Producer Masterclass | Creating Techno with Tom Hades | Part 1 of 2

Watch Belgian techno maestro Tom Hades build a club-ready banger from scratch.
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[@tomhades]

Thanks for having me!

[@cyberpunkbg140]

For me this is the best techno Tutorial I ever seen on internet. Thank you! You are very honest because you make all from scratch with a very good explanation.

[@ComputerMusicMag]

Thanks for taking part. Big up! :)

[@dazzyboy1000]

I agree. Best tutorial I've seen so far. Superb stuff!

[@cyberpunkbg140]

When i watch other tutorials they always saying . I make this with this and use this synth for this .

[@marwanb433]

umm wow that rumble tho !! thnx so much for this helped a lot :D

[@bennethos]

Not because I’m Belgian, but he’s got some of the best tutorials on the net and have learned a lot from him ! Tom, if you ever decide to launch a proper course I’m in.

[@rollyhustle]

He recently did one on SINEE :)

[@Andre-gu5qd]

I love it when tom says why

[@drthorpe8602]

you are the coolest and most down to earth man in techno. thank god for people like you and joris voorn

[@krystiankash2129]

Tom best man and old good times with Bailey, Karakasis, Skaloumenos and more. Exactly 18, 19 years ago I started to listen to techno and that was techno of you. Whatever was released on vinyl.

[@deniskesiov3594]

THIS IS THE REAL LEVEL OF TEHCNO .... THANK YOU MAN !!! .. THIS IS REAL JAZZ OF TECHNO ... PURE TECHNO / only master of music can bring this VIBE .... its not for everyone / Pure Techno MUSIC, not experimental wanna be stuff ... At in the end is so much music in this tutorial started from Scratch ....

[@hulqen]

You had me at "techno rumble" :)

[@ryansturgiss4115]

I am extremely grateful for the kick drum processing you showed in the beginning. followed your steps and it worked! This is an instant upgrade in skills for me thank you :)

[@laatlivetv]

Awesome! Thanx Tom for the insights. Some great tips in there!

[@tomhades]

pleasure !!

[@wavesman]

Thank you Tom for sharing your 20 years experience with us. I am learning a lot in each GOLD tutorial. So thankful really ...

[@Bolle128]

pure gold. thanks mr. hades

[@PavanSibal]

Great video on Techno building. Thanks Tom for sharing.

[@michaelfearn83]

guys u need to have a direct signal with mic overdub. can hardly hear the audio properly

[@tomhades]

yes, something went wrong there ... but ok, i guess you get the picture ! and included in the magazine you can find the download to the whole project ! :)

[@john9291]

Thanks Tom, easily the best tutorial I have seen for any form of electronic music. Really makes me want to go back to software.

[@tomhades]

Thanks John.

[@analogsynthtim8823]

Thank you. This man is so helpfull sharing his workflow. I can learn a lot and it is a pleassure to listen and watch

[@KorbenLeelee]

I find it hard to watch this tutorial to the end. I end up inspired by Tom's creative idea's and open up ableton instead.

[@tahirhaithem9841]

I feel ya

[@THEREALDATALORD]

Thanks for the studio setup idea. Looks great.

[@stefanhansen5882]

This is brilliant! Amazing tutorial and wonderfully down to earth guy.

[@okruznizatvor]

Tom this is the best video by far I seen. It provide many answers. Thank you very much❤

[@DAMATRIX]

Great tutorial once again Tom. Thanks!

[@tajniag]

You are a really smart guy and have an superb feeling for musik especially for techno and you are synced with the software like one it is delighted to watch and listen to your class. And the music is great ofc.

[@Stacity]

Thank you Tom this tutorial was just what I was looking for I was taught production but I couldn’t find any really good tutorials for techno especially in the sound I’m looking for . This is ideal and have learnt so much from this and I loved the introduction into the plugins too . Im now a big fan I bought Arturia V collection and Mbassador and LFO and Scalor . I love your latest EP .

[@rumtrax]

Good video and nice explaining from Tom, thank you!

[@teeman6909]

Thanks for all the tips and techniques!

[@einzigkeit7216]

Thank you so much Tom Hades and CMM

[@tomhades]

pleasure !!

