Tonight’s session gets a secret weapon: resonant reverb that turns a kick into a note. The Épica Audio Resonant Reverb plugin, built around Joe Chiccarelli’s technique, places filters before and after the reverb to shape the tail into a musical element. Plus, we’ve got a breakdown of Rival Consoles’ synth textures, a Logic MIDI batch-processing trick, and a chance to grab a sought-after compressor for $19.
Resonant Reverb as an Instrument — the Épica Audio Way
Place resonant filters before and after the reverb, and you can isolate the low body of a snare or turn a kick’s midrange knock into a pitched tail. Short decay times make a drum larger without an obvious wash, and feeding the result into a ping-pong delay creates evolving textures. This plugin streamlines the chain, but the approach is the real takeaway.
▶ Benn Jordan’s UVI Rumble Multiband Bass Patches
Rumble splits bass into low/mid/high bands with independent oscillators. Jordan shows how to load a sample, detune saws to create beating in the midband, and use ring mod and amplitude modulation for gritty textures. If you’ve got Rumble or Falcon, it’s a fresh way to design bass.
Fastest riser: Oskido, Argento Dust, Bun Xapa, Salima Chica — Tiki Tiki 2.0 (Extended)
"Tiki Tiki 2.0 (Extended)" by Oskido, Argento Dust, Bun Xapa, Salima Chica (Kunye) — a ~75-spot leap in 7 days on the Beatport Afro House chart, into the front of the board.
Producers: A ~75-spot leap in a week is buyer demand, not editorial placement — the release behind it and Kunye's current slate are worth studying.
DJs: Now in the front of the board and still moving.
Fastest riser: Burnski, Kepler (UK) — Back the Funk (Original Mix)
"Back the Funk (Original Mix)" by Burnski, Kepler (UK) (Contact Music) — a ~60-spot leap in 7 days on the Beatport Deep House chart, into the upper-mid.
Producers: A ~60-spot leap in a week is buyer demand, not editorial placement — the release behind it and Contact Music's current slate are worth studying.
DJs: Now in the upper-mid and still moving.
Fastest riser: Micbeatz — Mary Jane Girls All Night Long (Original Mix)
"Mary Jane Girls All Night Long (Original Mix)" by Micbeatz (Broke) — a ~55-spot leap in 7 days on the Beatport Nu Disco / Indie Dance chart, into the thick of the pack.
Producers: A ~55-spot leap in a week is buyer demand, not editorial placement — the release behind it and Broke's current slate are worth studying.
DJs: Now in the thick of the pack and still moving.
Cooling off: Small Town Kid — When the Feeling Is Gone (Original Mix)
"When the Feeling Is Gone (Original Mix)" by Small Town Kid (Selected.) — a ~30-spot slide in a day on the Beatport Deep House chart, down into the deep end.
Producers: A ~30-spot slide in a day is the market cooling on this record — useful context if you were tracking Selected.'s current slate.
DJs: Losing ground fast — into the deep end in a single day.
Cooling off: Purple Disco Machine, Retrosonix — Ghost Town feat. Retrosonix (Extended Mix)
"Ghost Town feat. Retrosonix (Extended Mix)" by Purple Disco Machine, Retrosonix (Sweat It Out) — a ~30-spot slide in a day on the Beatport Nu Disco / Indie Dance chart, down into the deep end.
Producers: A ~30-spot slide in a day is the market cooling on this record — useful context if you were tracking Sweat It Out's current slate.
DJs: Losing ground fast — into the deep end in a single day.
Cooling off: Pole Position, HotLap — Touch Me (Hotlap Remix)
"Touch Me (Hotlap Remix)" by Pole Position, HotLap (Madorasindahouse Records) — a ~30-spot slide in a day on the Beatport Melodic House & Techno chart, down into the deep end.
Producers: A ~30-spot slide in a day is the market cooling on this record — useful context if you were tracking Madorasindahouse Records's current slate.
DJs: Losing ground fast — into the deep end in a single day.
Now go twist some reverb into a bassline.