Synth Secrets
Make Your Own Jungle FX
In this Synth Secrets, we’ll recreate some of the jungle’s most iconic and oft-used samples from scratch…
News
Stay At Prince’s Home In Minneapolis
The legendary stars’ home will soon be available for rent on Airbnb.…
Q&A
Lacchesi: “Work Hard, Keep Your Head Down”
Ahead of his US tour, you can catch Lacchesi at Boiler Room Barcelona in October or at RSO, Berlin, next…
Columns
Aslice: The Inevitable End But Does It Have To Be This Way?
We spoke with DVS1 at IMS in 2022 about his new company Aslice. Two years later, it announced it’s…
Interviews
AIR TimewARP 2600 | Sonic Explorations with Lisa Bella Donna
In this short documentary, Lisa Bella Donna explores her passion for modular synthesis, the history of the ARP 2600 synthesizer…
Attack Store
Max for Live: Knob Studio
Knob Studio offers dynamic waveform manipulation and parameter mapping capabilities.
The Secrets of Dance Music Production
The world-leading book on dance music production. Comes with samples too.
The Producer’s Manual
Everything you need to take a mix, from initial recording to final master.
FinalFinal T-Shirt
A hilarious tribute to our never-ending battle with file naming chaos.
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
Max For Live: Travelogue
A Max for Live MIDI device creating a unique sonic journey with joyful surprises
Underground Resistance: The Final Frontier Poster
Anti corporate, political, powerful and progressive the power house of Jeff Mills, Robert Hood and "Mad" Mike Banks needs little introduction.
Replicants – Elektron Analog Rytm Sample Pack
Electro sounds for the Elektron Analog Rytm. Free your spirit.
Max For Live: The Spellbook
LFO inspired by sacred geometry, weaving nature's fabric into your projects
Track By Track
‘Hardproof’ On IMF: 5 Slices Of Moody Groove Techno
HARDPROOF is the first in a series of VA’s on Marcel Fengler’s IMF. It’s…
Podcasts
Octave One On Their Latest Album, Live Performance Processes & The Pressures Of Releasing Music
Octave One have a new album out ‘Never On Sunday’. We tracked them to their new home in Atlanta for…
News
Ableton Announces Free Loop Session With Machina
Join machina on July 22 for a free Ableton Loop Session.…
News
2020 A Complex Semi-Modular Beat-Making Is Coming
Initially introduced in 2016, this absurdly complex beat-making interface is out on July 20th.…
My Studio
Transparent Sound
With a new bumper album out – ‘Accidents’ – with music dating from 1994 to 2023, Transparent Sound shows us around where…
Introducing...
Chemtrailz: “My favorite crowd so far is Barcelona hands down”
“The best advice I’ve received is to invest plenty of time and money in your career because no one…
Video Tutorials
Multiband Processing & Modulation With Polydactyl & Librae
Librae and Polydactyl are dynamic processors. But their modulation capabilities really set them apart. We show you how to use…
Tutorials
How To Choose The Best Amplifier For Your Hi-Fi Speakers
With a wealth of options to choose from, we help you choose the best amplifier for your hi-fi speakers…
Gear/Software
How To Use Multiband Compression With Multiband X6
Devious Machines Multiband X6 makes multiband compression simple – and sounds great to boot.
Quizzes
Crossword Number 14: Pride Month
It’s Pride Month, at least for the next few days it is. We’re joining the celebrations with a…
News
You Can Now Clone Your Voice With ‘Voice Swap’ & Protect Your Vocal Rights
In an age of unchecked AI growth, Voice Swap, created by Nico Pellerin and DJ Fresh aims to protect vocal…
News
Drug Checking At Festivals Needs Your Support
Parklike founder, Sacha Lord, has formally threatened legal action against the government over changes to drug-checking requirements at festivals…
Synth Secrets
How To Make A Gated Pad Like Plaid ‘Clock’ Using Hive 2
In this Synth Secrets, we’re remaking Clock by Plaid using Hive 2. The key is in the LFO rates…
Long Reads
Are Modular Synths Too Expensive? And What Is “Too Expensive” Anyway?
There’s a narrative that Eurorack is wallet-gaugingly expensive but is this justified? We spoke with Noise Engineering and other manufacturers to understand the costs involved
News
Join Music Production for Women (MPW) For A Full Day Of Music Masterclasses in London This Week
Music Production for Women (MPW) has announced a full day of music masterclasses in London for female and non-gender…
Gear/Software
Arturia KeyLab Essential MK 3: A Good Starting MIDI Controller
Unboxed and raring to go, we review the latest Arturia keyboard the KeyLab mk3.…
Podcasts
Inner City on ‘Reach’, Social Media & Production
In our new podcast series, we speak with none other than Inner City on the back of their new single…
Columns
Have Synthesizers Peaked?
It’s time to accept that synthesizers have peaked and stop pining for the next best thing.
News
Splice Introduces “Create” Powered By AI
Originally part of its CoSo mobile app, Splice has now integrated its AI-powered ‘Stacks’ into its website with the…
News
CDJ3000s Introduce StreamingDirectPlay From Beatport
Pioneer DJ has announced a major new firmware update (ver. 3.00) for the CDJ3000 multi-player, which introduces StreamingDirectPlay…
Synth Secrets
Hannah Laing ‘Be The One’: Remake The Synth From Scratch
In the Synth Secrets we show you how to make Hannah Laing’s rave smash, ‘Be The One’ using Twin…
News
D16 Releases Lush 2 A Powerful Update To Their Roland SH-101 Emulation
The Multilayer Polyphonic Synthesizer gets a long-awaited update with Lush 2.…
News
First Floor Volume 1: A New Book Analysing Contemporary Electronic Music Culture
Published by Velocity Press, Shawn Reynaldo’s new book takes a critical look at contemporary electronic music culture during times…
Gear/Software
Live Stem Separation With AuDimix
Global Delight has recently released AuDimix, which promises to separate stems. It enters a tough market that seems to have…
Introducing...
Nathalie Duchene
Nathalie Duchene, draws heavily on the French touch sound. With a new release, ‘Don’t Go, on Boston Bun’s…
News
Syntorial Announces 2.0 Update
Syntorial, a popular synthesizer learning tool, has announced its 2.0 update.…
News
CRSSD Festival Unveils September 23 Lineup
Held in San Diego, CRSSD Festival has released the full lineup.…
Long Reads
Collabhouse: A New Music Distribution Model For Music Makers
Collabhouse offers streaming placement, sync licensing, music promotion with content creators, and NFTs all under one roof.
Interviews
Ross From Friends On ‘The One’, Production & Pressure
One of electronic music’s most alluring artists, Ross from Friends, discusses his new single ‘The One’, the pressures of…
Show & Tell
Lance Gurisik
As part of our Show and Tell series, we asked electronic music producer, Lance Gurisik, to share an assortment of…
