Beat Dissected

Radiohead-Style Low End Layering

In this Beat Dissected, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Radiohead’s ‘Kid A’ by working through some of the drum programming techniques used in the title track.

Bicep-Style Breakbeats

In this new Beat Dissected, we program a breakbeat inspired by Bicep’s trance-break hybrid anthem ‘Atlas’.

Dusted Deep House

Our step by step drum programming series breaks down a back-of-the-crate deep house groove with a classic…

Dark Berlin Techno

The latest of our step by step drum programming tutorials takes inspiration from Berghain, Ostgut Ton and the darker sounds…

Armando-Style Acid House

In this new Beat Dissected, we program a vintage acid house beat inspired by Armando’s classic ‘151’.

Drunk Drummer-Style Grooves

In this latest Beat Dissected, we program a hip-hop beat with a drunk drummer feel inspired by J Dilla and more contemporary users of the technique like Flying Lotus and Kaytranada.

Main Room House

The latest of our step by step drum programming tutorials focuses on main room house. Create a real peak time…

Mystik Dubstep

The legendary Digital Mystikz crew provide the inspiration for our latest guide to drum programming. This old school dubstep beat…

Truncate-Style Melodic Percussion

In the latest Beat Dissected, we program a techno beat featuring melodic percussion inspired by Truncate’s ‘The Bell’.

DJ Seinfeld

In this latest Beat Dissected, we demonstrate how to program an electro breakbeat inspired by DJ Seinfeld’s “Sakura.”

Chillout: Dusty Hip Hop

A raw chillout beat with hip hop influences gets the Beat Dissected treatment in the latest from our resident drumsmith…

Chugging Tech-House

Using classic 808 and 909 hits and other synthetic elements we create a chugging tech-house groove.…

Jazzy House

In this latest Beat Dissected, we’re going to program a house beat inspired by the likes of Project Pablo…

Pearson Sound

We create a beat inspired by the hypnotic rhythms and textures of Hessle Audio’s Pearson Sound.…

Organic Tech-House

Something a bit more complex this week – a deep and funky organic-flecked tech-house beat created using a mix…

Raw Dance-Punk

This week’s beat is a straight-up dance-punk groove inspired by the likes of LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture…

UK Drill

We break down a UK drill beat, a genre that rapidly became one of the dominant sounds in the UK…

Lo-Fi House

In this latest Beat Dissected, we show you how to program a Lo-Fi house beat full of nostalgic warmth…

Deep Afro House

In this house beat a bouncy, jacking kick and snare pattern is supplemented by afro-inspired percussion for a deep…

Incessant Drum & Bass

Our man on the drum machine takes the basic D&B beat and pushes it further and fatter…

Skee Mask

In this latest Beat Dissected, we’re going to create a beat inspired by Skee Mask.…

Joy Orbison

In this latest Beat Dissected, we’re going to create a beat inspired by the percussion-heavy techno of Joy…

Rolling Deep House

This classic rolling deep house beat uses a shaker, 909 tom and an afro percussion hit to create a driving…

Chillout: Lounge Bed

This sparse beat provides the perfect rhythmic backdrop for a shimmering Rhodes and murky double bass accompaniment.…

Rolling Techno

In this latest Beat Dissected, we’re going to create a rolling techno beat inspired by the likes of Andre…

Progressive Techno

In this latest Beat Dissected, we’re going to create a progressive, multilayered techno beat with plenty of swing inspired…

Dark Techno Rumble

In this latest Beat Dissected, we show you how to program a modern dark techno beat with a defined low…

Big Beat Techno

In this instalment of Beat Dissected we’re going to create a techno beat influenced by Big Beat.…

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