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ok so im delving into making some techno and i was wondering if my kick is in g and i want to have a sub bass with the 2 note pattern 1 beat long each note it always sounds weird to me if the kick is G and its playing at same time as the bass should the bass also be G is there a rule of thumb? or is it one of those if it sounds good… type of things?br
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mike
You should try to get the sub in the same key as the key. Sure. For good harmonics that’s essential.br
Another thing to try is EQ-ing and sidechaining.br
Sidechain the sub with the kick. Besides that you should look up subtractive EQ 
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i was sjidechaining and eqing but everything was in D1 so i think it was just too deep , sounded slow and lazy
Listening to a lot of Techno you’ll usually hear that the kick is around the 5th or 7th in the key of the track.br
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So for instance if you track is in A minor (Popular) the kick will usually be E or Gbr
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but its Techno so there is not rule’s, play around and find what sounds Techno. br
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One of the main reasons something doesn’t sound Techno is because people start trying to write it in 4-8-16 bar loops, when really you want it to be 1 or even half bar loops for most the drums and bass.br
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Hope that helps 