Producing Intelligent and Functional Techno with WICE (DE)

WICE (DE) combines technical expertise with creative exploration, offering a mix of practical techniques and conceptual presentations in this unique masterclass.

He starts by addressing key questions like, “Hardware? Software? Sampling? VSTs?” and helps you choose tools that align with your workflow. WICE emphasises finding personal, unique ideas and encourages breaking conventional rules while embracing happy accidents to spark innovation. He shares strategies to overcome creative blockades and stay inspired, keeping your music engaging and fresh.

WICE dives into creating infinite, fat-sounding loops by properly using the audio spectrum, layering tracks, and leaving space for each element in the mix. He offers tips on panning, send-reverbs, and VSTs to refine your sound. Moving into arrangement, WICE shows how to turn loops into polished tracks using minimal effort with techniques like polyrhythms, off-gridding, and automation. His focus on efficiency and finishing tracks makes this class ideal for producers looking to refine their workflow while pushing creative boundaries.

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What will one learn in this webinar?

WICE is very keen to show you how he makes his signature intelligent and functional techno in this session during which he’ll extensively cover each step and emphasize the following topics.

Creativity:

• Hardware? Software? Sampling? VST’s? – What Shall I Use?
• Finding A Personal, Unique Idea That Derives From One’s Innerself
• Breaking The Rules / Courage For The Gap
• Forcing ‘Happy Accidents’
• Keeping Oneself Interested In His/Her Own Music
• Getting Rid Of Creative Blockades

How To Create An Infinite & Fat-Sounding Loop:

• How To Use The Spectrum Right (Common Mistakes)
•  Layering & Doubling Tracks
•  Leaving Space For Every Element To Find Its Individual Place
•  Tips On Using The Panorama Right
•  Processing Send-Reverbs/Delays That Fit The Spectrum
•  Suggestions On VST’s Undermining The A/M

Turning An Initial Loop Into An Interesting, Reduced Arrangement:

• Minimal Effort, Maximal Yield
•  Polyrhythms & Syncopes
•  Off-Gridding
•  Automation
•  How To Finish Every Single Track
•  Working Fast But Efficient
•  How To Finish Every Single Project By Turning The Issues Of Arrangement Into
• The Easiest Part Of Creating A Track

About WICE [DE]

After the first transitions were played in 2008 and the first steps in music production were taken in 2009, Wice developed an unprecedented love for sound, polyrhythms, and frequency. More and more it turned out – retrospectively – that this sonic relationship was the perfect means for Wice to subjectively channel his innermost, to introspectively surrender to sound and texture, and to work towards the eventual moment at which he could say: ‘Cool, now I finally have the technical means to externalize all that doesn’t want to be said, merely through frequencies.’ Driven by the insight that there always will be more steps to climb, Wice had to acknowledge that this kind of music will accompany him for a lifetime.

In 2017 he finally decided to start his own label ‘Steinlach’ with his good friend Ingo and Wice’s first solo record ‘Hedonism’ was released. Although achieving international success with this release had not been the intended goal, things, fortunately, turned out differently: Throughout 2017, the track ‘Just Kiddin” was played almost every weekend in well- known clubs and reputable festivals around the world. With it, Wice even won a golden ‘Raving Spoon’ in the category ‘The Perfect Tracks’. Further releases on Shlomi Aber’s ‘Be As One’, Darko Essers/Tripeo’s ‘Wolfskuil’, Deepa’, and Biri’s ‘Black Crow’ as well as on the in-house label Steinlach followed. The affiliated digital-only sublabel ‘Weisse Elster’ was launched in 2021 with the EP ‘Ape Layers’. WEL002 (‘Seragard’) followed in March 2022. CAT No.003 & 004 are already scheduled for this year’s late summer respectively winter.

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What’s included in this webinar?

• Recorded video for unlimited re-watching