A beginner’s guide to rave stabs. I kick off with a little context, then cover how to make some classic stabs with various synths.
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Chapter markers:
00:00 Intro
00:20 Chapter 1: What are rave stabs?
01:30 Chapter 2: Hardware samplers
04:56 Chapter 3: The digital 80s
07:20 Chapter 4: Hardcore rave
11:05 Chapter 5: Sampling and resampling
13:35 Chapter 6: Where do I get rave stabs?
15:39 Chapter 7: The Landlord stab
19:04 Chapter 8: Moog saws
21:09 Chapter 9: What the...
24:46 Chapter 10: Elec.Organ
27:32 Chapter 11: Bass stabs
Tunes mentioned:
LA Style - James Brown Is Dead
https://youtu.be/zIXqmt0zw3Y
Wax Doctor - A New Direction
https://youtu.be/Kk8ptCrz8Ww
Human Resource - Dominator
https://youtu.be/Q--79iGN_t8
The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
https://youtu.be/HtUH9z_Oey8
Jazz & the Brothers Grimm feat. Baby D and MC Juice - Casanova
https://youtu.be/zEDhlv2W2b4
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock
https://youtu.be/9J3lwZjHenA
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
https://youtu.be/M2Wa0LdCsvM
Freeez - I.O.U.
https://youtu.be/f423J1lltS4
Nightwriters - Let The Music Use You
https://youtu.be/flctgy5lRTc
Rhythim is Rhythim - Strings of Life
https://youtu.be/rFQZndywOR4
Nexus 21 - Self-Hypnosis
https://youtu.be/QomjN5caea4
MC Duke - I’m Riffin’
https://youtu.be/uurMwwX4GyE
Wayne Smith - Under Mi Sleng Teng
https://youtu.be/Wjw7m-BKmQ8
Frank De Wulf - The Tape (Remix)
https://youtu.be/185HXkvYEMA
Mimmo Mix feat. Valerie Etienne - All Your Love
https://youtu.be/ut-9xayXYLU
The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
https://youtu.be/KNfjpmvbQG0
Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (Club Mix)
https://youtu.be/IAEcU-cxUGM
Manix - Feel Real Good
https://youtu.be/sJkPCzUuV2Y
2 Bad Mice - Hold It Down
https://youtu.be/c8hdcIcpJzM
Acen - Close Your Eyes (Optikonfusion!)
https://youtu.be/L2eko6Ix-Sc
Boogie Down Productions - South Bronx
https://youtu.be/vsrOy32nJdI
Nitro Deluxe - Let's Get Brutal (Brutal Dub)
https://youtu.be/02uemP0wPP8
Inner City - Good Life
https://youtu.be/KJxJxr9RlKM
Outlander - Vamp
https://youtu.be/200tmiDdht0
Landlord - I Like It (Blow Out Dub)
https://youtu.be/-P1g6FLjYBQ
2 Bad Mice - Bombscare
https://youtu.be/iQVv40_9NSo
Neon - Don’t Mess With This Beat
https://youtu.be/H72mNe25B1E
Jessie Deep! - S.H.U.M.
https://youtu.be/zz9of0TeBH4
Spectrum - Brazil
https://youtu.be/j1qaLkUzYD4
Second Phase - Mentasm
https://youtu.be/u8VY5dxq5CU
Fatback Band - Kool Whip
https://youtu.be/zSrcUKv53xY
Urban Shakedown - Some Justice
https://youtu.be/L36m5sobhOE
Electric Light Orchestra - So Fine
https://youtu.be/Y6eJsNdMphg
Patti LaBelle - Something Special
https://youtu.be/zumHwid0gU8
Shades of Rhythm - Sweet Sensation
https://youtu.be/iQ91gMHkOoM
Jumbo Records & Tapes – 250 Discojingles
https://youtu.be/eG_J7viuldc
The Prodigy - Your Love
https://youtu.be/V_XU6UT5oL0
Vibena - Positive Energy Part 1
https://youtu.be/3wcKYMBi0rY
Blame - Music Takes You
https://youtu.be/7jROHgXSRuU
SL2 - DJs Take Control
https://youtu.be/YJr8-xZo40I
Altern 8 - Evapour 8
https://youtu.be/zbOwnD_GGes
DJ Seduction - Hardcore Heaven
https://youtu.be/EtSvpQv1qvU
Terrorize - It’s Just a Feeling
https://youtu.be/_GLfEFW8Xao
Acen - Close Your Eyes (XXX Mix)
https://youtu.be/pQ1uINY82f4
Bizarre Inc. - Plutonic
https://youtu.be/4exuXRhfQkg
Agent Orange - Sounds a Bit Flakey (Jungle Mix)
https://youtu.be/asHicAnZUg8
DJ Force & The Evolution - Simply Electric
https://youtu.be/d-77emmaFeY
Psychotropic - Hypnosis
https://youtu.be/Mjd5POJwn8o
N-Joi - Malfunction
https://youtu.be/0KYmZCC0pKA
Hyper on Experience - Lord of the Null Lines (Foul Play remix)
https://youtu.be/MC4yCPbdbT4
Andy C - Something New Part 2
https://youtu.be/5kOBlKJJR2Y
Further viewing, reading and resources:
Vox video
https://youtu.be/8A1Aj1_EF9Y
Prodigy in FM
https://tinyurl.com/mr34k3wb
Creating the Spectrum Brazil stab
https://youtu.be/ECc85nvrxEU
Rave Generator 2
https://tinyurl.com/yenrjz29
Chroma
https://tinyurl.com/yckjfpph
DX7 ROMs
https://tinyurl.com/2p8a4k8d
The real origin of the "Landlord" stab
https://tinyurl.com/yt33metb
Eric Persing interview
https://tinyurl.com/3cbcau5s
Arturia CZ-V presets
https://tinyurl.com/y67amdfj
Ron Wells - Jungle Techno Vol 1
https://tinyurl.com/5n7w2jej
PG-8X at Martin Lüders’ VST site
https://tinyurl.com/2p9d6w8t
Picture credits:
Thumbnail photo by Zachary Smith on Unsplash
Mellotron:
https://tinyurl.com/2s3bv82y
Silicon Chip:
https://tinyurl.com/yj58u2p2
Roland TB-303:
https://tinyurl.com/fn2v9tb4
Roland SH-101:
https://tinyurl.com/2p94vcrp
Roland D-50:
https://tinyurl.com/5fkfspck
Korg M1:
https://tinyurl.com/y7885cm7
Roland TR-808
https://tinyurl.com/2t4z6jvb
Roland TR-909
https://tinyurl.com/ycy8vun3