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Step 5: Next, a simple, straight ride cymbal is placed on the offbeat. A fairly long delay reverb is applied, but it shouldn’t be too long. “People think of ‘dub’ and then drench everything in reverb,” laments Rusko, “but if you’re making straight dancefloor tracks, you want – ‘pow!’ – real punchy drum hits. You don’t want them sunk in a sea of reverberation.”