KnobWatch: The best music production videos.

This issue explores advanced sound design through MAP Audio MFX's modular routing system and parallel processing capabilities, plus technical insights into tube saturation and harmonic coloration using the FreqTube FT1 EMU plugin for professional trance and psytrance production.

Master bass chording and kick processing fundamentals with practical techniques from classic house records, then accelerate arrangement using a three-stage stress-test workflow that transforms 8-bar loops into complete tracks. Learn dynamic EQ, layering strategies, and creative drum design tricks like noise gating and field recording integration to add professional punch and texture.

This issue explores chord progressions and bass design across electronic music, featuring breakdowns of iconic tracks from Avicii and Flume, Ableton Live production workflows, trance synthesis techniques, and advanced bass processing methods like layering and dynamic EQ.