sounds’ good anymore – it’s evolved into a beautiful balancing act of balancing many technical but equally beautiful elements.

But what really goes into actually achieving all of this within the context of melodic techno?

Whether it be the notes being played, the tone, layers, and grit of the actual sounds being used in your favorite melodic techno, the subtle psychoacoustic effects giving listeners ears more than what they think they’re hearing or even getting close to emulating that sought after analog warmth – the best melodic techno ideas come from bringing humanistic qualities to digital sounds, but with a core focus on manipulating those sounds to make the listener feel and truly evoke something nostalgic, brooding and larger than life.

MELODIC TECHNO: A SIMPLIFIED FORMULA

The foundational production techniques used to evoke the core characteristics of melodic techno can be broken down as follows:

1. Analog synth-forward sound palates for plucks and basses (and beyond)
2. Brooding evolving atmospheres for leads, pads and drones
3. Unique yet musical midi sequence generation and manipulation
4. Lush melodic reverbs and out of this world creative effects
5. Harmonic analog emulated saturation on drums and sub
6. Vintage modeled mixing and mastering for tasteful clarity

For each of these 6 categories, I will be briefly breaking down one plugin that aims to act as a one-stop shop for the said category but should be noted that these cater to all the major cornerstones of what they aim to do both inside …….

Source: https://www.magneticmag.com/2022/07/best-plugins-for-melodic-techno/