Long Reads
10 Key Moments in Music Production History
Here are ten times that companies took chances on new tech and producers abused it in the name of fresh sounds.
News
Splice Adds Country Music To Splice Create
Country techno might just be on the horizon……
News
Trifecta by Manifest Audio: Multitimbral Polyrhythmic Arpeggiator with Auto-Hocketting
Designed to arrive at uniquely interwoven patterns, Manifest Audio delivers a truly unique sequencing arpeggiator…
News
Experience The Secrets of Techno Production: Berlin Book Launch Next Week
Join us at Torte Bar on January 14th for an evening of workshops, networking and techno.…
The Best...
The 10 Best Secret Sauce Plugins Of 2024
Here are our choices for the 10 best secret sauce plugins of 2024, apps that can turn a blah track into a banger – and four of them are free!
Attack Store
Dance Music Producers’ Power Book Bundle
Get 2 best-selling music production books. Buy more, spend less.
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.
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
Marie Davidson – Lara
Deconstructed is an ongoing series where we take apart the arrangement of a song to see what makes it work. This time, we’re going deep with ‘Lara’, an album cut from Montreal producer Marie Davidson.
My Studio
Eelke Kleijn
This month’s My Studio feature is with Netherlands-based producer Eelke Kleijn, a multi-instrumentalist and composer who has…
Show & Tell
Kassian
With a new four track EP out on Heist, we spoke with UK production duo Kassian about their life outside…
News
Junction 2 Presents J2V Virtual Festival
Junction 2 is putting on a virtual festival this weekend.…
Interviews
Raj Rags, R&S: “Programming, event organisation, record labels, A&Ring – I do all of it really”
He’s A&R for the mighty R&S as well as a DJ, promotor event organiser, music…
Synth Secrets
8-Bit Video Game Samples
In this Synth Secrets we’ll be creating a variety of 8-bit video game loops and textures using the Kingston Chip Synthesizer in the Korg Gadget 2 app.
News
Visit The Haçienda in Virtual Reality
The iconic Manchester nightclub, The Haçienda, has been recreated in virtual reality.…
Q&A
Black Girl / White Girl
Black Girl / White Girl are a pair of D J/ producers from Amsterdam who’ve released on Relief, Minimal Kids…
Long Reads
Do DAWs Really Have Their Own Sound?
We attempt to answer the question that has plagued music production for years: do DAWs sound the same or do they indeed imprint a sonic signature on your music?
Gear/Software
Newfangled Audio Generate
Generate, from Newfangled Audio and Eventide Audio, combines chaos, physics, and West Coast synthesis. Is this synth plugin more than the sum of its parts?
News
Crazy Vacuum Tube Synth Knifonium Now A Plugin
Knif Audio’s insane 26-vacuum tube monosynth Knifonium is now available as a plugin.
News
NTS Radio Launches Listener Support Scheme
Hackney’s NTS Radio has revealed a new membership scheme, NTS Supporters.…
Interviews
Damian Lazarus: “Out of economic hardship and difficult times – that’s when the best art is made”
For this month’s feature interview we talked with Damian Lazarus, DJ, producer, label boss, A&R and farmer…
Gear/Software
Output Thermal
Output has hit another one out of the park with Thermal, an intuitive and inspiring multiband distortion plugin.
Columns
How Come “Downloading for…” Is Even Still A Thing?
Yes DJs are very busy, and yes they get sent lots of promos – but that doesn’t excuse DJs leaving…
News
Grace Jones Exhibition Coming to the UK
A new exhibition featuring the legendary musician, Grace Jones, will be showing at Nottingham Contemporary from September.…
Hardware Focus
Programming FM Synthesis With The Roland TR-8S
Roland’s surprise firmware update has added FM synthesis to its already powerful drum machine. Let’s see how to make the most of it.
Beat Dissected
Drunk Drummer-Style Grooves
In this latest Beat Dissected, we program a hip-hop beat with a drunk drummer feel inspired by J Dilla and more contemporary users of the technique like Flying Lotus and Kaytranada.
News
Three Arrested on Suspicion of Planning an Illegal Rave
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of planning an illegal rave in Staffordshire over the weekend.…
Introducing...
Sara Landry
Her ‘Sacrifice’ EP on Kraftek dropped a couple of months ago and she’s just put out a 5 track…
Long Reads
From Pedals To Plugins: A History Of Modulation Effects
The history of modulation effects is long and fascinating, stretching from the electromechanical devices of the 1940s up to our ultra-modern digital plugins.
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: Headphones For Music Production 2020
In this latest edition of our roundup series, we update our list of ten of the best studio headphones, from happily affordable to hardly obtainable.
News
Police Claim Illegal Raves Bankrolled by Drug Dealers
Police say that DJs are being bankrolled by gangsters to organise “festival-sized” raves across the UK this summer.…
News
Roland Adds Four Classic Synths To Zenology
Roland has announced that it is bringing emulations of four of its classic synths to Zenology and other ZEN-Core Synthesis instruments.
Interviews
Laura Lewis-Paul: “The passion and the drive, that’s what keeps it going”
For the second of August’s The Business Of Music features, we speak with Laura Lewis Paul, founder and creative…
Gear/Software
Akai Professional MPC Beats
Akai professional’s free MPC Beats DAW is great for beginners and experienced producers alike.
News
June’s Best Music
June 2020 was a great month for new, quality house and techno music. We’ve gathered together a few of…
News
The Cause Nightclub Announces Plans for a New Warehouse Unit to Aid Social Distancing Measures
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Interviews
Sisters Of Murphy: Róisín Murphy & Colleen Murphy In Conversation
This month’s feature interview is with singer, songwriter and Disco-Queen Róisin Murphy who’s about to drop…
Tutorials
Vintage-Style Analogue Warmth And Saturation
In this tutorial, we explore how to bring vintage hardware-style analogue warmth and saturation to your productions with plugins.
News
Trax Records Facing Lawsuit Brought by Artists Larry Heard and Robert Owens
Larry Heard and Robert Owens are suing the Chicago house label for $1 million ‘unpaid’ royalties.…
