News
Teenage Engineering Release OP-XY
A follow-up to the OP-Z in a smart-looking black monochrome finish has been unveiled, and it comes…
News
Splice Announces New Sample Partnership With Alissia
The library behemoth, Splice, and GRAMMY®-nominated producer Alissia are set to release six curated sample collections presented as “Alissia…
News
Anthony Godfather Announces World Tour
Dubbed ‘The Father’ of Latin tech by Mixmag, Anthony Godfather is heading out on the road.…
Tutorials
The Theory Of Techno Pads (Part 1)
In an excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Techno Production, we dive into the theory of techno pads…
Synth Secrets
The Baddadan Synth Bass Sound
The sound of the summer. We retrospectively look at the Baddadan horn synth bass that continues to rumble dance floors…
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.
My Studio
Risa Taniguchi
She’s just dropped her three track acid-flavoured techno EP ‘Rockim’ on Kneaded Pains and has recorded for Clash…
The Best...
The Best Holiday Gifts For Producers
In this holiday edition of Best Of, we round up the most drool-worthy gifts of the 2020 season.
News
August’s Best Music
Another month and another round-up of some of the best techno, house and electronic music released in August.…
Long Reads
Classic Tracks: Public Enemy – Black Steel in The Hour of Chaos
In this latest excerpt from Classic Tracks, Richard Buskin takes a deeper dive into the Bomb Squad’s production techniques…
Synth Secrets
Modulating Vocal Textures With Wavetable Synthesis
In this installment of Synth Secrets, we’ll be layering a pad with slow and melodic vocal textures in Ableton’s powerful Wavetable synth.
News
Eventide Release Pendulate, A Free Synth Plug-In With a “Chaotic” Oscillator
Pendulate’s oscillator generates waveshapes based on the movement of a double pendulum while its effects emulate numerous Buchla Series 200 modules.
News
Algoriddim’s Neural Mix Pro Can Isolate Vocal, Instrument and Drum Stems
Neural Mix Pro’s ‘real-time music source separation’ could be the next technological stepping stone for extracting acapellas and other musical parts from audio for sampling.
Gear/Software
Novation AFX Station
Novation’s Bass Station II gets a new name and new look. Is it more than just the Analord’s New Clothes?
Track By Track
15 Years of Lazy Days
Fred Everything’s deep house label Lazy Days are celebrating 15 years at the forefront of an ever-changing scene…
News
Nine Inch Nails’ Alessandro Cortini Is Selling His Rare Buchla 406 Synth
The Italian synth enthusiast’s facebook post simply states “If you know what this is and you’re interested, DM me!”
My Studio
Hugo Paris
Hugo Paris, AKA Dave Maclean from Django Django has just released ‘Music Saves The World’ in collaboration with house don…
Gear/Software
UDO Audio Super 6
Does UDO’s Super 6 hybrid polyphonic synthesizer live up to the hype? Bruce Aisher finds out.
Gear/Software
Waves CLA Epic
Waves’ latest effects plugin combines four delays with four reverbs. Is more necessarily better?
News
NTIA Report Puts Forward Plan For Nightclub Reopening In UK
Face coverings on the dancefloor and security patrol are amongst the list of measures proposed by the NTIA for a…
News
MOD Devices Release The MOD Duo X Audio Processor, Promising A “Modular Universe At Your Fingertips”
The MOD Duo X features over 400 plug-ins, MAX/MSP effect compatibility, desktop software for modular-style patching, MIDI Sync and more.
Gear/Software
Korg MS-20 FS
Korg finally release the full-size version of their classic monosynth, the MS-20. Can it still hold its own amidst the clones and competition?
Track By Track
Change Request – Theoretical Certainty LP
House producer and DJ Andrew Emil aka Change Request dropped his Theoretical Certainty LP, so we thought we’d get…
News
ROM Expansion Enhances Roland TR-707 With Samples From The TR-808, LinnDrum And More
HKA Design’s update adds eight sound banks of iconic drum machine sounds to the TR-707 and 727.
Track By Track
Mr Beatnick
Genre-straddling UK producer Mr Beatnick released his second album, ‘Honeycomb’ in June this year. It’s an enticing journey…
Tutorials
Lush Vocals with Waves CLA EchoSphere
In this short tutorial we use Waves’ new slap delay and plate reverb hybrid plug-in to give life to a dry acapella sample.
The Best...
The Best AI-Assist Plugins
In this Best Of roundup, we take a look at the top five music plugins incorporating artificial intelligence.
News
Help Secretsundaze Survive The Covid-19 crisis
Over £40,000 has already been raised to support and save Secretsundaze.…
News
How High is Your Roland IQ Winners Announced
It’s time to announce the winners of last month’s Roland interactive and immersive experience. Read on to see…
Tutorials
Squarepusher-Style IDM Beats With Output Arcade
In this tutorial, we program an IDM beat by using Output’s notorious sampler to slice up drum breaks and modular loops.
News
WIN A RECORDING SESSION AT METROPOLIS STUDIOS WORTH £12,000!
Win a 3 day all expenses paid trip to London worth a whopping £12,000 which includes a recording session…
News
Korg Unveil the Next Generation Volca Sample
Korg have added more memory, features, and connectivity options to their internationally acclaimed compact sampler.
News
Count Shelly, British Sound System Pioneer, Has Died
Count Shelly, Pioneer of British Sound System culture has died aged 88.…
Q&A
Effy
2020 breakthrough artist Effy drops her fourth release of the year, her relentless tech-workout ‘Bodied. We caught up with…
Deconstructed
Lone – Dragonrush
Every month in Deconstructed we examine the arrangement of a successful dance track. This time, we tear down Lone’s throwback head rush of a tune, ‘Dragonrush’.
News
Output and Spitfire Audio Join Forces to Release ‘Overture’ Arcade Line
Overture is free for Output Arcade users and contains 30 kits, ranging from orchestral textures to modern film score elements.
