Track By Track
DESIREE Chooses Her Top Tracks
At CRSSD Festival in September we followed DESIREE into the Chapter One vinyl pop-up and asked her to select…
Q&A
JKS – “The Importance Of Silence Is Underrated”
We caught up with JKS to put him through the paces of the quick-fire Q&A.…
News
Music Production For Women (MPW) Has Announced A Free 2 Day Course
Music Production for Women (MPW) has announced a two-day Women in Music Tech Summit on October 19th and 20th…
News
Ableton Launches Move: A Portable, Standalone Instrument for On-the-Go Music Creation
After various mystery marketing campaigns, the wait is over. Move from Ableton is here and it’s a long awaited…
Gear/Software
Audiomodern Soundbox Review: The Kontakt Killer?
Upstart plugin developer Audiomodern is challenging the hegemony of Kontakt with its new sampler, Soundbox. Is Audiomodern Soundbox good enough to dethrone the Native Instruments mainstay?
Attack Store
The Secrets of Dance Music Production
The world-leading book on dance music production. Comes with samples too.
Max for Live: Knob Studio
Knob Studio offers dynamic waveform manipulation and parameter mapping capabilities.
The Producer’s Manual
Everything you need to take a mix, from initial recording to final master.
Max For Live: Chance Engine
Add controlled yet random fluctuations to your most important parameters
Max For Live: Mouth Play
Unconventional vocal shaping with a brass model or FM oscillator source
Replicants – Elektron Analog Rytm Sample Pack
Electro sounds for the Elektron Analog Rytm. Free your spirit.
Top Tracks
Radioactive Man
As one half of Two Lone Swordsmen alongside Andrew Weatherall, Keith Tenniswood is responsible for some of the most genre…
Tutorials
Automated Delay Effects
Bruce Aisher walks us through some of the most effective methods for automating delay effects into tracks.…
Top Tracks
Laura Jones
In preparation for her appearance at Eastern Electrics, Laura Jones picks a selection of all-time favourites which takes in…
Introducing...
E.M.M.A.
“If you like synthy candyflossy melodies and always wondered what a baroque ice cream van over bongos sounds like, you…
Gear/Software
Eventide Blackhole
Blackhole takes a creative approach to reverb. We find out what this unique plugin has to offer dance music producers…
Long Reads
How Much Is Your Music Worth?
As the music industry continues to react to the digital revolution, musicians face the challenge of figuring out the best…
News
News Round-Up: 27/7/13
Seth strips, James Murphy’s new sound system and Steinberg updates HALion.…
Gear/Software
Apple Logic Pro X
Four years in the making, the latest version of Apple’s flagship DAW introduces an overhaul of the interface and…
Beat Dissected
Jackin’ House
Our in-house beatsmith turns his attentions to a DJ Sneak style jackin’ house workout in our latest beat deconstruction…
Interviews
Ed DMX
From his seminal mid-90s output on Richard D James’s Rephlex Records, through to his recent work as both…
Introducing...
LiL JaBBA
Lil Jabba’s Scales is one of the most original albums we’ve heard so far this year. We asked…
News
Apple Releases Logic Pro X
The most highly anticipated music software update of all-time? Quite possibly. Apple finally announces Logic Pro X, the latest…
Tutorials
Introduction to Loudness
How do you make your tracks sound loud without harming your mix? It’s one of the most common questions…
The Best...
Top Ten Classic Drum Machines
Prepare for a few controversial decisions as we run down our list of the best drum machines of all time…
Q&A
Maelstrom
The Bromance young gun takes our quick-fire Q&A, revealing his love of detective stories and why he…
News
News Round-Up: 12/7/13
Our weekly review of the latest news in music and tech. This week: 40% off Cubase 7 upgrade, download Traktor…
Features
Logic Pro update imminent: what’s on your wish list?
Anticipation continues to mount regarding the release of an update for Logic.…
News
Ohm My God! Ohm Studio details revealed
Ohm Force has announced a release schedule and pricing details for Ohm Studio, their hotly anticipated collaborative DAW for Mac…
Beat Dissected
Maniac Ghetto House
In the latest Beat Dissected we head back to the mid-90s for a ghetto house beat inspired by the…
The Breakdown
Breach – ‘Jack’
The Breakdown is a regular series in which we examine the composition and production of some of our favourite tracks…
My Studio
Thomas Schumacher
You know you’re in love with house music when you’ve been with your TB-303 longer than you…
Top Tracks
Daniel Avery
As resident at Fabric, Daniel Avery is already held in the highest regard as a DJ. With his new EP…
News
News Round-Up: 5/7/13
Our weekly review of the latest news in music and tech. This week: Dave Smith Instruments demo the Prophet 12…
Introducing...
c.o.n.e.
With his bass-heavy sound c.o.n.e. has grabbed the attention of Rinse FM and one of his…
Gear/Software
Novation Impulse 49
As the demands of producers become ever more complex, manufacturers are creating MIDI controllers which offer increasingly powerful options. Greg…
News
Industry responds to cloud storage and Spotify
There’s been a flood of stories about the changing nature of the music industry recently. The recent stories are…
My Studio
Archie Pelago
Take a look round the New York trio’s studio. Recommended listening while reading this feature is the group’s…
Passing Notes
DAW & Drum Machine Swing
Swing functions were first introduced to drum machines 34 years ago, but the concept still causes confusion. In this extended…
News
Selfish or just common sense? Berlin superclubs respond to GEMA
It’s a story that’s been bubbling up quietly in recent months but finally seems to have reached boiling…
Long Reads
10 tips for making it in the music business
In our cut-throat industry it takes more than a few good tunes to be a successful artist. We outline…
News
News Round-Up: 28/6/13
Our weekly review of the latest news in music and tech. This week: Daft Punk remix themselves, Arturia announces Pro…