[@djdonovan]

Been following Tom for a while now and really appreciate seeing the process firsthand. A lot of subtle things to observe. Getting 80% there can seem easy, but that last 20% is where the subtlety of the art form comes in (and is most time consuming). I'd love to send you some tracks Tom!

[@tomhades]

thanks man !

[@bcnstrct6624]

Solid tutorial ,many thanks . It was great to see and learn how you recreate and your resampled edits .

[@tomhades]

nice !! :) thanks !

[@charlesandrewmoore8699]

This is very informative. Well done!

[@ploppyplopper]

Really enjoyed this and appreciated it. Learned a lot. Bought the mag for part 2!

[@tomhades]

super ! good to hear !!

[@skovbowden8113]

The kick sending to the return track applying the delay filter and convolution reverb is awesome and extremely easy. Very good !!!! Thnx Wim !!!

[@tomhades]

;)

[@lilunclesucc2567]

starting out in the techno scene, major help! Thank you.

[@wiggertvanameijde4584]

@@tomhades does it matter? Often when i try this the key of my rumble sent chance from the original kick does that matter?

[@DjMattDowney]

I really like this guy! Loved the video!

[@tomhades]

thanks man !

[@KarimLeMec]

I love this man, really!

[@piano25]

Wow feels like i can start a techno career now! Lovely video!

[@myx0asd]

TY!! great lesson and beatiful track ^^

[@osmanbowser2663]

Great vid! Thanks for your time!

[@DNVRNV]

My respect to Tom for techno kick rumble idea, also need to try all this LFO tricks (specially shown on ADE masterclass)

[@molina.unofficial]

Helped me a lot! Thanks Tom.

[@tomhades]

;)

[@AgentOrangeDJ]

Wicked Tutorial Tom! Great tips in here!

[@tomhades]

thanks !

[@andreebohlin]

Holy shit, this has probably been the most helpful video I've ever seen on how techno is produced. I haven't even made it past the 15 min mark and I'm already overflowing with possibilities of playing around with sounds and rhythms. Thank you, seriously. I cannot stress this enough, you've completely changed the way I view music for the absolute better.

[@bluefirexde]

I'm at 10:00 and have already made progress with a new track 😅

[@darcydejoux3614]

This is awesome

[@retop56]

Great teacher and seems like a nice guy!

[@tomhades]

thanks ! :)

[@adenaas9108]

This is definitely the best pro Techno tutorial I've seen on KZbin !! Tom even asks himself questions related to what he's explaining and then answers his own questions... = brilliant! Totally brilliant!! I got some new techniques from this vid even though I'm using FL Studio.... Tom would you recommend FL Studio for making techno I use it but only ever seen Hip Hop producers using it?

[@tomhades]

thanks ! for me all music software nowadays is soo much grown that i think it doesn't make any difference what choice you make ! :)

[@housebrigade]

Try bitwig

[@aristotl3296]

Ade Naas you can make music on anything. A lot of hits have been made on FL. The daw doesn’t matter, it’s more about how well you’ve learned it.

[@pelleprins81]

Ilario Alacante uses FL Studio as far as i Know

[@ZinglZanglBoB]

i think it's more about which workflow fits better to your style. in the end you should try all the famous DAW's to get the right one for your mindset. When you've learned the interface of 1 daw, the next DAW will be in your mind in half of the time and you will experience a lot of new techniques, which will also help you in your main-Daw

[@mikemore7562]

Tom in techno production , you are just my god. you helped me alot in workflow or way to create my music. vele groetjes Mike more

[@martinangelov6116]

I'd never trying to make music on abelton live, but after this I will... your techno tips can be very useful in experimental speedcore/ flashcore music wich I love... so I have some ideas in my head now and alot of entusiasm. Sorry for my english and Thank You!

[@christiandjhuman7825]

Gracias por la clase , saludos desde Mexico ...¡¡¡¡¡

[@LamontStigler]

Thanks for the kick drum designing...great tips!

[@tomhades]

pleasure !!

[@LamontStigler]

Goe gedaan!!! 👍😊

[@marcoose777]

Have you seen this too, you may not like the style of music, but great info here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHWrf3iEfs2lrc0

[@andrepinto7895]

Thanks for the great video Tom! Just a small note, you picked the B flat minor scale (not the B minor scale) and when you did the drag-n-drop from Scaler you copied a chord, not a progression (then you created your own progression). These are just small things, but it can hopefully help clarify some of the terminology.

