News
Teenage Engineering Release OP-XY
A follow-up to the OP-Z in a smart-looking black monochrome finish has been unveiled, and it comes…
Q&A
Aida Arko
From circus acrobatics to hard-edged techno, Iranian-born DJ and producer Aida Arko’s journey is extraordinary. Now splitting…
News
A Decade Of Dance Music: CRSSD Festival Announces 10th Anniversary Lineup For Spring 2025 Edition
The San Diego dance music institution, CRSSD Festival, has announced its 10th Anniversary Lineup for the Spring 2025 Edition. Find…
Tutorials
The Theory Of Techno Pads (Part 1)
In an excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Techno Production, we dive into the theory of techno pads…
Synth Secrets
The Baddadan Synth Bass Sound
The sound of the summer. We retrospectively look at the Baddadan horn synth bass that continues to rumble dance floors…
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.
Interviews
Crate Digging with HAAi
We spoke to HAAi at CRSSD Festival to ask the popular tastemaker, producer and DJ her favorite tracks.…
Gear/Software
Can Current Reshape The Wavetable Soft Synth Game?
Minimal Audio’s first soft synth Current is a gorgeous-sounding wavetable beast but will being subscription-only turn potential users away?
News
From Nov 14th Save Up To 80% Off Polyverse
Has it been a year already? The Black Friday bonanza continues to gain steam with Polyverse offering up to 80…
News
What’s On: Benny Benassi & Special Guest OFFAIAH
On 24th November, catch OFFAIAH and Benny Benassi at the Ministry of Sound. presented by FUTURE.…
Job Envy
Roxanne Oak: Relationship Manager For Dance Music Genres At PPL
For this month’s Job Envy, we speak to Roxanne Oak, whose role at PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited) is specific…
Synth Secrets
Make THAT Automated Laser Sound (You Know The One)
In this Synth Secrets, we’re using u-he’s Hive 2 to recreate a classic synth effect that’s…
Long Reads
How Technology Can Help in Better Event Coordination and Planning
Ready or not, digital evolution and innovations are reinventing the 21st-century business environment as we know it. And event…
News
Soundful Introduces Human+AI Collaboration Campaign for Music Production
One of the first companies in this growing space, Soundful has announced Soundful Collabs.…
News
Add Character & Depth With ‘TEXTURE’ – New In Store
The latest Max For Live device in the Attack Store is TEXTURE by Elphnt – it’s available now at a…
Gear/Software
APU Loudness Compressor Packs A Punch For Just $29
APU Software has described their new mastering plugin as a long overdue upgrade to compression technology. We explore their new approach and put it to the test!
News
Silen Audio Launches Infinite Flow
Silen Audio has officially launched its long-anticipated synthesizer, Infinite Flow, following more than two years of development.…
Synth Secrets
Pitch-Bending Chord Stabs With Ableton’s Drift
We use pitch automation and the analog-emulating qualities of Ableton’s newest synth to craft a bouncy synth stab patch!
Gear/Software
Roland Gaia 2: Synthesis Is Back
Roland’s Gaia 2 is a digital synth with wavetables and tons of synthesis options but does it deserve a place in the company’s pantheon of godlike instruments?
News
Gigwell Wants You To Be Your Own Booking Agent
Gigwell has introduced “The Artist Essentials Package” to celebrate its 10th anniversary.…
News
FabFilter Pro-R 2 Is Here
One of the more popular reverbs around, the Pro-R has had an update to the Pro-R 2.…
Synth Secrets
Remake The Synth From ‘We Do What We Want’
It’s a bonafide techno classic. One of the most iconic tracks from the brilliant Alan Fitzpatrick. Time to take…
Long Reads
Vinyl Resurgence Examined In Holland, Market Correction Ahead?
With Making Vinyl on the horizon next week in Haarlem, Netherlands, co-founder Larry Jaffee reflects on the vinyl landscape…
News
Beatport Launches ‘Beatport Studio’
Beatport has announced Beatport Studio, a production membership consolidating various aspects of their growing producer ecosystem.…
News
Pitch Innovations Release Groove Shaper
Fresh on the heels of Fluid Pitch and Fluid Chords, Pitch Innovations introduces Groove Shaper – the “Ultimate Groove Machine”.…
Tutorials
Make An Italo Bassline With Chance Engine
Chance Engine is a Max for Live device designed to add controlled yet random fluctuations to the most important…
Gear/Software
Baby Audio Transit – Transitioning Made Easy
Transit feels like Baby Audio’s ‘Greatest Hits Deluxe Double Album’ – a defining album, with a polished sound combining years…
News
Arturia AudioFuse 16Rig
Arturia has announced, at AES, the AudioFuse 16Rig, designed as much for the modern studio live hardware musician as it…
News
Former Spitfire Audio CEO, Will Evans, Announces New Company ‘Song Athletics’
Song Athletics is a new music technology company founded by Will Evans, former CEO of Spitfire Audio. The first 500…
Podcasts
Pig Room Podcast EP 6 – Brandon Tatum, Esq.
Join us for one hour of music legal talk with Brandon Tatum, Esq., a Billboard Top Music Lawyer…
Interviews
Aphex Twin On Track: Every Album, Every Song
At just 16 Beau Waddell has taken on the task of documenting every Aphex Twin track ever. The book is…
News
Arturia Release EFX MOTIONS A “Creative Movement Shaper”
Efx MOTIONS combines musical movement, mix dynamics, and creative audio tools into an effect plugin to give your music the…
News
Sonification Tools Are Here: What Are They, And Why Should You Care?
Until now, sonification remained an esoteric technique available only to artists with a coding background. But, with the release of Sonification Tools, Berlin’s Manifest Audio offer an accessible solution to harness real-world data for music composition directly within Ableton Live.
Long Reads
The Legalities of Emulations
The law when it comes to emulating instruments in software form is vague and complex. We take a look at the legalities of emulations from two sides, the law and the developer.
Show & Tell
5 CRSSD Festival Artists: What’s Your Favorite Gear?
CRSSD Festival is gearing up for its 16th edition on Sept 23rd and 24th. We caught up with five artists…
Introducing...
Støll: “I’m Not Interested In Gaining Followers..Just Listen To The Music”
Hailing from Northeast Germany, we asked Støll to introduce himself.…
