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.
Beat Dissected
Chillout: Lounge Bed
This sparse beat provides the perfect rhythmic backdrop for a shimmering Rhodes and murky double bass accompaniment.…
Books/DVDs
The Evolution of Electronic Dance Music
Keyboard magazine’s repackaging of some of its finest articles offers a series of intriguing insights into the rise and…
My Studio
Alex Niggemann
The Soulfooled head honcho opens the door to his recently refurbished studio to talk us through his key pieces of…
Video Tutorials
Electro Lasers
As the likes of Knife Party have shown, a dirty electro laser can be a highly effective dancefloor weapon. This…
My Studio
Gunrose
The Lisbon-based Boys Noize rocker opens up his studio to showcase the raft of Roland kit behind his acid…
Q&A
Joe and Will Ask?
London-based Joe and Will Ask? take to the hotseat for our quick-fire quiz, extolling the virtues of sci…
Top Tracks
Shadow Dancer
New Order, Jean Michel Jarre and a-ha are on the playlist of the Manchester-based techno duo’s Top…
Tutorials
Mix Bus Compression
If you’re not careful, compressing the mix bus can be a fast route to a dull, lifeless track. Bruce…
Tutorials
Layering Claps and Snares
If you can’t find the perfect snare or clap sample, make your own. Layering samples allows you to create…
Q&A
James Welsh
With releases on Hypercolour imprint Losing Suki, WOLF Music and Join Our Gang, James Welsh is one of the rising…
Video Tutorials
Ableton Sidechain Compression
Basslines sidechained to the kick drum are a ubiquitous sound in contemporary dance music. Learn the best way to set…
Video Tutorials
Beat Slicing in Logic
Chopping up a drum loop opens up a whole new world of beat making potential. Here we use Logic’s…
Gear/Software
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Focusrite’s diminutive Scarlett 2i2 bucks the trend for complexity, offering a simple, solid, good sounding and very affordable audio…
Video Tutorials
Nicky Romero – Toulouse synth
Throughout 2012 mainroom man-of-the-moment Nicky Romero has been destroying clubs worldwide with a string of dancefloor…