A Beginner's Guide to Rave Stabs

A beginner’s guide to rave stabs. I kick off with a little context, then cover how to make some classic stabs with various synths.

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Chapter markers:

00:00 Intro

00:20 Chapter 1: What are rave stabs?

01:30 Chapter 2: Hardware samplers

04:56 Chapter 3: The digital 80s

07:20 Chapter 4: Hardcore rave

11:05 Chapter 5: Sampling and resampling

13:35 Chapter 6: Where do I get rave stabs?

15:39 Chapter 7: The Landlord stab

19:04 Chapter 8: Moog saws

21:09 Chapter 9: What the...

24:46 Chapter 10: Elec.Organ

27:32 Chapter 11: Bass stabs


Tunes mentioned:

LA Style - James Brown Is Dead
   • L . A .  Style James Brown  Is Dead  ...  

Wax Doctor - A New Direction
   • Wax Doctor - A New Direction  

Human Resource - Dominator
   • Human Resource - Dominator  

The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
   • The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever  

Jazz & the Brothers Grimm feat. Baby D and MC Juice - Casanova
   • BROTHERS GRIM - CASANOVA  

Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock
   • Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Forc...  

Kate Bush - The Dreaming
   • Kate Bush - The Dreaming - Official M...  

Freeez - I.O.U.
   • Freeez - I.O.U. (Extended 12" Mix) - ...  

Nightwriters - Let The Music Use You
   • The Night Writers ‎– Let The Music (U...  

Rhythim is Rhythim - Strings of Life
   • Rhythm Is Rhythm - Strings Of Life - ...  

Nexus 21 - Self-Hypnosis
   • Nexus 21 - Self Hypnosis (Mr Whippy Mix)  

MC Duke - I’m Riffin’
   • MC Duke - I'm Riffin  

Wayne Smith - Under Mi Sleng Teng
   • Wayne Smith - Under Me Sleng Teng  

Frank De Wulf - The Tape (Remix)
   • The Tape (Remix)  

Mimmo Mix feat. Valerie Etienne - All Your Love
   • Mimmo Mix feat. Valerie Etienne - All...  

The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
   • Little Fluffy Clouds  

Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (Club Mix)
   • Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (club mix)  

Manix - Feel Real Good
   • Manix - Feel Real Good (1991)  

2 Bad Mice - Hold It Down
   • 2 Bad Mice - Hold It Down - 1991  

Acen - Close Your Eyes (Optikonfusion!)
   • ACEN - Close Your Eyes (Remix I) (Opt...  

Boogie Down Productions - South Bronx
   • Boogie Down Productions- South Bronx  

Nitro Deluxe - Let's Get Brutal (Brutal Dub)
   • Let's Get Brutal (Brutal Dub)  

Inner City - Good Life
   • Inner City - Good Life (Official Video)  

Outlander - Vamp
   • Outlander - Vamp  -  R&S Records Clas...  

Landlord - I Like It (Blow Out Dub)
   • Landlord - I Like It  (blow out dub)  

2 Bad Mice - Bombscare
   • 2 bad mice bombscare  

Neon - Don’t Mess With This Beat
   • NEON - DON'T MESS WITH THIS BEAT (INS...  

Jessie Deep! - S.H.U.M.
   • Jessie Deep! - S.H.U.M. (1992)  

Spectrum - Brazil
   • Spectrum - Brazil (1990)  

Second Phase - Mentasm
   • Second Phase - Mentasm - R&S Records ...  

Fatback Band - Kool Whip
   • Kool Whip - Fatback (1981)  

Urban Shakedown - Some Justice
   • Urban Shakedown feat. Micky Finn - "S...  

Electric Light Orchestra - So Fine
   • Electric Light Orchestra - So Fine (A...  

Patti LaBelle - Something Special
   • Patti LaBelle - Something Special (Is...  

Shades of Rhythm - Sweet Sensation
   • SHADES OF RHYTHM-SWEET SENSATION  

Jumbo Records & Tapes – 250 Discojingles
   • jingles( nrj club ( mon stop music ) ...  

The Prodigy - Your Love
   • Видео  

Vibena - Positive Energy Part 1
   • Vibena - Positive Energy Part 1  

Blame - Music Takes You
   • Blame - Music Takes You (Original Ver...  

SL2 - DJs Take Control
   • SL2 - DJs Take Control (Night Mix)  

Altern 8 - Evapour 8
   • Altern 8 - E Vapor 8  

DJ Seduction - Hardcore Heaven
   • DJ Seduction - Hardcore Heaven (Offic...  

Terrorize - It’s Just a Feeling
   • TERRORIZE - IT'S JUST A FEELING  

Acen - Close Your Eyes (XXX Mix)
   • Acen - Close Your Eyes (XXX Mix)  

Bizarre Inc. - Plutonic
   • Bizarre Inc. - Plutonic  

Agent Orange - Sounds a Bit Flakey (Jungle Mix)
   • Agent Orange - Sounds A Bit Flakey (J...  

DJ Force & The Evolution - Simply Electric
   • Simply Electric (Original Mix)  

Psychotropic - Hypnosis
   • Psychotropic - Hypnosis  

N-Joi - Malfunction
   • Видео  

Hyper on Experience - Lord of the Null Lines (Foul Play remix)
   • Hyper On Experience - Lord Of Null Li...  

Andy C - Something New Part 2
   • ANDY C SOMETHING NEW PART 2  


Further viewing, reading and resources:

Vox video
   • The sound that connects Stravinsky to...  

Prodigy in FM
https://tinyurl.com/mr34k3wb

Creating the Spectrum Brazil stab
   • Creating the Spectrum Brazil rave sta...  

Rave Generator 2
https://tinyurl.com/yenrjz29

Chroma
https://tinyurl.com/yckjfpph

DX7 ROMs
https://tinyurl.com/2p8a4k8d

The real origin of the "Landlord" stab
https://tinyurl.com/yt33metb

Eric Persing interview
https://tinyurl.com/3cbcau5s

Arturia CZ-V presets
https://tinyurl.com/y67amdfj

Ron Wells - Jungle Techno Vol 1
https://tinyurl.com/5n7w2jej

PG-8X at Martin Lüders’ VST site
https://tinyurl.com/2p9d6w8t


Picture credits:

Thumbnail photo by Zachary Smith on Unsplash

Mellotron:
https://tinyurl.com/2s3bv82y

Silicon Chip:
https://tinyurl.com/yj58u2p2

Roland TB-303:
https://tinyurl.com/fn2v9tb4

Roland SH-101:
https://tinyurl.com/2p94vcrp

Roland D-50:
https://tinyurl.com/5fkfspck

Korg M1:
https://tinyurl.com/y7885cm7

Roland TR-808
https://tinyurl.com/2t4z6jvb

Roland TR-909
https://tinyurl.com/ycy8vun3