[@morin1997]

Nice workflow! Thanks for sharing! :D

[@dicasdoanthony]

Great video, great tips. Now I think I will produce techno too. Thanks.

[@Yuts44]

Lots of tips in this movie, thanks for that and for your music also :)

[@tomhades]

thanks ! :)

[@alexweej]

To save time going through the new audio track -> resampling -> record -> convert to MIDI process, just create a MIDI track with Scaler on it, set its MIDI input to the track playing the generator post FX (i.e. post MIDI FX!), and you're sorted. Note this won't work if you programmed an arp in the synth itself, though.

[@mrptails]

I really like this dude

[@shahedsaffari365]

I was hoping he would show the kick processing - damn! But another great video from. He bails every time. Simple to the point and very honest! Thanks

[@emil5468]

you can find similar kick processing chain on All You Need Is Live channel on youtube. btw Tom recommend this chanel on one of his masterclass

[@emil5468]

or you can just buy kickzilla plugin :)

[@Red-gl2cb]

One of the greatest producers ive been listening to.

[@tomhades]

thanks !! :)

[@josipmarketanovic]

Thanks for the selfless explanation Tom Hades, I really appreciate it. Apart from the kick part I really liked the "Atmospheric Send Rack". This Master Class is game changer and pure techno in is best form. CM are sold out every copy say on their site,...where can we find part 2, does anybody knows?!

[@AdLast]

Bedankt voor alle info.

[@AmexEU]

Awesome.

[@keon__5214]

Cool man .... Very cool Tom Hades .. :)

[@tomhades]

thanks !

[@fabgott8026]

u are amazing

[@raincoatcat]

Beatiful

[@chainletter4246]

anyone else notice how the hi hat changes pitch specifically every time his hand gets closer to the keyboard? magic?

[@juancarloscrovettocossio2130]

Eres el mejor! mil gracias por compartir todos tus trucos con nosotros... y no le hagas caso a los envidiosos que quisieran producir como tú!

[@itzyfuziaky1771]

richtig nices video hat mir viele möglichkeiten gezeigt die mir fremd waren oder relativ unbekannt Thanks a lot

[@tomhades]

pleasure !!

[@Jacob-Ham]

just great

[@tomhades]

thanks !

[@urbanman1516]

Grrrrrrrreat video!

[@tomhades]

thanks !

[@squeebbb]

I find it a bit ironic that the audio for this wasn't recorded with a direct input.

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

Buy the magazine and you’ll have access to the direct audio 😉

[@jh1989oham]

Legend

[@tomhades]

maybe ... a tiny tiny little one :)

[@BrowsSmellLikeShit]

Audiothings springs has a bunch of great spring reverbs as well as their space echo spring reverb emulation

[@trancemadmaz]

That's the most typical Flemish accent I've ever encountered 😂

[@VermeireSebastien]

Die goeie Limburgse tègchno is wat hie is making e, i wisten niet dat he is also from de Belgium but once i see de video i know direct e

[@alexanderhabsbourgdeschamp8360]

cool video !

[@tomhades]

thanks !

[@JustinMarrone]

Tom Hades - "BLAST". Best fuckin techno track EVER.

[@czujaz]

Time to switch from FL to Ableton.

[@hectorcisneros428]

This guy with Marco Bailey has huge wicked tracks

[@u4ikmusic229]

awesome video :)

[@tomhades]

thanks !

[@lwpweb]

excellent celebration of plugins.

[@Su_So]

Great video, thank you! The thing Tom does with Scaler, is that also possible with Captain Chords or another plugin?

[@808j3]

Very dark style. Like the open 909 pattern.

[@tomhades]

thanks !

[@omnivorace]

I would prefer to know since the begining that the scond part of the video was with the mag...

[@bboygurhan]

Tom is the man Tom is top Tom is cool Tom is fantastic

[@MadazzaMusik]

Tom Tom Tom Tom🎵👀✋

[@PabloRodriguezwhyCharlieWhy]

Great Scaler Tip..... even better than the Scaler Tutorials that are out there!!!!

