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.…
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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.
My Studio
Anthony Parasole
A tasty synth selection, a giant record collection and a gangster penguin. Brooklyn native and Berghain resident Anthony Parasole shows…
Gear/Software
Ableton Live 10: What’s New?
Ableton Live 10 is here. Greg Scarth takes a look at the best new features in the update.…
News
News Round-Up: 16/3/18
Spotify test automatic mixing functions. Google develop AI synth. Two new plugin bundles from Arturia.…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 12/3/17
This week’s top mixes include Koodeta’s Women’s Day Playlist, Octo Octa’s Emotional Impact and Shinichiro Yokota…
Gear/Software
Arturia DrumBrute: Long-Term Impact
As the Arturia DrumBrute approaches its first birthday, we assess its long-term impact.…
My Studio
Saytek
Choice pieces of kit from the likes of Elektron, Novation and Pioneer make up Saytek’s live-focused setup. He…
News
News Round-Up: 9/3/18
Paying tribute to the Walkman and Discman. Jamie Lidell chats to Prince’s sound engineer. Roland launch updated TR-8…
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Mixes Of The Week: 5/3/17
This week’s top mixes include Ben UFO’s XOYO residency, Andy Butler’s Ransom Note and DJ Boring’s…
Long Reads
Rethinking World Music: Mike Greenwell
What does ‘world music’ mean in 2017? Is it time to reconsider how we approach the term? Kristan Caryl finds…
Deconstructed
DJ Boring – ‘Winona’
DJ Boring’s ‘Winona’ is an archetypal lo-fi house production. We deconstruct it to find out what makes the…
News
News Round-Up: 2/3/18
Spotify valued at over $23 billion despite major losses. Behringer teases Roland Jupiter-8 clone. Google launches new Song Maker…
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Mixes Of The Week: 26/2/17
This week’s top mixes include Alva Noto’s Blistering Techno, Bok Bok b2b with Kode9 and East Man’s…
Gear/Software
Steinberg HALion 6
Could HALion 6 be the samplist’s software sampler? Dave Clews finds out.…
Long Reads
Looking Back: 15 Years of Running Back Records
Gerd Janson’s Running Back is a label with an unparalleled reputation for consistency. Kristan Caryl speaks to the…
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News Round-Up: 23/2/18
A scammer makes millions from Spotify. Jazz infiltrates club culture. Cakewalk Sonar saved.…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 19/2/17
This week’s top mixes include Anastasia Kristensen’s Immense Landscapes, Virtual Self’s Romantic Visions and Royal-T’s…
Long Reads
Head to Head: Andreas Tilliander vs Brendon Moeller
Two of electronic music’s most prolific artists sit down to discuss their working processes, inspirations and collaboration as TM404…
Synth Secrets
Wavetable Resynthesis
Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and…
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News Round-Up: 16/2/18
Moog release $35k modular. Teenage Engineering team up with IKEA. Help crowdfund a synth development system.…
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Mixes Of The Week: 12/2/17
This week’s top mixes include Carl Craig live in Cologne, Amy Becker’s Acrylic On Air, and Jay Simon…
Q&A
MANIK
“Too house for Europe but too techno for the USA.” Find out what makes MANIK laugh, what makes him cry…
Gear/Software
UVI Vintage Vault 2: Exploring the Highlights
We explore the highlights of UVI’s latest upgrade to their classic synth sound collection.…
News
News Round-Up: 9/2/18
Ibiza Airbnb crackdown. The ultimate listening station. Kylie. Yes, Kylie.…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 5/2/17
This week’s top mixes include Disc Woman Nazira, Ana Helder’s Uplifting Sound and Yaeji’s Lyrical Impacts.…
Long Reads
Sharam: The Dark Side
The Deep Dish man turns to the dark side on his new album. Greg Scarth finds out what inspired him…
My Studio
Giorgia Angiuli
Analogue synths, Omnichords and frog keyboards… Giorgia Angiuli shows us around her studio.…
News
News Round-Up: 2/2/18
How to be a responsible music listener. Mental health support for musicians. Help crowdfund a new book on dance music…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 29/1/17
This week’s top mixes include Jam City’s latest Earthly, Acre’s club landscapes and 100% new Church material…
Long Reads
Amp Fiddler: Unsung Hero
Attack’s Kristan Caryl calls one of Detroit’s unsung heroes to talk gentrification, junk food and Donald Trump.…
My Studio
Joran van Pol
Working mainly in the box doesn’t mean your studio has to be boring. Joran van Pol shows us around…
News
News Round-Up: 19/1/18
The BBC focus on female electronic music pioneers. Native Instruments launch sample subscription site.…
