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…
Q&A
JKS – “The Importance Of Silence Is Underrated”
We caught up with JKS to put him through the paces of the quick-fire Q&A.…
News
Music Production For Women (MPW) Has Announced A Free 2 Day Course
Music Production for Women (MPW) has announced a two-day Women in Music Tech Summit on October 19th and 20th…
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.
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?
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…
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”.…
News
Arturia AudioFuse 16Rig
Arturia has announced, at AES, the AudioFuse 16Rig, designed as much for the modern studio live hardware musician as it…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
Introducing...
Støll: “I’m Not Interested In Gaining Followers..Just Listen To The Music”
Hailing from Northeast Germany, we asked Støll to introduce himself.…
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…
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.
News
Lunacy Audio Announces Sale Including Canopies With Benn Jordan
Canopies is a new Artist Collection Expansion Pack for CUBE from Benn Jordan…
News
AIAIAI Release Worlds First Wireless Studio Monitors
Danish audio company AIAIAI has announced UNIT-4, the world’s first professional wireless studio monitors.…
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…
Tutorials
How AI Sound Matching Does More Than Just Find Sounds Quicker
Sound matching technology can be a boon for workflow, but there are other, hidden advantages behind using AI for sample…
News
The Pulsar W495 Is Free Through October
The Pulsar W495, is an accurate emulation of Neumann’s w495 three-band EQ but with extra modern features…
Q&A
Sattam
With influences including Daniel Avery, Bonobo, Bicep, Overmono, Kassian – Sattam is one to watch for the future. We put him…
Beat Dissected
Burial -‘Ghost Hardware’
In this Beat Dissected, we break down a beat inspired by Ghost Hardware by Burial.…
Introducing...
La Kajofol
La Kajofol’s mystical techno continues to bedazzle. We asked her to introduce herself with a release on Indira Paganottos…
Long Reads
Back of the House Hazards – Common Risks Security Teams Face Backstage
“Back of the House” describes the behind-the-scenes areas that the public rarely sees. In entertainment venues, hotels, and…
News
Toybox Release Thump One And It’s Free
Thump One is a free synth plugin with a glitchy ‘wavetable’ engine and a bank of flexible multi-segment envelopes…
Synth Secrets
Make Beautiful Pads With Hive 2
Hive 2 is beautiful. Its pads are beautiful. Let’s do this.…
Synth Secrets
Use Drift To Modulate Bass Like Overmono / Modeselektor
In this Synth Secrets tutorial, we will use Drift to make an Overmono, Modeselektor style bass.…
News
Pixelynx & Beatport Launch BeatKORS
BeatKORs are the latest collection to launch on KORUS, PIXELYNX’s AI music platform…
News
What’s On: The Cage at Ministry Of Sound
The Cage are hosting a night of EDM this Friday at Ministry of Sound.…
News
Attack Is Having A Mega Office Sale!
If you’re looking for a major bargain from our store products, read on to find out about our massive…
News
The Acid V Is Here To Corrode Your Basslines
Arturia has announced the Acid V, an enhanced emulation of the Roland TB-303.…
News
Cableguys Release FilterShaper XL
FilterShaper XL is a dedicated reboot of their dedicated dual filter plugin FilterShaper 3.…
