Open a closed ride cymbal. Loop a 16th note pattern. Use an EQ to boost 2.5kHz (boxiness) and 10kHz (air). Add a bitcrusher at 12-bit reduction. Suddenly, that boring cymbal becomes the "chug" that drives the groove.
For : same chain but add a low-cut at 120Hz for rumble kicks underneath. hard techno samples
If you want, I can send you a for hard techno sample processing. Just ask. Open a closed ride cymbal
Look for closed and open hi-hats with short decay times. They need to "cut" through the wall of distortion. the ride provides velocity .
In standard techno, the ride cymbal provides groove. In Hard Techno, the ride provides velocity .