Gear/Software
ModeAudio Airspace – Sky’s The Limit?
When is a reverb more than a reverb? We patrol ModeAudio’s brand new Airspace to find out more……
News
Beatport Streaming Introduces Lossless FLAC Audio
Audio quality just got a big endorsement.…
News
Stay At Prince’s Home In Minneapolis
The legendary stars’ home will soon be available for rent on Airbnb.…
Gear/Software
Audiomodern Soundbox Review: The Kontakt Killer?
Upstart plugin developer Audiomodern is challenging the hegemony of Kontakt with its new sampler, Soundbox. Is Audiomodern Soundbox good enough to dethrone the Native Instruments mainstay?
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…
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.
Tutorials
Creating Dub Delays With Standard Plugins
In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through how to create dub-style dirty tape delays using standard plugins.
Columns
We Need To Talk About Plague Raves
As clubs in Italy and Spain close again amid rising COVID infections, Harold Heath wonders if it might be time…
News
Ibiza Nightclubs May Remain Closed This Summer
Ibiza’s local government has announced that tourists will be permitted this summer but dancing at nightclubs will be prohibited…
News
Synth VR Promises a Virtual Modular World For Free
Patch up synths and sequencers in the virtual world for free with SynthVR a virtual reality modular synth.…
Passing Notes
Kerri Chandler Chords: The Ultimate Guide – Part 2
In the second part of this two-part Passing Notes series, we break down advanced chord tricks used by one of the true pioneers of house.
Columns
Unconscious Racial Bias in the Electronic Music Scene
London’s Silverlining (aka Asad Rizvi) who is of mixed Indian and Pakistani origin, shares his experiences of the electronic…
Interviews
DJ Bone: “They can’t come back with the same game plan…everything has to change”
Detroit DJ and producer DJ Bone has been putting on some of Europe’s first legal post-covid events. Who…
News
Novation Launchkey MK3 Line Aimed At Ableton Users
Novation’s Launchkey MK3 controller feature Ableton Live integration and a number of new modes and features.
Gear/Software
Knif Audio Knifonium
Just when you think every worthwhile synthesizer has been emulated for the plugin domain, along comes Knif Audio’s Knifonium to prove you very, very wrong.
Beat Dissected
Truncate-Style Melodic Percussion
In the latest Beat Dissected, we program a techno beat featuring melodic percussion inspired by Truncate’s ‘The Bell’.
News
A Summer of Illegal Raves Predicted as Clubs Remain Closed
With nightclub venues still closed, experts are predicting a summer of illegal raves, perhaps reaching the levels of 1989.…
News
Prince’s Yamaha DX7 Up For Sale At Auction
Break open your piggy banks as a new auction selling Prince’s Yamaha DX7, which he played on ‘Purple Medley…
Tutorials
10 Snare Rolls For The Drop
In this tutorial, we take a look at 10 different ways to create tension with snare rolls.
News
July’s Best Music
Some absolute bangers in this month’s round of our favourite house, techno and electronic music releases for July 2020…
Show & Tell
Gene Farris
Leading Chicago producer Gene Farris (Relief, Toolroom, Defected, Soma) has just dropped his superb ‘Space Girl’ track on Dirtybird. We…
News
Battle to Save Brixton Shop from ‘Housekeeping’ DJ Landlord
The Nour cash and carry in South London claim they’re threatened with eviction by the property development company of…
Passing Notes
Kerri Chandler Chords: The Ultimate Guide
We break down Kerri Chandler’s top chord tricks by analyzing some of his classic tunes.
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: iOS Synths
In our latest best of, we highlight ten of the top synthesizers available on the iOS platform.
Columns
Clubbing under Quarantine: Can Raving Go Digital?
What is dance culture without the clubs? To celebrate Pride Month, we take a look at a queer online dance…
News
Glitterbox Announce Film
‘Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Expression’ is due to be released this summer.…
Interviews
Bradley Zero: “You have to understand the language of the people who are actually gatekeeping the whole thing.”
Rhythm Section is a successful record label, studio space and events host with founder Bradley Zero at the heart of…
Tutorials
Sculpting Warehouse-Style Rolling Techno Basslines
In this tutorial, we show you how to produce and process a layered rolling techno bassline, with a focus on useful low-end mixing tricks.
News
Fundraiser Launched for Chicago House Legend Adonis
Following a post on Adonis Smith’s personal Facebook claiming he has not been paid “one penny” by Trax Records…
News
Sinevibes Wants To Turn Your Korg Synth Into a Groovebox
Sinevibes’ Groove turns your Korg synth into a groovebox.
Deconstructed
Alexander Robotnick – Problèmes d’Amour
We examine the arrangement of Alexander Robotnick’s pioneering ‘Problèmes d’Amour’.
Gear/Software
Novation Launchkey 49 Mk3
Novation impresses with its latest controller, Launchkey 49 Mk3.
Q&A
Exos
Icelandic recording artist Arnvidur Snorrason – Exos – has just delivered his fourth studio album, ‘Indigo’, nearly 20 years after his last…
Introducing...
Raven
Raven is a DJ, producer, singer and songwriter who dropped her debut ‘Flames’ EP on Radio Slave’s Rekids label…
Columns
Act Now Before It’s Too Late
Dance music culture in the UK is about to head into the harshest winter it’s ever seen. Harold Heath…
Beat Dissected
DJ Seinfeld
In this latest Beat Dissected, we demonstrate how to program an electro breakbeat inspired by DJ Seinfeld’s “Sakura.”
News
Bandcamp To Donate 100% To Racial Justice Group Every June 19th
The music retail and streaming platform have also allocated $30,000 annually to organisations campaigning for racial justice.…
