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.
The Best...
Ten Of The Best Multiband Compressor Plugins
Multiband compressors are an indispensable weapon in any mixing arsenal. Here are 10 to consider for your next dynamics purchase.
Tutorials
How To Use A Sequencer With Catalyst
There are a tonne of sequencers out there. How does the new CATALYST stack up with the rest?…
News
Beatport Opens Applications For It’s Second Annual Diversity + Parity Fund
The investment initiative is designed to support organizations that focus on underrepresented groups and promote diversity within the music industry…
Q&A
UMEK: Two Decades Till Drumcode
Nearly two decades since sending Adam Beyer his demo, UMEK finally gets Drumcode debut.…
Long Reads
You Can Now Get Feedback On Your Music From Your Favourite Artists
Echio, an artist-led music education platform founded in 2021, now offers demo feedback from your favourite artists. And for…
Long Reads
Friends Are Electric: Making Music With Vintage Amiga Computers
We talk to Pete Cannon, DJ Formula and Vogue Renege about producing and even DJing with old Amigas – and how you can too.
News
Sonible Releases Smart:Gate – A Content-Aware Gate Plug-in
The latest addition to the likeable Sonible is smart:gate. Unlike conventional gates, which are triggered by input level, smart…
News
Ableton Announces Free Loop Session With Machina
Join machina on July 22 for a free Ableton Loop Session.…
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
2020 A Complex Semi-Modular Beat-Making Is Coming
Initially introduced in 2016, this absurdly complex beat-making interface is out on July 20th.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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
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.…
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…
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
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…
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.…
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
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…