[@tommymai3062]

Repsect to Tom hades for doing this. Not many producers go on here and explain in detail of the process. His process is seriously computer music, zero human but hey it doesnt matter how you get the job done..as long as its done..

[@Max-ml2hc]

Tommy Mai How do you make Techno without any Kind of Computers? I mean Even analog synths have algorithms and stuff

[@reimanfredi]

@@Max-ml2hc Be carefull please!!! My first "Love Parade" was in 1991 in Berlin and there was no PC with all the virtual stuff existing and the sound was ..... WOW .....!!! Yeeeesss you can!!!! What he is explaining is too long and made de vid boring ... Experiment with the stuff you have and you can get out a good result

[@MrPeetrs]

Held!

[@tomhades]

straffen toebak eh ! :p

[@thomaskirkman6005]

great video. thx! quick question - where did you get the studio table from? i'm looking for one that can house a full size electric piano and the one you have looks great

[@jsadecki1]

you sneaky bastards not letting us have part 2 aha

[@ComputerMusicMag]

Get it with bit.ly/cm255

[@VinceVega303]

Incredible video. To the left of the Native Instruments Komplete Audio interface - What is the smaller silver / white control unit?

[@user82938]

straight up computer music

[@tomhades]

:)

[@user-ih6si3mq8q]

Tom, I'm waiting part 2, please...) Where is she? I really want to see it!) Thanks for techno stuff!))

[@PhilCouling]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/joivZoCrbqZohpY

[@user-ih6si3mq8q]

@@PhilCouling Thanx, good luck!))

[@KahroSynetic]

Good vid

[@tomhades]

thanks !

[@TOOMYDISCO]

I just came here to hear Tom say TEJNO!

[@trevorcoleman9125]

You can include master and return effects in your bounces now (at least in Ableton 11) -- I guess they heard Tom's feedback!

[@user-ih6si3mq8q]

Tom, please answer)... How you made kick sound after 7.04 ? If this of not secret)) How made this beautiful sound?))

[@truman90]

Hello , great music. Wich audio interface do you use to record your analog instruments ?

[@nlbeast1929]

40:27 "once I have this ... I'M GONNA LOOP THAT SHIT TO 8 MINUTES AND HERE U GO WITH THE TRACK MOTHERFUCKERS !!!111!!!

[@capnk443]

>comes to video to learn de techno >hades makes banger techno only 5mins in

[@JayThomasofficial]

the first 4 minutes you have explained everything i've been trying to learn for a looooong time... you're awesome...thanks man... can't wait to discover your music now too

[@tomhades]

good to hear that it helped !

[@JayThomasofficial]

Idk if this is the real Tom Hades or his Label/ people but I am like your newest biggest fan . I’m from Nyc but live near Disney world in Orlando FL now if you ever visit here I will find a way to repay you for this amazing knowledge and all the great free content you’ve spend your time on with I know is worth more than money (time) . Thanks man

[@tomhades]

this is the real me ! :) and thanks for the kind words & offer ! let's see if i visit your state once if we can get something arranged ! :) for now : enjoy the music !! :)

[@JayThomasofficial]

Thanks Tom! Loving the music and I'm studying this tutorial like people studied the Zapruder film... lol...day and night.. thanks so much Tom .. you're awesome

[@vaxdatex8540]

How can one access the complete class? CM doesn't seem to be set up to provide content any longer after a certain point. All links from CM website are dead ends.

[@J4ME5_]

Computer Music logo is obscuring the screen so you cannot see which max audio effect he is using (which convolution pro preset) kinda frustrating

[@tk-zh3dd]

Omg finally something real

[@hereasafanofallsorts5164]

Where to get the second video ? - doesnt seem to be available anymore - would buy the magazine issue but the tutorial isnt included in the digital version - this will be the bane of my life

[@Helena081107]

it's probably a better idea if you use the zoom display function next time, so we get a closer view on what happens in the FX down there. Especially with bigger screens, Live just shows you more of the middle part, and doesn't get any closer on the instrument or FX racks. I remember years ago trying out a tv screen in a store to use with Live, but as soon as I realized Live wouldn't show me the FX lane any closer, I lost interest. But of course, that was before they had the zoom display option. Zoom display is great when you work with bigger screens.

[@tomhades]

good idea ! but it will be for the Computer Music guys ! :)