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50 hacks to produce like a ninja

The tricks from the videos, organized into one guide you can keep open while you produce.

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What's inside

6 blocks. 50 hacks.

No theory to memorize. Every hack is something you open in your DAW and try in five minutes.

Arrangementhacks 01–09

Structure and arrangement

From loop to song: energy, tension, silence and transitions.

Chordshacks 10–24

Melody and harmony

Motifs, counter-melodies, intervals and chords that sound like a finished song.

Groovehacks 25–33

Drums and groove

Velocity, swing, hi-hats, ghost notes, and dembow and drill variations.

808hacks 34–39

Bass and 808s

Tuning the 808, getting kick and bass to get along, glides and basslines.

ADSRhacks 40–46

Sound design

Envelopes, layering, LFOs, unison and lo-fi textures.

Simplerhacks 47–50

Sampling and creativity

Chopping, instruments from a single note and resampling.

Plus a bonus: 10 levers to control the energy of a track.

Who's behind this

So far you've only heard my voice

kuoka.wavproducer · mentor for producers

I'm Kuoka. I make music that gets signed by labels, and I've spent years teaching people who want to make the music they hear in their head, not the one that comes out of a template.

On this account I share what I actually use when I produce. The guide puts together the 50 hacks you ask me for the most, in order, so you don't have to save 50 reels.

Send me the 50 hacks
Beatmaker Hacks by Kuoka · La Música Que Te Imaginas
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