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Music Technology & Gear

Mastering the Foundation: A Comprehensive Masterclass on Designing Custom Synth Kicks Using u-he Diva

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By Alex Blanco | Published: July 28, 2026 Executive Overview In the modern landscape of electronic music production, producers are spoiled for choice. Digital audio workstations (DAWs) arrive pre-packaged with gigabytes of meticulously curated sample libraries, and online marketplaces offer millions of pre-rendered kick drum samples ready to be dragged and dropped into a timeline. … Read more

Electronic & Club Culture

Master of the Patchwork Mix: Djrum Takes the Helm for !K7’s Legendary DJ-Kicks Series

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Executive Overview In the upper echelons of modern electronic music, few producers command the same level of granular respect and genre-agnostic reverence as Felix Manuel, better known by his moniker, Djrum. Operating in the interstitial spaces between ambient, techno, drum & bass, IDM, and classical minimalism, the British-born, Berlin-based artist has carved out a singular … Read more

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