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2020: The Year In Gear
We look back at a year of music technology and pick our favourite pieces of hardware.
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Making A Synth From Scratch – Sonicware Liven 8bit warps
Creating a new synthesizer is a long journey full of challenges, deadlines and pressures. We talked with Japanese boutique instrument company Sonicware about the process behind the making of their new synthesizer, Liven 8bit warps.
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Sound System Revolution
Marcus K. Dowling takes a look at the influence of West Indian sound system culture on the birth of the…
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Do DAWs Really Have Their Own Sound?
We attempt to answer the question that has plagued music production for years: do DAWs sound the same or do they indeed imprint a sonic signature on your music?
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From Pedals To Plugins: A History Of Modulation Effects
The history of modulation effects is long and fascinating, stretching from the electromechanical devices of the 1940s up to our ultra-modern digital plugins.
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Unlikely Moments In Dance Music History
Dance music and DJ history has been driven by disruptive technologies, revolutionary movements and pioneering people. We look at few…
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Respect: How Black Artists Changed The Way We Hear
We pay tribute to the Black Artists who changed the way we hear dance music.
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Always Listening: Behind the Scenes at Audio-Technica
We go behind the scenes at Audio-Technica’s Tokyo headquarters to learn more about the company’s dedication to…
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How Berliners Are Coping With COVID-19
We spoke to five Berlin-based individuals who work across the music industry as DJs, promoters, event managers and artists…
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Wrong-Speeding: A Brief History of Records That Sound Good At The Wrong Speed
We looked into the history of DJs playing records at the wrong speed, with a little help from LTJ Bukem…
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What Will DJing Look Like in Ten Years?
Around the turn of the year, it seemed everyone in dance music was looking back at the last ten years…
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Back To The Old School, Again (Pt 2)
Following on from part-one of our ‘Back To The Old School, Again’ article, we thought it would be interesting…
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Back To The Old School, Again (Pt 1)
Hardcore rave from the early 90s is often derided, but there were plenty of important innovations happening within those records…
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Manila: Music is the Answer To Keep on Moving
As the club raids continue and the death toll rises as part of President Duterte’s ongoing drug war, Liz…
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