“We quite like the CR-78 hats, but you can use anything else that adopts a similar lightness of touch”: How to create a low-key ambient techno beat in your DAW

Ambient techno.

The whole concept behind the beat-side of the ambient techno genre, is in providing a relatively forthright and driving groove while utilising sounds which are slightly calmer than the heavier drum sounds you might find in other forms of EDM.

Drawing influence from the techno genre, there can be plenty of repetition in a drum track, relying upon the introduction of layers to generate builds.