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…
News
Stay At Prince’s Home In Minneapolis
The legendary stars’ home will soon be available for rent on Airbnb.…
Q&A
Lacchesi: “Work Hard, Keep Your Head Down”
Ahead of his US tour, you can catch Lacchesi at Boiler Room Barcelona in October or at RSO, Berlin, next…
Synth Secrets
Make Your Own Jungle FX
In this Synth Secrets, we’ll recreate some of the jungle’s most iconic and oft-used samples from scratch…
Beat Dissected
Hypnotic Techno Inspired by Phase Fatale’s ‘Love Is Destructive’
In this Beat Dissected, we’re making a hypnotic percussive heavy techno beat inspired by Berghain resident and BITE label…
Attack Store
Max for Live: Knob Studio
Knob Studio offers dynamic waveform manipulation and parameter mapping capabilities.
The Secrets of Dance Music Production
The world-leading book on dance music production. Comes with samples too.
The Producer’s Manual
Everything you need to take a mix, from initial recording to final master.
FinalFinal T-Shirt
A hilarious tribute to our never-ending battle with file naming chaos.
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
Max For Live: Travelogue
A Max for Live MIDI device creating a unique sonic journey with joyful surprises
Underground Resistance: The Final Frontier Poster
Anti corporate, political, powerful and progressive the power house of Jeff Mills, Robert Hood and "Mad" Mike Banks needs little introduction.
Replicants – Elektron Analog Rytm Sample Pack
Electro sounds for the Elektron Analog Rytm. Free your spirit.
Max For Live: The Spellbook
LFO inspired by sacred geometry, weaving nature's fabric into your projects
My Studio
Colin Benders – “I used to be a trumpet and flugelhorn player”
“The PMCs are flush-mounted in my studio for maximum sonic yield. I almost cried the first time I switched…
Charts
Danny Goliger Dec 21 Chart
Top ten for December from producer & DJ Danny Goliger featuring Overmono, Kessler, Forest Drive West, Elkka and more.…
Charts
Martyn Bootyspoon Dec 21 Chart
Top ten for December from producer & DJ Martyn Bootyspoon featuring Binary Digit, Annweiler, VTSS, Joy Orbison and more.…
Beat Dissected
Make A Glitch Inspired Beat Using Loopcloud
In this new Beat Dissected we use Loopcloud samples to program a drum break with glitched effect loops and a vocal acapella.
Interviews
Feeling Out Of Place: Qrion On Making Her Way In The States
Stepping out of her comfort zone, from Japan to the US, Momiji Tsukada, aka Qrion, has had to battle significant…
News
Spitfire Audio Releases Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings
Spitfire Audio has teamed up once again with Abbey Road to release Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings.…
News
The “Greatest Groove Machine” Robbie Shakespeare Has Died
Prolific Jamaican duo Sly & Robbie’s Robbie Shakespeare has died in Florida, age 68. Known for his smooth, infectious…
Tutorials
Lo-fi House Using The New Retro Fi Plugin From Waves
We use Waves’ new lo-fi chain plug-in, Retro Fi, to add warm analogue-style textures and character to a house beat.
Synth Secrets
How To Make A Synthwave ‘Laser Gun’ Bassline
In this Synth Secrets, we show you how to create an analogue bassline inspired by Trans-X’s synth-pop classic, ‘Living On Video’.
Video Tutorials
What Is The Groove Chord? Adding 7th SUS 13 Chords To Your Tracks
In our latest YouTube video, we take you through what 7th Sus 13 (add 9) chords are, how to use…
Gear/Software
Manifest Audio Unveil Octopulse & Global Hub While Updating All Max Effects
With a bevy of updates and two new devices, Manifest Audio reveal a full-fledged workflow ecosystem of generative MIDI effects and creative tools…
Hardware Focus
Turning Hardware Synthesizer Feedback Into Transitions And Risers
In this Synth Secrets, we don our lab coats and do some experiments with two IK Multimedia UNO Synth Pros, using internal feedback to generate transition effects.
Tutorials
Rethinking Compression: 3 Techniques You Should Be Using
There’s more to compression than just clamping down on dynamics. We show you three ways to expand your compression toolkit.
Charts
Elisa Bee Dec 21 Chart
Top ten for December from Sardinian producer & DJ Elisa Bee, resident on Raheem Radio & releases on Unknown to…
Podcasts
Change The Record Episode 4: ‘Turn The Tables’ – A DJ Cookbook
In Episode 04 of Change The Record, we sit down with James Martin and Gabriella D’Annunzio. James recently released…
Passing Notes
Massive Chords With Chord Voicings Across Synths and Ensemble Strings
In this new Passing Notes we spread chord voicings across multiple synths and instruments to create a powerful progression.
Job Envy
Wez Saunders – Managing Director At Defected Records
For this month’s Job Envy feature, we sat down with Wez Saunders, the managing director at Defected Records.…
Charts
Slam – Dec 21
Top ten December tunes from Slam featuring Slam and Amelie Lens, Antigone, Geerson and more.…
News
Rebekah Announces ‘End The Silence’ GoFundMe Campaign
Rebekah, who announced the #Forthemusic campaign in the summer of 2020, has announced a GoFundMe Campaign to raise funds for…
Tutorials
Adding Quality And Clarity To Your Mix with Oeksound’s Soothe2
We put Soothe2 to the test on the stems and mix bus of a deep house track.
Tutorials
How to Improve The Sound Of Your Home Studio
It’s important to learn how to sound treat a home studio. In this piece, we’re going to look…
Charts
Jozef K – Dec 21
Top ten December tunes from Jozef K featuring Johannes Motschmann, Julien Brecht, Adam Ten and more.…
Introducing...
Taos
We sat down with Fabian Appolaire aka TAOS ahead of his release ‘Reflections’ on Pont Neuf records.…
Tutorials
Creating House Piano Chords with Toontrack’s EZKeys
Nothing screams classic house music more than house piano chords. In this tutorial, we show you how to make classic…
News
The Biggest & Best Black Friday Deals For Producers
It’s Black Friday again. Time to look behind the sofa for every spare penny as there are some massive…
News
‘Lady of The House’ Is Out Now
Originally announced earlier this year, Lady Of The House is now available.…
Charts
Plastician Nov 21
Top ten November tunes from Plastician featuring Gina Breeze, Plastician, Interplanetary Criminal and more.…
Long Reads
Wrong-Speeding: A Brief History Of Records That Sound Good At The Wrong Speed (Part 2)
The second part of our investigation into records that sound good at the wrong speed, focusing on New Beat and…
My Studio
Honeysmack
“Why the fuck are people still asking which one is the closest to the original (TB-303). Are people conducting…
Gear/Software
Eventide SplitEQ: Is It A Genuine Game Changer for EQ Plugins?
We take a look at Eventide’s new and revolutionary EQ plug-in that introduces a transient-based approach to EQ’ing
