Track By Track
DESIREE Chooses Her Top Tracks
At CRSSD Festival in September we followed DESIREE into the Chapter One vinyl pop-up and asked her to select…
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.…
News
Ableton Launches Move: A Portable, Standalone Instrument for On-the-Go Music Creation
After various mystery marketing campaigns, the wait is over. Move from Ableton is here and it’s a long awaited…
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?
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.
Columns
Are You Ready For The Robot DJ Revolution?
Like it or loathe it, A.I. is here to stay. Chandler Shortlidge looks at how this is going to…
Interviews
Marc Rebillet – The Man Behind the Meme
Musician, performer and internet sensation Marc Rebillet has had his life flipped upside down after his notorious rise online. Oliver…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 24/04/2019
This weeks top mixes include Conducta for Boiler Room, Anna Lann for GETME! and Michael Mayer for Cosmo Radio.…
News
News Round-up: 19/04/2019
IMS announces keynote speakers. Berlin gets a new community music space. Bandcamp crowdfunds vinyl pressing. Fyre Festival problems continue.…
Tutorials
Acoustics 101: Improve the sound of your studio (and mixes)
A few simple tweaks to your studio can make mixing easier and your productions stronger. In part one of a…
Interviews
Anja Schneider
‘In the’80s, Berlin was a little island for freaks, even David Bowie and Depeche Mode knew this’. Anja Schneider…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 16/04/19
This week’s top mixes include GiGi FM for Pretty Pretty Good, LB aka Labat for i-D and Daniela…
News
News Round-Up: 15/04/19
Spotify’s CEO says streaming saved artists. Human Traffic 2 comes into focus. London gets a new venue. Twisted Electrons…
News
Leaks, Rumours & Hype: What to Expect at NAMM 2019
The annual winter NAMM show in California is undoubtedly the busiest time of the year for new gear releases. We…
News
News Round-Up: 05/04/19
Kim English dies. Red Bull Music Academy is on its way out. Ultra’s Kentucky Fried mishap. Major label gender…
News
News Round-Up: 29/03/19
Scott Walker dies. Article 13 gets the green light. Serato’s new DAW. Vinyl sales top YouTube’s.…
Reviews
The Joys of Screenless Synth Programming
We take a better look at Teenage Engineering’s OP-Z, a screenless groovebox that bucks trends and opens up…
Job Envy
Spitfire Audio CEO – Will Evans
Our first Job Envy of the year comes courtesy of Will Evans, CEO of Spitfire Audio. We managed to pin…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 27/03/19
This week’s top mixes include Chippy Nonstop for Dummy, Dasco for International Tribe and TV.Out for Radio Ritual…
News
News Round-Up: 22/03/19
Myspace loses its music. Massive X is finally here. Amsterdam has a new inclusive booking agency. Doepfer drops four new…
Long Reads
These Women Are Fixing The Gender Problem in Music Tech
Making up just 5 percent of the music tech industry, women are vastly underrepresented. There is a long way to…
Introducing...
Chaney
With plans to take himself from Swindon to the Amalfi Coast, we asked Chaney to introduce himself.…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 20/03/19
This week’s top mixes include Monoloc for KNTXT, Klaus for Truants and Violet for Fabric.…
Track By Track
Brian Cid
“I always suggest not spending too much time tweaking sounds because this kills the energy flow of your expressions. Shape…
My Studio
81
Proving that age is no barrier to making electronic music, ’81’, a 12 year old producer and record label owner…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 14/03/18
This week’s top mixes include TMSV for Cosmic Bridge Records, Hidden Spheres for Clash Magazine and Cassy b2b Yamaho…
News
Win a copy of The Secrets of Dance Music Production
We’re giving away ten copies of our book The Secrets of Dance Music Production. Enter our prize draw to…
Tutorials
Energising Synth Hats from Mini V
Looking to add a bit of energy into your hi-hats? Instead of using a sample to program the hats…
Interviews
Looking Forward: Esa & the Future
Oliver Payne speaks with Esa about his next chapter, the beauty of collaboration and how his past is shaping his…
News
News Round-Up: 08/03/19
The Prodigy’s Keith Flint dies. The music community remembers a rave icon. Musicians Mental health is back in the…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 05/03/2019
This weeks top mixes include Minou for Four Heads, Krystal Klear for Beatport and Neue Grafik for Dimensions Festival.…
My Studio
Extrawelt
To frame it in the words of Mick Jagger – “You can’t always get what you want. But if you…
Gear/Software
Native Instruments Maschine Mikro Mk3
The Maschine Mikro Mk3 offers a huge amount of fun and creativity at an attractive price. Bruce Aisher explores further…
