What are "techno phrases"? 

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The best techno is much more "moving sound sculpture" than it is, the practice of traditional melodical musical theories.

Thank you for this. So many techno tutorials are just sharing recipes. This one is different. It's more fundamental. It helps develop a deeper UNDERSTANDING, which is much more helpful in the long term than yet another recipe.

This is sooooo validating, My brain thinks primarily in these kind of phrases, and I struggle with melodies.

I’ve known this subconsciously, the best videos confirm what you already think! Thank you under dog! 🙏🏽✊🏽🇬🇧

You gave so many interesting advices in such a short time that I had to pause the video every 10 seconds or so to keep up writting down my notes! Awsome tips as always!

Really cool how you put together a few concepts that are always there in the back of your mind but conjuring them ad then taking them apart is just another level

love your tips lately oscar! your videos keep getting better and better! thank you for all your work

I love how succinct your videos are, helps a lot to validate some techniques one has figured out themselves but can't really pinpoint to why/how it works :) the short length also help a lot to catch up. Thanks a lot for them :D

Thanks for this video! I love the style and approach and the sharing of sound design techniques 🥳

Such good content, as always! I think I'll soon purchase your foundations 2, i rly enjoyed 1!

Really great tips Oscar 👍👍

I love your work bro, keep it up. I’m having the best experience with your courses ➕♾️

Always good to get your tuition thanks Unders ❤️

Oscar, This video came at the right time. I needed this Tipp for a new track i am working on at the moment. Thanks mate 🔥

Love your uploads Oscar..

You put the right words on concepts that I was only touching the surface. One more time, this is truly useful. Thank you Oscar

Another Awesome lesson. Thank you Oscar!!

Best channel on RU-vid, so well explained

Always such useful content and great delivery ~*~

great video! need more about this style of techno

This content is absolute GOLD ❤

Great tutorial. Thanks a lot. Just working also on some techno phrases and the video fits perfectly.

thank you so much Underdog Guy

I was listening a lot of Luigi Tozzi lately and was thinking about the technique he's using and here it is. This chanell is without competiton 🙌

Thanks a lot fo this video! I struggle a little with techno, because I’m too used to melodical songwriting, and techno is not about that :) this video is suuuper useful

This is just the inspiration I needed to finish my dubstep song!!!

Dude your track is so sick!

Great videos I learn allot from your walkthrough 👌🏼

Hi bro, I follow your channel, mostly of time I am quite and silenced but I really like the way you share your views. I'am an Afro house producer currently I am at Top20 producers of this genre on the beatstats in the last 12 months. I like when you says the maths involved on the track and yesterday I saw an interview with the producer from ACDC rock n roll band and that guy says the same thing you said here at once. The maths, he was explaining why the drum and bass from this band is so straight enough to make the guitar plays off beat and creates the ACDC math work perfectly. In my case is hard as I need to explore the percussion ( congas, djembe, etc ) world. Sometimes those percussions are hard to find the maths , so many information inveolded, sometimes they are also a difficult to adjust the sound, as they are too raw.

Wow I had no idea I was making this mistake; Trying to hear chord progressions when in fact it was hypnotic techno which is something completely different from peak time / melodic

I’m a loyal Patreon follower of Oscar and as always his content is very relatable. Great explanation to a non melodic techno phrase

This is like tasty pastry, but not for the mouth, but for the ears instead.

Uuuh, what sound quality! It made me feel tingles in my brain, haha, excellent! You should make sound for movies or for some museum exhibit because it's a universe of sensations with at least some good headphones.

Here is my portion of '' some love'' for you😂🎉 great video 😎🤙

very good video thank you

Really logical stuff . Thank you.

Awesome video! This got me thinking about one of my dusty old wip's that has some samples from Half-Life. Could you do a video on sample clearing and copyright? I know it's not the most exciting topic, but I think a lot of beginner producers have to know what it means and how to do it

There is a really good free upwards/downwards compressor called OTT. Its a fantastic little unit.

Legend! Thanks

Hola Oscar, could you make a video of sampling old school? please

With your video FX supporting the delay and your story I just thought I have hallucinogen persisting perception disorder 😂 Thank you for your ideas

Starting to make sense

This is a good way to think about it

Yo, what's under, dawg?

Oscar a great video as always!! i 've been truly inspired by your videos and you ve help me develop my skills as a producer so thanks a lot! i hve been using your rumble generator since the release and i ve made some adjustments to add some more control over the rumble sound. would you like me to send you the patch so you can share it with the rest of the community?

Nice intro dude.

I would like to see you show some practical tips in Ableton again. Your last episodes were very theoretical. Thanks.

Track is 🔥

I love the new track

I love your work! What microphone do you use to record these video?

2:37 - sampling that immediately

This one was really inspiring. Thx.

Oscar ftw!

This video has good material for some techno track "Oscars formants"😁

Hey, would you recommend the Foundations of Electronic Music course to someone interested in producing techno music?

Thanks for the food 🙏🏾

You opened a Pandora's box that now I can't close. Not that I want to. :D

nice

You should make hypnotic techno from scratch video

Would that multiband effect also be achieved using a normal compressor set to expand, or is there something specific in the multiband needed?

Foundations 2 Hype 😂

2:50 formant filter. If you are trying to figure out what was said.

When I click on courses I get “Forbidden”. I’ve used different browsers and VPN’s and still can’t access it. Anybody else having trouble?

"What is *Upward* compression?" [Watches him adjust one aspect on multiband I've never touched before] Me:🤯

I’m seeing trails …. 😅❤

2:47 🥺 chonky arms

Amongus

:)

Techno being rhythmic based, I would say your musical phrase would be rhythmic.

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In techno music, the focus is on rhythmic and percussive elements, not melody. However, instrument effects like delay, reverb, distortion, and filtering can still convey emotion. Techniques like "build-ups" gradually increase tension, while "drops" create sudden changes in rhythm and texture. Creative use of effects creates a sense of tension, release, and emotional impact, making techno tracks dynamic and expressive.

To me, a techno phrase is 8 bars

comment for algo, thank you for everything Oscar!