One Asset at a Time

Techne Crates

What is Techne Crates? A living sample catalog, built in public, and delivered with intention. This post outlines how Techne organizes and releases sound. Think of it as the packaging system for everything we create.

Immediately below is the packaging (no pun intended) for the containers that samples will be housed in.

▫️Mins → ⬜ Packs → ⚪️ Volumes = 📦 Crates

▫️ Mins

A sonic sketch of 10–30 minimal, useful sounds. This is the baseline—a concentrated set of samples from an analog synth like the Prophet-6, a crafted Serum 2 preset, or recorded and processed drum hits from a Syntakt or Digital drum devices.

⬜ Packs

Packs are a curated combination of a few Min releases.

⚪️ Volumes

The filter. These are the strongest, most refined materials, thoroughly tested and curated. A Volume may blend Utility essentials with member requests or unreleased sounds.

📦 Crates

The library. This is an archive of Techne’s complete sonic identity. Over time, it compounds into an unmatched catalog that is only accessible via Techne.

Feedback and the Long Game

We want to hear what you'd like, what do you actually want in a pack? Feel free to share a comment or email.

Our vision is to grow Techne into more than just our own sounds: eventually opening the door to community submissions and collaborations with other sample makers who share a similar sonic aesthetic.

We'll start from here, through persistence we'll grow a unique, one of a kind library for electronic music lovers.

One asset at a time.

Access and Tiers

Community (Free) — Preview everything. If the counter shows downloads left, you can grab them.

Signal — Unlimited access to all Mins and the Crates archive.

Forge — The full Techne library: Mins, Packs, Volumes, and Artifacts.

Why This Matters

It matters to me. I’m building Techne’s sound and identity publicly, and I want one place to document and provide the work in a tiered way.
If you’re here for free stuff, cool. If you like it and want it, thank you. If you want to support it and see how far we can take this, I’m grateful.

I also want a repeatable procedure I can share so the process is clear. I’m not starting in Reaper. I prefer Bitwig for most music work. But if the processing gets deep, it’s likely I’ll move batching and exports into Reaper at some point. Different tools where they fit. Same target: usable, consistent assets.

Packs and Volumes keep it organized. Packs stack as we publish. Volumes filter what lasts. Get in early, use it, and help steer the Techne ship as it grows.

You can’t get it anywhere else.