Mix and effects.

Step 2: Turn ALGORITHM to the ACID strip.

On a strip, K1 is LEVEL, K2 MUTE, K3 SOLO and K4 SEND: how much goes to the effects.

Step 3: Hold SEL and turn K4 SEND down to 80.

Less of the bass in the reverb keeps the low end tight and dry.

Tip: Held, SEL moves it ten at a time: two clicks. On its own, one click is 1 %. Every track has a SEND, the kit's pads too.

Step 4: Turn ALGORITHM to SOFT and K1 LEVEL down to 60.

The chords sit behind the bass, not on top of it.

Step 5: Turn ALGORITHM to VIBES and K1 LEVEL down to 72.

Room for the lead you play in the next chapter, without it jumping out.

Step 6: Turn ALGORITHM to MAIN and K2 ECHO up to 12.

MAIN's four knobs shape the whole mix. ECHO sends it into the delay.

Step 7: Press FX.

The effects run in one chain for every track, left to right as the top row shows.

Step 8: On DRIVE, turn K4 to ON.

DRIVE is first in the chain, so a touch of it warms everything after it.

If it doesn't work: The sound dips for a moment: DRIVE fades in. REVERB, DELAY, CHORUS and PHASER switch without the dip once they have been on.

Step 9: Turn K1 GAIN down to 21.

Warmth, not distortion: you should feel it more than hear it.

Step 10: Turn ALGORITHM to REV, then K3 TYPE to HALL.

A bigger space than ROOM: the clap and the chords get a tail.

Step 11: Turn K1 DECAY up to 50.

The tail lasts a little longer, about a beat at this tempo.

Step 12: Turn ALGORITHM back to DLY, then K2 TIME up to 51.

Shorter echoes: they tuck in behind the notes instead of trailing a beat behind.

Step 13: Press FX again.

Back to MIX. The chain's order and every value are saved with the project.

Step 14: Tap HOME, then turn ALGORITHM to DRUMS.

The kick should stay out of the reverb: that is the pad's own SEND, not the track's.

Step 15: Press SEQ, then black key 1 to pick P.KICK.

The step grid, with the kick's row picked.

Step 16: Press SEL: the PAD menu.

The pad's settings: its sound, tune, decay, level, choke and send.

Step 17: Turn ALGORITHM to SEND, then K1 one click right: 0 %.

SEND starts on TRACK (the track's own). One click up is 0 %: the kick stays dry and punchy.

Tip: TRACK sits below 0 %. From 0 % each click is 1 %; hold SEL for ten at a time.

Step 18: Tap HOME twice: back to TRACKS.

Out of the menu, out of the grid. A tap of HOME always leads home.

Step 19: Press PLAY and listen.

The kick hits dry, the clap and chords sit in a hall, a little echo trails the rest.

Step 20: Press PLAY to stop.

Mixed. Next, the lead.