Tutorials
Balancing a Vocal House Mix With AI-Assisted Compression and EQ
Artificial intelligence can help balance a track by working across mix groups. We use Sonible’s smart:EQ3 and smart:Comp to take a vocal house song over the finish line.
Tutorials
Artificial intelligence can help balance a track by working across mix groups. We use Sonible’s smart:EQ3 and smart:Comp to take a vocal house song over the finish line.
Tutorials
Know what the different kinds of reverb mean? If you can’t tell a hall from a chamber, this is the guide for you.
News
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Beat Dissected
In this Beat Dissected, we make a beat heavily inspired by the 6/4 track “Coordinated Will” an Attack favourite…
Gear/Software
Can Plugin Boutique’s Scaler 2 help bridge the composition gap between creativity and music theory?
News
Matthew Dear explains Leftfield remix, Corsica Studios is Where It’s At, Laurent Garnier’s feature film Electrochoc, and Electronic…
Beat Dissected
In the latest Beat Dissected, we look at how detailed programming and hit placement can deliver a live…
Tutorials
Take advantage of all that hardware synths have to offer by using one as an external effects processor. We show you how with IK Multimedia UNO Synth Pro and Ableton Live.
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We review four of the best stem separation tools and focus on which is the best for DJs and live…
Books/DVDs
Ableton’s first foray into publishing offers a series of occasionally abstract solutions to some of the common problems faced…
News
Brighton Music Conference announces details of this year’s Academy programme.…
Long Reads
More and more producers are ditching the computer. Is this a response to an increasingly digitised life?…
Synth Secrets
Restricting yourself to one synth can be a great way to improve your synthesis chops. We use a Moog Grandmother and Ableton Live to build up an ambient song piece by piece.
News
Abbey Road launch music institute, fake Sennheiser trader convicted, and Don Buchla takes new owners of his brand to court…
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YouTube launches YouTube for Artists, Ableton publish a book on making music, Krystal Klear on club history, and Ultimate Breaks…
Tutorials
Pitch can be a powerful tool for creating tension in a breakdown. We use Zplane’s ElastiquePitch 2 to transform a vocal sample into a riser.
Tutorials
08s have come a long way since the release of the drum machine. See how to use the 808-derived basses in Capsule Onyx to create multi-layered basslines for three bass music genres.
News
A global record store database, James Holden’s group humaniser, Juan Atkins explains missed shows, and Williams and Thicke fined…
Beat Dissected
In the latest Beat Dissected, we explore the early 80s with a retro pattern based on classic digital drum machine…
Tutorials
Dynamic EQ combines the best of equalization and compression into one handy tool. We look at different ways of using it in a techno production.
Gear/Software
With a whole world of competition online, how does MusicGurus Creative Sampling & Creative Composition hold up? Jonny Strinati goes…
News
An ARP Odyssey comparison, secondary ticket market regulation, ruminations on the death of the album, and Apple acquires Camel Audio…
Gear/Software
Greg Scarth checks out the latest addition to Korg’s Volca range: a unique sample sequencer with its own character…
Tutorials
In this tutorial, we look at how to make track elements pop without losing mono compatibility.
Beat Dissected
In this installment of Beat Dissected we program a percussion-driven house beat and use stereo width techniques to add character to the drums.
News
A tour of the Erica Synths factory, how the Blurred Lines lawsuit could change music forever and tributes to new…
News
Carl Craig on Detroit, how Boiler Room works, Jimmy Edgar making modulars sexy, the US Copyright Office considers licensing proposals…
Tutorials
Delay and reverb aren’t just for imparting a sense of space. In this tutorial, we use them creatively to add atmosphere to a mix.
Tutorials
Harness the power of the Shepard tone to blow people’s minds with a riser that never peaks.
News
James Holden on modular synthesis, discounts on Ableton courses, the political legacy of Detroit techno, and watch a live KiNK…
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Quizzes
Aprils’ crossword is Ukrainian themed. How much do you know about Ukrainian music? Time to find out.…
Quizzes
You have 15 mins to complete 14 practical tests for a chance to win £2,000 worth of Roland gear…
The Best...
We offer a selection of our recommended headphones for studio use, picking out our top choices at a range of…
Long Reads
What makes a great DJ? Kristan Caryl asked a group of top selectors including Dave Clarke, Mr G, Mosca and…
The Best...
2014 was an incredible year for analogue synths and 2015 looks set to deliver even more. We run through some…
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