Sonic Academy – How To Make Minimal Techno with Mac Vaughn (TUTORIAL)

By | October 7, 2025

 

Release Year: 2017
Producer: Sonic Academy
Website: www.sonicacademy.com
Author: Mac Vaughn
Duration: 5:27
Type of Material: Video Lesson
Language: English


Description: Sonic Academy proudly introduces its new instructor, minimal techno master Bruce Mac Vaughn.
In this in-depth course, you’ll learn all the ins and outs of creating a dark, brooding techno track that will take you on a sinister journey—from the initial beat to the complex, ethereal sound design, all the way to mixing and mastering. This course has everything you need to know to achieve that stunning and menacing dark techno sound.
It may be called ‘minimal’ techno, but Mac Vaughn has plenty of techniques and tips to share, so go check it out!

Content :
01 – Intro and Playthrough (06m 07s)
02 – Project Setup (22m 09s)
03 – Kick (14m 41s)
04 – Bass (25m 40s)
05 – Snares and Hi-Hat (20m 36s)
06 – Atmosphere (10m 39s)
07 – More Drums (33m 56s)
08 – Sound Design Part 1 (37m 56s)
09 – Sound Design Part 2 (24m 13s)
10 – Vocal (13m 04s)
11 – Arrangement Part 1 (34m 50s)
12 – Arrangement Part 2 (40m 03s)
13 – FX (22m 58s)
14 – Mixing and Mastering (26m 23s)
Ableton Project Files & Samples

Sample files: present
Video format: FLV
Video: AVC, 1280 x720, 16:9, 30 fps, 1024 kbps
Audio: AAC, 44.1 kHz, 152 kbps, stereo



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