Producing Driving Hypnotic Techno with Audio Units

Building a professional techno track from scratch can often feel overwhelming, especially when trying to balance creativity with technical decision making. This masterclass follows the complete production of a driving hypnotic techno track from an empty Ableton Live project, allowing you to experience every creative choice, production technique and mixing decision exactly as they happen.

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Across this 2h 43m masterclass, you’ll learn the complete workflow behind writing, arranging, sound designing, mixing and polishing a modern hypnotic techno record. Rather than relying on presets or sample packs, the majority of the sounds are created from scratch using synthesis, inventive processing and intentional automation. Along the way, you’ll explore advanced techniques such as FM bass design, kick and bass phase alignment, evolving chord modulation, creative arrangement, audio recording, processing and professional mixing workflows.

What will one learn in this masterclass?

• Creating leads and supporting elements with instruments including Ableton Live Operator, u-he Repro-5 and Unfiltered Audio Lion
• Audio effects such as Valhalla FutureVerb, Valhalla Supermassive, FabFilter Pro-Q 4, Tokyo Dawn Labs TDR SlickEQ, iZotope Ozone Imager, iZotope Ozone Vintage Limiter and Voxengo PHA-979
• Complete start-to-finish production workflow that can be applied to countless hypnotic techno productions.

Disclaimer:

This is a no-talking masterclass. We think it’s a great solution to overcome language barriers.

About Audio Units

Hailing from Bangalore, Audio Units are brothers Ashwin and Ashrith operating with a shared sensibility shaped by structure, restraint, and an enduring curiosity for sound. Their work navigates tension, repetition, and atmosphere, pushing techno forward without severing its ties to tradition.

Their catalogue on Molecular, Newrhythmic, Dynamic Reflection, and Illegal Alien positions them among the most formidable names to emerge from India’s electronic landscape. Touring extensively across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia, they have carved an uncommon international trajectory. At Goa’s iconic Hilltop, their residency Genesis stands as a considered curatorial statement — a monthly gathering where carefully invited figures from the global techno circuit meet a deeply rooted local vision.

Their music has found support from a wide spectrum of respected artists including DVS1, Richie Hawtin, Dax J, Ben Sims, Truncate, Chris Liebing, Luke Slater, Sandwell District, The Advent, Dasha Rush, Marron, and Rødhad, while appearing on revered stages such as Berghain, Bassiani, Stone Techno Festival, and Awakenings. The Mind Medizin vinyl EP, remixed by Ben Sims, further reinforces their presence within the international canon.

Beyond the studio and stage, Observant serves as their platform for dialogue connecting Indian artists with global counterparts through a shared language of sound. Their long-standing educational initiative at Beatworx has quietly shaped generations of producers and DJs, contributing meaningfully to the growth and sustainability of India’s electronic culture.

What emerges is not spectacle, but conviction — a body of work that rewards attention, values patience, and affirms Audio Units as a singular voice within contemporary techno.

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Boiler Room stream from November 2025:

Audio Units’ EP on London-based Molecular Recordings for their second outing:

Audio Units for the legendary Reclaim Your City mix-series featuring their unreleased works:

Audio Units singles and remixes playlist:

What’s included in this webinar?

• Recorded video for unlimited re-watching