The Stack

Welcome to The Stack, where UK electronic music heritage meets modern production.

We dig into the sounds, techniques, and stories that shaped house, garage, and techno from warehouse raves to worldwide dancefloors.
Expect deep dives on classic hardware, honest production advice, and cultural context that connects the dots between Chicago's underground and today's global scene.

No fluff, no clickbait, just knowledge from thirty years in the trenches, shared with producers worldwide who value authenticity over algorithms.

Tech House Essentials preset bank open in Serum 2, showing the preset list with the macro and Flex controls

A Preset Should Be a Finished Sound, Not a Starting Point

A preset's real value is the sound design baked into it: the macro mappings, the effect chains, and the Flex macro. Here is what went into Tech House Essentials.