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Effects & Processing

FX chains, filters, reverb and delay for harder styles: building a chain that stays clean, filter envelopes for risers, and keeping wet tails off the kick.

8 guides

Newest first. Reading time is on the right.

Introduction to FX ChainsHow to structure effects chains for harder styles production: signal flow, ordering, and the basics.
7 min
Filter Envelopes for Risers and TransitionsHow to use filter envelopes to build tension and create impactful risers in hard dance tracks.
6 min
Reverb and Delay in Harder StylesHow to use reverb and delay without muddying your hard dance mix.
7 min
How to install, set up and use Hardwave WettBoi in FL StudioInstallation
3 min
WettBoi - sidechain ducker workflow in Logic Pro XWhat you need - WettBoi installed via the Hardwave Suite (available for Windows 64-bit, macOS Universal, Linux).
3 min
Hardwave WettBoi - Using the built-in sidechain ducker for tight reverb and delayOverview WettBoi combines a reverb, a delay and a built-in sidechain ducker.
3 min
Hardwave WettBoi - complete guideWindows - C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 and C:\Program Files\Common Files\CLAP (mirrored to the per-user folder).
5 min
Hardstyle Kick Reverb: Practical Settings and TechniquesLearn how to add reverb to hardstyle kicks without losing punch. Practical settings, side-chain tricks, and monitoring tips for clean, powerful mixes.
5 min

Other topics

Plug-ins

How to install, set up and use Hardwave plug-ins in any DAW: Suite installation, licences, the Analyser, WettBoi and what to do when a plug-in will not load.

Mastering

Loudness, limiting and getting a hard dance mix release-ready: LUFS targets for hardstyle, what a limiter really does, and where AI mastering falls short.

Spectrum Analysis

Reading a spectrum analyser for harder styles: the frequency ranges in a hardstyle track, finding mud and resonance, and what the meters are telling you.

Mixing Hard Dance

Mixing hard dance at 150 BPM and above: kick and bass balance, what high tempo does to a mix, and the decisions that keep a track tight at festival volume.

Sound Design

Designing the sounds that carry a hard dance track: hardstyle kick synthesis from tail to punch, screeches and leads, and the atmosphere around them.

Production Science

The physics and psychoacoustics behind a hard dance mix: how loudness is perceived, why layered kicks cancel, and what phase does to your low end.