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A Look At Synth Modulations For Beginners
Using the modulation matrix in Wavetable in Ableton Live to help bring a track alive.
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Using A Hardware Synthesizer As An External Effects Unit With Your DAW
Take advantage of all that hardware synths have to offer by using one as an external effects processor. We show you how with IK Multimedia UNO Synth Pro and Ableton Live.
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Mixing A Breaks Track Using Waves’ Gold Plus Subscription
Is it possible to mix a song using just Waves’ Music Maker Access subscription service? We find out.
Track By Track
Defrag – ‘Float’
Jeff Dodson aka Defrag has recently released his 13-track album ‘Float’, on Hymen Records. We asked him to run…
Synth Secrets
Ambient Sound Design With A Moog Grandmother
Restricting yourself to one synth can be a great way to improve your synthesis chops. We use a Moog Grandmother and Ableton Live to build up an ambient song piece by piece.
Tutorials
Mixing Deep House
In this new installment of our mixing series we mix a deep house-style beat using Waves plug-ins in Ableton Live.
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Create Organic Sounding Tracks Using Toontrack’s EZDrummer
In this tutorial, we’re going to use Toontrack’s EZDrummer to add an organic flair to your house tracks…
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The Ultimate Delay Guide
Delay may not be as complicated as some other kinds of effects but there’s still a number of things to keep straight. We take the guesswork out of choosing the right
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Mixing Breakbeats
In this new installment of our mixing series, we mix a ’90s-style breakbeat using Waves plugins in Ableton Live.
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Mixing Microhouse
In the first-ever installment of our Mixing Demystified series, we mix a microhouse beat using Waves plugins in Ableton Live.
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Samples From Mars Announces Xmas Sale
Hardware sample company, Samples From Mars has announced a massive Xmas sale. Be good and perhaps Santa might drop this…
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pCloud, An Alternative To Dropbox, Is Offering Huge Black Friday And Cyber Monday Savings
If you’re looking for an alternative to Dropbox for sharing and storing your music files, pCloud is on sale…
Long Reads
Do DAWs Really Have Their Own Sound? Part 2
In part two of our series, we continue to examine whether there are discernible differences in the sound of three popular DAWs, Ableton Live, FL Studio 20, and Logic Pro X.
Synth Secrets
Make Classic Dub Sirens With Zebra2
Load up your synth, we’re using Zebra2 and some Live 12 effects, and let’s make a classic dub…
Video Tutorials
Making Techno With Patterning 2
In our latest video tutorial on YouTube, we show you how to use Patterning 2, a drum machine app made…
News
Roland Announces the SP-404MKII
Originally leaked on Reddit last week, the SP-404MKII SP sampler is now been officially announced.…
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…
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Learn Industrial Techno With Underdog Electronic Music School
Underdog Electronic Music School have a new three day course on industrial techno.…
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Arturia Keep Quality High But Price Down With The MiniFuse Range Of Interfaces
Arturia has released the MiniFuse range, a new collection of affordable recording interfaces.…
Track By Track
ARTCORE OffSonar VA Vol.2 (Part 2)
Part 2 of a special Track by Track examines the production techniques behind ARTCORE OffSonar VA Vol.2.…
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The Beginners Guide To The TR-909
If an original TR-909 unit is out of your price range, Roland’s digital recreation, available through Roland Cloud…
Video Tutorials
Making a Beat With Patterning 2 An iOS Drum Machine From Olympia Noise Co.
In our latest video tutorial on YouTube, we show you how to use Patterning 2, a drum machine app made…
Video Tutorials
Sampling with MPE in Sampler
In our latest video on YouTube, we asked Kédu Carlö to show us how they use the MPE feature…
Gear/Software
VS Review: Synthesize Your Own Visuals
Imaginado VS is a visual synthesizer aimed at musicians and producers – but how easy is it to use?
Tutorials
Overmono-Style Pads With Roland Cloud Juno-106
It’s not just the lies that are good. Dial in classic and surprisingly thick pads with the Roland Cloud Juno-106 emulation.
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Win Four Free Music Production Courses!
For this months competition, we’ve teamed up with MusicGurus to offer two readers the chance to win four free…
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Two Days Left To Save On Modulators 21 By K-Devices
There are just two days left to save on the new K-Devices Modulators 21, a new toolset of modulators…
Track By Track
La La – ‘Give Yourself A Try’ Remixes
We asked La La to walk us through the second set of remixes for her debut release, ‘give yourself a…
Synth Secrets
Sine Percussion Lead With U-he Heckmann
A sine wave is more adaptable than you think. In this tutorial, we’re using Zebra by u-he to…
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How to program electro like DJ Seinfeld
In our next Beat Dissected video, we show you how to program electro in Ableton Live in the style of…
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If you’re reading this, you might consider working with Attack Magazine. Read on to find out how we can…
Quizzes
Crossword #10 April 22
Aprils’ crossword is Ukrainian themed. How much do you know about Ukrainian music? Time to find out.…
Quizzes
How High is Your Roland IQ?
You have 15 mins to complete 14 practical tests for a chance to win £2,000 worth of Roland gear…
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Ten Of The Best: Headphones For Music Production
We offer a selection of our recommended headphones for studio use, picking out our top choices at a range of…
Long Reads
What Makes A Great DJ?
What makes a great DJ? Kristan Caryl asked a group of top selectors including Dave Clarke, Mr G, Mosca and…
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Ten Of The Best: New Analogue Mono Synths
2014 was an incredible year for analogue synths and 2015 looks set to deliver even more. We run through some…