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.
Quizzes
Can You Tell The Soundtoys Plugin?
How much do you know about the effects plugin company Soundtoys? Take this test and find out.
Beat Dissected
Recreating Olive ‘You’re Not Alone’
In this Beat Dissected, we turn our attention to the break beat infused trip-hop of Olive’s You’re…
Show & Tell
IMANU – “Fashion Is Probably My Second Love After Music”
Dutch-born IMANU has long transcended his previous alias ‘Signal’. But what about his favourite interests outside music? We put…
Charts
Mike Nasty Sept 22 Chart
Top ten for September 2022 from Mike Nasty featuring Chaos in the CBD, Jimpster and Session Victim.…
Interviews
“D Is For Drama”: 30 Years Of Promoting In Detroit
What does it take to promote for thirty years in Detroit? Promotion, wherever you are, is a tough gig, but…
Quizzes
The Synth World Cup – The Winners Are In
The Synth World Cup has been a crazy journey, with upsets we never saw coming (Elektron, we’re talking about…
Q&A
Giolì & Assia – “Dealing With Self-Centered And Unscrupulous People”
From viral success to intense lows, we caught up with Italian duo Giolì & Assia. With their latest LP ‘Fire…
Charts
Moody Waters Sept 22 Chart
Top ten for September 2022 from Moody Waters featuring Paige Alexa, CJ Bolland and Gallegos.…
Quizzes
Crossword #12 December 22
With the actual World Cup now over and the more important Synth Word Cup ending tomorrow, we’re here to…
Quizzes
The Synth World Cup Final: Minimoog Model D vs Prophet-5
The ultimate showdown is here! United States against United States, mono versus poly, Moog might versus Sequential finesse. Who will…
Charts
Posthuman Sept 22 Chart
Top ten for September 2022 from Posthuman featuring Lauren Flax, LDLDN and DJ Doom.…
Charts
Alok & Ella Eyre Sept 22 Chart
Top ten for September 2022 from Alok & Ella Eyre featuring Kenny Dope, Beyonce, Doja Cat and Richard Grey.…
Top Tracks
Franky Wah
What music makes up the Franky Wah musical back story? We decided to find out.…
Gear/Software
The Best Cloud Storage Services 2022
Are you in two minds about which cloud storage service is best for musicians and producers? We run through four…
Charts
Enamour Sept 22 Chart
Top ten for Enamour feating Luca Alessi, Monkey Safari and Basic Instinct.…
Charts
Luude August 22 Chart
Top ten for August from Luude featuring Fred Again, Skream and Fatima Yamaha,…
Quizzes
The Semi-Finals Are Upon Us! Play “The Synth World Cup” To Win A Dreadbox Hades!
The stage is set for an epic showdown in the semi-finals of The Synth World Cup. Four synths remain…
Long Reads
AI & Music Deep Dive Pt 2: Is It Game Over For Musicians?
With AI growing ever more powerful and many services using it to power actual musical composition, are the days of human-made music numbered?
News
Roland Partners With HFEH Mind and Metropolis Studios On Community Artist Project ‘Music On My Mind’
Roland, has announced Music on My Mind, a new community-driven project set up in partnership with Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing…
Charts
Jeff Swiff August 22 Chart
Top ten for August from Jeff Swiff featuring Fred Everything, Cody Currie and Midnight Magic.…
Quizzes
It’s The Quarter-Finals! Play “The Synth World Cup” To Win A Dreadbox Hades!
As the quarter-finals of the synth world cup begin, fans are on the edge of their seats! The eight…
Long Reads
AI is Weird & Creepy. How Worried Should Musicians Be?
With AI growing ever more powerful and many services using it to power actual musical composition, are the days of human-made music numbered?
Track By Track
Alex Banks – ‘I Slept In The Studio For Four Days’
With a lion’s den of incredible gear from Vermona’s to Moog, Alex Banks has a lot to work…
Charts
Zero August 22 Chart
Top ten for August from Zero featuring Badboy Chiller Crew, Notion and MJ Cole.…
Quizzes
We’re Down To The Last 16! Play “The Synth World Cup” To Win A Dreadbox Hades!
It’s heating up (or cooling down if you’re in the UK) as our once-32 synths become 16…
Synth Secrets
This Is Why You Need Vector Synthesis in Your Life
Here’s how to create a simple but enigmatic sweeping chord sound using KV331’s SynthMaster 2 that you simply can’t get without vector synthesis
News
Wez Saunders Takes Over Defected Records
After 23 years at the helm, Simon Dunmore has stepped down with his managing director Wez Saunders acquiring the house…
Charts
Audiojack August 22 Chart
Top ten for August from Audiojack featuring Tiga, Jordan Peak and Talker.…
Tutorials
Make Classic House For Beginners With UJAM’S Free Drive
We load up UJAMs latest instrument and take it for a drive around classic house territory. If you want to…
Long Reads
Do You Need Social Media To Survive?
Ever wondered why Helena Hauff, Shackleton or Crooked Man aren’t on social media? Can an artist survive without social…
Charts
Phairo August 22 Chart
Top ten for August from Phairo featuring Floating Points, Objekt and Todd Edwards.…
