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.
Deconstructed
Joe Smooth – Promised Land
For this month’s Deconstructed, we take apart the arrangement of a deep house vocal classic, Joe Smooth’s ‘Promised Land’.
My Studio
Richard Devine
A real treat for gear heads this month as we take a look around the fabulously well-specc’ed studio…
News
Pioneer DJ Release Limited Edition Version Of The DDJ-SB3
The DDJ-SB3-S features silver-colored aluminum jog wheels with a matching body and it will only be available in specific regions.
News
Primal Scream singer Denise Johnson has died
Denise Johnson, who sung with Primal Scream and New Order, has died aged 56.…
Interviews
North Street Collective: “The Spirits In The Air”
From his role in X-Press 2, Black Science Orchestra and The Ballistic Brothers to his many solo projects, Gentleman…
Tutorials
Filter Fills
In this tutorial, we program a chord stab and look at how to use advanced filter modulation to create dynamic effects in a breakdown.
Columns
Summer In The Hamptons
Have we, with a little help from the Chainsmokers, a Goldman Sachs CEO and a plot to hawk hand sanitiser…
News
Theoryboard Wants To Be Your Springboard To Advanced Music Theory
The Theoryboard is a 96-pad controller that aims to overcome the obstacle of music theory knowledge during production.
Long Reads
Sound System Revolution
Marcus K. Dowling takes a look at the influence of West Indian sound system culture on the birth of the…
Hardware Focus
Integrating Hardware With Ableton Live
Hardware is fun, but how can we get it to play nicely with our DAW? In this Hardware Focus, we look at getting started with integrating hardware into your computer-based setup.
News
Behringer Shares First Images of Eurorack-style ARP 2500 Clone
The latest from Behringer is a clone of the ARP 2500 analogue synthesizer made up of Eurorack-compatible modules.
News
David Lee drops ‘Joey Negro’ DJ alias
The artist formerly known as Joey Negro announced on Facebook yesterday that he will no longer be using the artist…
Interviews
Tatsuya Takahashi: “I just tried to design products to be the best I can imagine them”
Synth designer Tatsuya Takahashi spoke to us ahead of his talk at the music conference, Most Wanted.
Beat Dissected
Armando-Style Acid House
In this new Beat Dissected, we program a vintage acid house beat inspired by Armando’s classic ‘151’.
News
Labelism is New App That Allows You To Discover Music Via Record Label Data
A new label-based music discovery app, Labelism, is available for download on August 6th.…
Interviews
Lindi Delight, De Light Management: The Business Of Music
In the first of this month’s The Business Of Music features, we speak with the head of De Light…
Gear/Software
Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000
With the CDJ’s ubiquity in clubland, and at this price point, it was always going to create a stir…
Gear/Software
Korg Volca Sample2
Korg has updated its popular Volca Sample with USB sample import. But is it enough to justify the price bump?
News
Akai Professional Roll Out New DAW MPC Beats
Akai Professional has cemented its place in the DAW club, with the new MPC Beats boasting a 2 GB sample library, 3 new plug-in instruments and 80 FX plug-ins
News
Marea Stamper has changed artist name to The Blessed Madonna
The artist formerly known as The Black Madonna has changed her DJ alias to The Blessed Madonna following an online…
Columns
The Unsung Synth Influence Of Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen may have been known as a guitarist but his synth work also had a lasting influence on a generation of kids raised on MTV.
Passing Notes
Orchestral Techniques from Jeff Mills’ Amazon (Blue Potential Version)
In this new Passing Notes we use Spitfire Audio’s new Originals orchestral instrument plug-ins to recreate two sections from the Detroit Producers’ collaboration with a live orchestra.
Job Envy
Robb McDaniels
For this month’s Job Envy feature, we spoke to the Robb McDaniels, CEO of the world’s largest online…
News
Soundcloud Launches Instant Mastering Feature
Soundcloud launches Dolby-powered automated mastering for $4.99/track, claims new service can identify details, unique sections and musical transitions.
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: Wavetable Soft Synths
In this instalment of Ten Of The Best, we run down the top, must-have wavetable soft synths available.
News
September’s Best Music
We take a look through some of the very best techno, house and electronic music released in September.…
News
Inner City release first album in 28 years
Inner City return with their first album since 1992, We All Move Together.…
News
Spotify Expands to Russia and Twelve Other Countries
Spotify’s expansion into Russia and twelve other countries brings the streaming platform to 92 markets worldwide.…
Gear/Software
ASM Hydrasynth Desktop
ASM’s all-digital Hydrasynth is packed with features and is certainly impressive on paper but does it live up to its promise?
Tutorials
Tuned Metallic Delays
In this tutorial, we look at how to add metallic delays to a break, and then tune them to match the key of the track.
My Studio
Cora Novoa
Established Spanish DJ, producer and ‘Seeking The Velvet’ label founder Cora Novoa recently released her ‘The Hive’ EP on Vitalic…
