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#Synthesis
Deep dives into the specific synthesisers — JP-8000, Access Virus, Nord Lead — that gave classic trance its palette.
Mar 20, 2026 · 7 min
How The Roland JP-8000 Supersaw Rewrote Trance
One virtual-analogue synth, one preset, one waveform — and the entire palette of uplifting trance from 1998 onwards.
Read →Jun 28, 2026 · 10 min
How To Make Classic Trance — The Production Playbook
The tempo, the arrangement template, the synth palette and the mix-bus habits that actually make a track sound like 1999 — not just borrow its samples.
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