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Beyond Serum: The Ten Best Wavetable Soft Synths You’re Not Using
There’s more to music production than just Serum. Elevate your tracks with these 10 next-gen wavetable plugins – including 3 free ones.
The Best...
There’s more to music production than just Serum. Elevate your tracks with these 10 next-gen wavetable plugins – including 3 free ones.
Beat Dissected
After our recent interview with the legendary Dave Clarke, we found ourselves asking, ‘Why haven’t we covered his style…
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With a name as fierce as his sound, Part Time Killer (PTK) is hitting the road for a massive tour…
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Audius and bitbird have teamed up once again to invite producers to collaborate and submit original music for a chance…
Long Reads
The most drool-worthy synthesizers, drum machines and effects from this year’s NAMM.
Synth Secrets
We recently explored the arrangement of Jeff Mills’ seminal track The Bells in an issue of Deconstructed, but what’s…
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Knob Studio offers dynamic waveform manipulation and parameter mapping capabilities.
Add controlled yet random fluctuations to your most important parameters
Unconventional vocal shaping with a brass model or FM oscillator source
Electro sounds for the Elektron Analog Rytm. Free your spirit.
Tutorials
Modern arpeggiators are complex and powerful. Here’s how to use three of them in techno productions.
Long Reads
Here are ten times that companies took chances on new tech and producers abused it in the name of fresh sounds.
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Catch Franck on tour this year starting next month in Manchester.…
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The massive, all-in-one hybrid instrument—an Attack favourite—is now on sale. And it’s the biggest discount…
Interviews
LinnDrum designer Roger Linn expands on the Behringer LM Drum, his dislike for litigiousness and the future of drum machines.
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Join us at Torte Bar on January 14th for an evening of workshops, networking and techno.…
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Get to know NenaHalena, a rising force in electronic music. See him live in London next month.…
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Here are our choices for the 10 best secret sauce plugins of 2024, apps that can turn a blah track into a banger – and four of them are free!
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Up next on the test bench is the latest addition to Novation’s acclaimed Launchkey range – the Launchkey 49 MK4…
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Designed to arrive at uniquely interwoven patterns, Manifest Audio delivers a truly unique sequencing arpeggiator…
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On the back of a new EP, Drink the Juice, Juicy Romance has joined Boiler Room’s Hard Dance Tour…
Deconstructed
In our new book on techno production, we break down iconic techno arrangements to uncover what makes them timeless. Juan…
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The Secrets of Techno Production, a comprehensive 218-page paperback, is now available! Covering techno from its roots to the…
Track By Track
Three years have passed since we last invited Regal to break down his record, Track by Track. During this time…
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Get 16 premium instruments and effects for only $149 (regularly $1,974) – that’s the price of Synth Anthology alone…
Top Tracks
Having established herself as one of techno’s most exciting emerging selectors, we couldn’t help but wonder: What are…
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From the 909 to samplers to Ableton Live, here is the hardware and software that helped shape the sound of techno – in all its many variations.
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Genre-focused insights for global airplay trends mark a change in traditional Top 40 charts.…
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In a new documentary produced by Expressive E, the company behind the Osmose, renowned German composer Hans Zimmer reveals how…
Synth Secrets
One of the standout tracks from Daft Punk’s iconic 2001 album, Discovery, ‘Something About Us’ features subtle yet unforgettable…
Interviews
A true techno legend who needs no introduction, Dave Clarke remains an enduring force in electronic music. While his groundbreaking…
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Groundbreaking technology promises fairer and faster payments to music creators worldwide alongside setlist privacy.…
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Hot on the heels of Buzz Zone, Toybox are back with FM Zone.…
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A follow-up to the OP-Z in a smart-looking black monochrome finish has been unveiled, and it comes…
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Has it really been a year? No, it hasn’t! Everyone’s bringing their deals earlier into the calendar to…
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Disco king Bustin’ Loose is currently on tour. Find out where to catch him live.…
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In an excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Techno Production, we dive into the theory of techno pads…
Synth Secrets
The sound of the summer. We retrospectively look at the Baddadan horn synth bass that continues to rumble dance floors…
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The library behemoth, Splice, and GRAMMY®-nominated producer Alissia are set to release six curated sample collections presented as “Alissia…