Long Reads
Ten Of The Best Jazz Samples In House And Techno
International Jazz Day is a global event that sees countless gigs and parties held in celebration of the ground-breaking…
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Tutorials
Organising Samples With AI And Waves Cosmos
Get your unwieldy sample folder under control with Waves’ Cosmos, a free AI-powered sample organizer. We walk you through the process.
News
Win A Free Arturia Minilab MK II
Some may not have noticed but it was Valentine’s day this week As a gesture of love from us…
News
Splice Now Allows Users To Download A Certified Licence For All Samples
Splice has finally unveiled a long-sought-after feature allowing users to auto-generate a document with a certified licence…
Tutorials
Working With Samples: The Secrets of Dance Music Production
This tutorial is a shortened excerpt from our book, The Secrets of Dance Music Production, which is available to buy…
Passing Notes
No Strings Attached: Resampling Custom String Samples
Sampling strings from existing records is a staple technique in dance production, but it has its downsides. Creating your own…
News
PCloud Are Gifting Musicians 500GB Of Free Storage To Celebrate International Music Day
Today is International Music Day! And to celebrate, the cloud storage provider pCloud is offering all music creators 500GB of…
News
NI Commits $30,000 to Girls Make Beats & Releases New Free SoundPack
Native Instruments has released a new charity soundpack to raise funds for Girls Make Beats, a nonprofit organization that empowers…
Long Reads
Free to Roam: Kornél Kovács
“‘Pantalón’ is obviously a piss take…” Kristan Caryl talks to the joker of the Studio Barnhus pack about his…
Tutorials
Layering Kick Drum Samples
How do I create the perfect kick drum? It’s a question we’ve surely all asked at some point…
News
Free Software Recreates MPC2000XL
The vMPC2000XL Emulator has the look of the original and is available as a standalone application or as a VST2…
News
Win Over $2k In Prizes In Beat Challenge Competition
GPU Audio has announced the launch of the ‘GPU Audio Beat Battle,’ a beat making competition.…
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…
News
The Best & Biggest Black Friday Deals For Music Producers
It’s Black Friday again. As the cost of living bites, now is the best time to get a plugin…
News
Introducing Cmpsr: A Gaming-Inspired Joystick MIDI Controller
Cmpsr allows users to trigger MIDI on their DAW or any MIDI-compatible device through the joystick’s movements.…
News
News Round-Up: 15/02/19
WMC gears up. Berlin clubs go green. The OP-1 is back. Eventide makes big news.…
Interviews
Maelstrom
Maelstrom talks sampling, gives us an insight into his creative process and launches a competition for producers to win great…
Quizzes
Play Space Invaders & Win Prizes Worth £899!
We’ve partnered with Digit Music to offer three fantastic prizes for the champions of an internet game inspired by…
News
SOR Transformation
Oliver Schmitt’s latest sample pack breaks with genre conventions to deliver a singular take on robotic sound effects.…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 22/12/14
This week’s top mixes include Maelstrom’s Electronic Exploration, a PBR Streetgang NYE celebration, Frank & Tony contemplating melancholy…
Track By Track
Blomfelt – ‘i’m interested in apathy’
Blomfelt takes us through his album ‘i’m interested in apathy’.…
Synth Secrets
Drum & Bass Leads
Load up Hive by u-he or a synth of your choice, and let’s make a hard-hitting drum…
News
News Round Up: 4/9/14
Aphex Twin on new LP, Pioneer to sell DJ equipment business, a manga guitar pedal and a rare interview with…
News
News Round-Up: 24/1/14
How to record ghosts, rave history and free samples of the ultra-rare EMS VCS4 from Coldcut’s Matt Black…
Synth Secrets
Making Com Truise Style Basslines With MiniFreak V
MiniFreak V is a new addition to Arturia’s V Collection X. We have the physical counterpart let’s load…
Gear/Software
Vocal Reverb by Antares
Antares, best known for Auto-Tune, has released Vocal Reverb. Can artificial intelligence speed up the process of creating the…
News
News Round-Up 6/9/13
Ableton Live 9.1, innovations in grime, lawsuits and cancellations, and EZ interviews Todd Edwards about garage.…
News
News Round-Up: 21/6/13
Our weekly review of the latest news in music and tech. This week: Daft Punk remixed, NI discounts, a new…
Gear/Software
Can Current Reshape The Wavetable Soft Synth Game?
Minimal Audio’s first soft synth Current is a gorgeous-sounding wavetable beast but will being subscription-only turn potential users away?
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…
News
Wave Alchemy Transistor Revolution
Wave Alchemy’s Transistor Revolution is a staggeringly huge collection of 22,000 TR-808 and 909 drum samples. But…
Advertising
Marketing & Advertising With Attack Magazine
If you’re reading this, you might consider working with Attack Magazine. Read on to find out how we can…
Quizzes
Crossword #10 April 22
Aprils’ crossword is Ukrainian themed. How much do you know about Ukrainian music? Time to find out.…
Quizzes
How High is Your Roland IQ?
You have 15 mins to complete 14 practical tests for a chance to win £2,000 worth of Roland gear…
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: Headphones For Music Production
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?
What makes a great DJ? Kristan Caryl asked a group of top selectors including Dave Clarke, Mr G, Mosca and…
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: New Analogue Mono Synths
2014 was an incredible year for analogue synths and 2015 looks set to deliver even more. We run through some…