Black Friday 2025. Best DJ Gear Deals

Now is the time to upgrade your DJ setup with these solid Black Friday 2025 deals. Keep checking back to state up to date.

Black Friday 2025. Best Music Hardware Deals

Keep up with all of the best hardware deals with this constantly-updating list of music gear bargains.

Expressive E Introduces Osmose 61

The new model retains the expressive capabilities of the original Osmose while increasing the range for two-handed play and…

Expressive E Launches MPE Sound Bank For Lounge Lizard EP-5

A new preset collection introduces advanced expression capabilities to AAS’s electric piano plugin.…

Shapeshifting Bass With U-he Zebra

Load up u-he Zebra, or something similar, and learn some synthesis fundamentals, including how to use an XY Pad…

Black Friday 2025. Best Music Software Deals

Keep up to date with the top bargains for Black Friday with this rolling curated list of the best software deals.

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The Secrets Book Bundle

Get 2 best-selling music production books. Buy more, spend less.

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The Producers’ Book Bundle

Get 3 best-selling music production books. Buy more, spend less.

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Dance Music Producers’ Power Book Bundle

Get 2 best-selling music production books. Buy more, spend less.

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The Secrets of Techno Production

The definitive guide to making techno.

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The Secrets of Dance Music Production

The world-leading book on dance music production. Comes with samples too.

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Max for Live: Manifest Audio MIDI Tools Bundle

Buy 37 MIDI Tools with one bundle. 25% off.

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Max for Live: Texture

Add texture simple to any sound. Simple an effective.

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Max for Live: Knob Studio

Knob Studio offers dynamic waveform manipulation and parameter mapping capabilities.

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Max For Live: Chance Engine

Add controlled yet random fluctuations to your most important parameters

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Max For Live: Mouth Play

Unconventional vocal shaping with a brass model or FM oscillator source

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Refraction – Elektron Sample Pack

Techno sounds for the Elektron Analog Rytm

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Replicants – Elektron Analog Rytm Sample Pack

Electro sounds for the Elektron Analog Rytm. Free your spirit.

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Make Your Tracks Bloom – Mura Masa Style

The latest instrument from Excite Audio is made in collaboration with Grammy-winner Mura Masa.…

Washed Out Synths

Dial in a lush, fluid lead in u-he Hive, perfect for deep, emotive drum & bass or downtempo tracks…

Cubase 15 Released. Here’s What’s New

Steinberg’s flagship DAW receives wide-ranging enhancements, from articulation control to AI-powered audio separation.…

Teenage Engineering Launches Reggae‑Focused Sampler & FX Mic

New gear “riddim n’ ting” taps into reggae, dub, dancehall and sound‑system culture.…

Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave 8M: More Than Just Classic Wavetables

Why buy a quirky ‘80s-style wavetable hardware synth in 2025? In short: the 3rd Wave 8M has breathtaking sound quality.

Does Ethical AI Exist?

Think ethical AI is a contradiction in terms? These companies are trying to change that perception.

AIR Releases IONA Synth – A New SH-101 Emulation

AIR’s new plugin faithfully emulates the legendary monophonic synthesiser while offering enhancements for today’s digital production workflow.…

Antares Simplifies Product Line With Release Of AutoTune 2026

New edition streamlines pitch correction for real-time use, removes legacy products from lineup.…

Can Clubs Facilitate Togetherness?

For year’s clubbers have spoken of connection and oneness. Now researches are beginning to take notice.…

Who’s The Real Headliner: Venue Or DJ?

Drumsheds declares “The dancefloor is always bigger than the DJ”, but can any venue really outshine the artist?…

Novation Launches ‘Play’ Virtual Instrument for Launchkey MK4 Users

New plugin offers over 80 sampled presets from classic Novation, Sequential, and Oberheim synths…

Steinberg Shifts Focus To Software With MixKey Launch & Hardware Rebrand

Steinberg announces public beta of live streaming software MixKey and rebrands audio hardware under Yamaha name.…

Drop The Boom: The Story Of The Roland TR-1000

What do you get when you combine 808 and 909 analog drum synthesis, SP-404MKII-style sampling, and input from Detroit legends like Underground Resistance? The TR-1000, a modern drum machine that is more than just the sum of an equation.

Diving Deep With Cubase 14’s Drum Machine

The straightforwardly named Drum Track, new to Cubase Pro 14, offers more than just a new Track type and Pattern…

CRSSD Festival 2025

We caught up with three artists at CRSSD Festival ’25 for some quick-fire chats between sets. It’s not…

Ma Sha

We caught up with Ma Sha, Kindergarten Records boss, at CRSSD Festival last month and asked her to talk us…

Make Rave Stabs Like The Landlord Stab

Rave stabs are a key component of making dance music. We show you how to do it with u-he…

Long Island Sound

We go behind the scenes in Long Island Sound’s enviable studio.…

Nighttime Foundation Launches As Global Nonprofit For Nightlife Advocacy

Born from VibeLab’s research and activism, the new foundation aims to elevate the role of nightlife in urban culture…

SVETTI: “Creativity Isn’t What You Own, it’s What You Do”

SVETTI has been rising fast in the techno–breakbeat scene with a distinctive blend of euphoric, broken drums and emotional…

Setting Sun: How Japan Fell Behind In Dance Music Technology 

Japan was once the main creator of technology for dance music. How did the country that gave us the TR…

Tips & Tricks for Getting Started with Cubase 14’s Pattern Editor

A closer look at Cubase 14’s new, highly tweakable Pattern Editor – an excellent tool for complex drum programming and…

MPC Live III Is Here With 3D Sensing Pads & Step Sequencer

MPC Live III focuses on expression and speed with expressive MPCe™  pads and 8-core processing, Clip Matrix arrangement, step…

Splice Debuts Splice INSTRUMENT

Splice has introduced Splice INSTRUMENT, a plugin-based platform offering hundreds of free, multi-sampled presets, as well as a…

10 Pieces Of Gear That Were A Total Disaster

Not every synthesiser, drum machine or DJ controller can be a home run. Here are the ones that didn’t…

Create Raw Hypnotic Techno Like Silent Servant

In memory of Silent Servant, let’s create a beat inspired by the EBM-driven, darkly hypnotic techno of&nbsp…

Ron Carroll, Vocal House Pioneer, Dies at 57

Chicago house mainstay remembered for his gospel-infused vocals and decades-long impact on the genre.…

Audiocube 3D DAW Adds MIDI Timeline & Sequencing

Audiocube’s V8 adds a full MIDI sequencing timeline and drag-and-drop file import. Now on sale for $49…

Splice Integration and Stem Seperation Arrive in Ableton Live 12.3 Beta

Live 12.3 introduces real-time stem separation and direct Splice integration, expanding audio manipulation capabilities inside the DAW. The…

Inside the Machines with qrauer and TapeShifter

Taking the Introducing spotlight, qrauer and Tapeshifter explore the interplay of live instruments, machines, and rhythm in their electronic sets…

WAVS Adds AI-Powered Sample Finder to Find Similar Sounds

New industry-first drag-and-drop feature enables direct audio searches from within your DAW to find similar sounds.…

Andrew Emil, Red Eye, and Ron Carroll Collaborate on “Can’t Stop” for Salted Music

A fresh disco-flavoured house track honouring Chicago’s legacy as the home of house music.…

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