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issue 54 · 2026-08-31 · for people who make house

Ninajirachi's glitch trick: one upbeat eighth note

That choppy glitch sound in a Ninajirachi track? It's a wavetable you already used for bass, parked on the upbeat eighth note. Break it down with us today.

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▶ The Glitch Trick Behind Ninajirachi's Production

The same wavetable patch that handles your bass can become the glitch element—just move the wavetable position, drop it on the upbeat eighth after a big clap, and cut everything else. No extra samples needed.

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♫ In Rotation
 
Denney, Charlotte Riby, Frankey & Sandrino — Catch the Heat - Frankey & Sandrino Remix
— LarryLuxe's pick
🎵 track of the day

Chus & Ceballos, Supernova, Andrew Meller — The Prophet - Andrew Meller Remix

the vocal chop that stutters right before the bassline returns · the rhythmic trick feels like the upbeat eighth note glitch placement in today's lead

📊 The Charts
 
▲ #15 Eran Hersh, Tekkman — The Unknown (Extended Mix)
▲ 69 · 7d · ▶ hear
▲ #14 Shino Blackk — The Beijo
▲ 66 · 7d
▼ #80 Serra M — Can You Feel It (Original Mix)
▼ 45 · 1d
▼ #95 Stacy Kidd — Depression (Main Mix)
▼ 42 · 1d · ▶ hear
▲ #67 Reboot, Mike The Connector, DAAEERU — Silk (Mike The Connector & Daaeeru Extended Remix)
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Glossary
dub delay — Dub delay is a filtered delay with high feedback — grab ValhallaDelay or H-Delay on a return. Set time to 1/8 dotted, feedback around 60%, and low-pass the repeats to 2kHz. Automate the filter or feedback for movement. Why it matters: it adds wide, bouncy space without killing your kick's clarity. — seen in Creating Timeless Dubby Tech House Grooves w/ Kepler [Like Jay Tripwire, Terry Francis, Miguel Migs]
🎯 Tonight's Move
Print your whole wet reverb as audio and treat it like a sample
Your track gains a separate reverb audio layer you can edit like a sample — chop, stretch, pitch shift, reverse, or move it before the dry signal for rhythmic and textural surprises.
  1. 1. Set your reverb to 100% wet (or use a send with the reverb fully wet).
  2. 2. Route that wet signal to a new audio track and arm it to record.
  3. 3. Record the reverb for the duration of your track (or a section) so you have a printed reverb clip.
  4. 4. Edit the printed clip: chop and rearrange, stretch, pitch shift, reverse, or move it earlier than the dry signal.
  5. 5. Try half-speed reverb: stretch the clip to half speed, then cut and reset it every few beats to keep it in time.
Why it works: Printing reverb as audio decouples it from the dry signal, letting you treat it like a sample for rhythmic and textural edits that a send can’t do.

🔮 Producer Horoscope (for fun) — Your synth lead is in retrograde; reverse a bounced clip and let the universe do the rest.

Now go place that eighth note.

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covered in this issue: decomposer dert