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.
Gear/Software
ROLI Seaboard RISE
Boundary-pushing London company ROLI specialise in innovative keyboard instruments. Greg Scarth finds out if their entry-level RISE controller…
Synth Secrets
Glitchy Chord Lead in Ableton Live
Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and…
Introducing...
Braxton
“I sound almost exactly like someone who sits around in his pyjamas making moody, banging house and techno and eating…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 21/3/16
This week’s top mixes include disco legend Nicky Siano’s first Gallery Podcast, and Paul Woolford shares two rare…
News
Derrick May Talks Jazz, Detroit & Champagne
The techno icon discusses jazz, Detroit, and why you should never drink champagne before DJing.…
Track By Track
Oskar Offermann – Le Grand To Do
The German producer talks us through his second album, explaining some of his production techniques and revealing the influence of…
News
News Round-Up: 18/3/16
Bloc Festival co-founder blames “dull hipsters” for the death of rave culture, two new music creation apps released for…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 14/3/16
This week’s top mixes include Teki Latex for The Astral Plane, JD Twitch on Solid Steel, Ben Sims showing…
Tutorials
Getting Dirty With Korg’s Volca Sample
Korg’s Volca Sample is one of the most affordable hardware samplers ever produced. Here’s how you can push…
Gear/Software
E-RM Multiclock
E-RM specialise in improving the timing of your equipment. Greg Scarth checks out their new Multiclock, which offers sample…
News
News Round-Up: 11/3/16
Tiga on being a superstar DJ, Herbie Hancock’s advice to young musicians, and tributes to Beatles producer George Martin…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 7/3/16
This week’s top mixes include Avalon Emerson’s tribute to Starck Club, Spencer Parker in session, Peggy Gou’s…
My Studio
Ethyl & Flori
As they launch their own label, Ethyl shows us around the duo’s shared space.…
News
Tom Trago Talks Curating, Music Discovery And Production With Sonos
Amsterdam native Tom Trago talks about his musical roots, inspiration and why he doesn’t consider himself a record collector…
News
News Round-Up: 4/3/16
Holly Herndon lectures at Ableton’s Loop summit, Technics explain new 1200 turntable’s hefty price tag, SFX announces plans…
Introducing...
Panthera Krause
Panthera Krause tried showjumping, but the horse did all the work. We asked him to introduce his music.…
Top Tracks
Maelstrom
As he launches his new RAAR imprint with Louisahhh!!!, Maelstrom talks us through his all-time favourites.…
News
Ableton Release Live 9.5 & Push 2
Updates and new software announced as Ableton’s Loop summit draws to a close in Berlin.…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 28/2/16
This week’s top mixes include a special KDJ/Mahogani radio show with Andrés, Midland’s BBC Radio 1…
News
News Round-Up: 26/2/16
50% off Arturia’s new iOS beatmaker iSpark, new KordBot chord generator device reaches crowd funding target, Goldie awarded MBE…
Top Tracks
Davide Squillace
“The record I hate? Come on! Where’s the diplomacy here?!” Ahead of this weekend’s Circus x Ellum Halloween…
Q&A
Daniel Dexter
“The music industry is a permanent frustration paired with little moments of euphoria…” Poker Flat’s Daniel Dexter answers our…
Introducing...
LOR
With support from the likes of Mano Le Tough, Âme, John Talabot and Roman Flügel, Belfast’s LOR is…
News
News Round-Up: 19/2/16
MIDI Sync for Launchpad, a free production workshop for girls, and check out the sequencer that became Ableton Live.…
Video Tutorials
Kollektiv Turmstrasse – ‘Sorry I’m Late’ Brass Synth
We take a look at Kollektiv Turmstrasse’s ubiquitous Ibiza anthem ‘Sorry I’m Late’ and recreate the track’s…
Interviews
Danny Daze
With a hardware-based studio back home in Miami but most of his time spent in Europe, Danny Daze has…
News
News Round-Up: 12/2/16
How fashion appropriates rave culture, big price reductions from Elektron, Defected moves from Ibiza to Croatia, listen back to BBC…
Top Tracks
Spencer Parker
“I hate when the last track of the night is some shit new edit of a disco track or a…
Technique
Tone & Colour: What Do Filters Do To Sounds?
Bruce Aisher explores what filters do to audio signals, visualising the results and explaining what gives particular filters their own…
My Studio
Noël Jackson
Producer, engineer and Superfreq co-founder Noël Jackson shows us around his LA studio, giving us an insight into…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 8/2/16
This week’s top mixes include house legends Mood II Swing, a 90-minute odyssey from Huxley, Richie Hawtin live…
