BETRACKS
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Notes on making music

What I tried, what broke and what I kept while making BETRACKS releases. Every note comes from a real song.

11 November 2026 · Arrangement · Afro houseAna Hena, one drop, five layersAna Hena’s first drop taken apart in REAPER: five layers, from kick and darbuka to oud and vocal chop, and why the bass almost disappears on a phone.31 October 2026 · Arrangement · MixingMy drop glided instead of hitA slow filter sweep and a rising volume made my drop feel soft. What made it hit: silence before the one, everything in at once, and building in blocks instead of a curve.31 October 2026 · Bass · MixingBass that rattles, but doesn’t moveLong sub notes give pressure, not rhythm. How short bass notes between the kicks, pumping only the bass, and a phone check fixed the low end of my next single.25 October 2026 · Suno · VocalsA Suno vocal on my own musicWhy I use Suno for vocals, why its music plays no part in my tracks, and what I learned fitting a Suno vocal into my own arrangement: tempo, cuts, leaks.25 October 2026 · REAPER · ReaEQMy low cuts never workedIn REAPER’s ReaEQ the high-pass band loads switched off: setting its frequency does nothing. How I found out, a ten-second check by ear, and why I kept the sound anyway.