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.
Long Reads
Stephen Morris – A Career in Gear
‘Before you could quantise things we’d sample every drum and reprogram the whole backing track out of these parts…
News
News Round-Up: 26/07/19
Vestax introduces a $10,000 mixer. Sydney’s lockouts are costing the city big. Etsy to acquire Reverb. Attack becomes…
Gear/Software
Waves Abbey Road Studio 3
Can a plug-in effectively recreate the sweet spot monitoring position of the hallowed Studio 3 at Abbey Road?…
Beat Dissected
Found Sound Techno
In this installment of Beat Dissected, we’re going to create a drum pattern incorporating found sounds blended with saturated…
Long Reads
Going Sober: How Seven Artists Transformed Their Lives
Partying hard is inextricable from our scene. And sometimes, DJs indulge more than anyone else. Chandler Shortlidge explores what happened…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 23/07/19
This week’s mixes include Chevals for Slothboogie, Kelman Duran for Boiler Room and Tiefschwarz for Electronic Groove.…
News
News Round-up: 19/07/19
Music is declaring a climate emergency. Berlin’s club culture might be in danger. Focusrite buys Adam Audio. Deepdrive reimagines…
Interviews
La Fleur: In Conversation With Sasha
We sat down with Sasha and La Fleur as they discussed keeping routines on the road, balancing work with family…
Introducing...
Risa Taniguchi
Having recently been supported by artists such as Maceo Plex, Perc and Amelie Lens, Tokyo based DJ and producer Risa…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 16/07/19
This week’s mixes include Four Tet and Trevor Jackson for Solid Steel, Mark E for Compost and Eliza Rose…
Tutorials
Drones From Drums
In our latest tutorial we look at how to make a drone using a simple kick drum one shot. Sound…
News
News Round-up: 12/07/2019
Judy Russell dies. Clone Records to release classical music. Djax Up gets a documentary. ALM/Busy Circuits drops the Squid…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 09/07/19
This week’s mixes include upsammy for Resident Advisor, Speaking Minds for Clash Magazine and Modular Project for Melbourne Deepcast…
Gear/Software
TTAP and WOV by K-Devices
A tremolo and a tape delay could provide new inspiration for sound designers, but may be less accessible to the…
News
News Round-Up: 05/07/19
Traktor Pro gets an update. Glastonbury goes green. Knowledge Magazine drops a 25th anniversary book. …
News
Mixes Of The Week: 03/07/19
This week’s top mixes include Wilted Woman for Dummy, Stanton Warriors for Fabric and Kiara Scuro for Balamii.…
Long Reads
Assessing Social Media’s Impact On Electronic Music
Social media has undergone big changes in the last few years, and some of those changes have left artists feeling…
News
News Round-Up: 28/06/19
ADE announces first wave lineup. NI drops MASSIVE X. Berlin is getting drug testing. Brian Eno has an asteroid named…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 26/06/19
This weeks mixes include Vonda7 for Groove Magazine, DJ Richard for Knekelhuis and Cocktail Party Effect for Hyponik.…
Long Reads
The Genesis of Synthesis: 10 Reasons Why The Roland Juno Is The Greatest Synthesizer Of All Time
The Queen of Gods | The God of Synths…
Gear/Software
Cherry Audio Voltage Modular
Cherry Audio’s debut instrument is not just a virtual modular synth. It’s a whole modular eco-system. Armed…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 21/06/19
This week’s mixes include RHR for International Tribe, Samuli Kemppi for Newtype Rhythms and Sophia Saze for Mixmag.…
Long Reads
Growing Old Disgracefully: DJs on Parenthood. Part Two
Almost exactly a year ago, we asked a range of globe-trotting DJ parents how they balanced life on the…
