Long Reads
Getting Started With Emulators: How To Run Real Hardware Synths In Your DAW
It may seem like some kind of crazy dream but you really can load actual hardware synthesizers into your DAW now. Here’s how to do it.
The Best...
The Best Photos From CRSSD Festival Fall 2026
As the sun sets on another CRSSD Festival, enjoy the best photos from a weekend of house and techno.
News
Manifest Audio Release Sonification Tools V3 As VST3, AU, And CLAP Plugins
Manifest Audio expand beyond Ableton with their new suite of Sonification-driven plug-ins for AU, CLAP, and VST3 DAWs.
Long Reads
Is Private Equity Destroying Music Production?
Native Instruments was only the tip of the iceberg. Private equity is pervasive in the music production industry, tied up with hardware, software and music distribution companies. How is this affecting the music you make?
My Studio
Lars Huismann: “Instead Of Writing A Melody, I Use Filters”
Berlin techno producer Lars Huismann shows us around the attic room where his filter-driven dub techno takes shape, from a crackling Mackie desk to a cassette deck that glues it all together.
Attack Store
Dance Music Producers’ Power Book Bundle
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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.
Max For Live: Chance Engine V2
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.
Beat Dissected
Create Syncopated 2-Step Grooves Like A Pirate
Inspired by the swung grooves that have travelled from home studios and pirate radio to global festivals, let’s see…
Long Reads
Who’s Buying All These Vibe-Coded Plugins?
Vibe-coded plugins are everywhere but does that mean that they’re actually taking over the market? We look at the trend and speak with two developers working with AI as part of their process.
News
Beatport Launches Indie Tech Genre Category
Beatport has launched Indie Tech, a standalone genre category with its own Top 100 chart, separating it from Indie Dance.
News
Antares Launches AutoTune Advanced
Antares has released AutoTune Advanced, a new flagship real-time pitch correction plugin built around a vibrato-preserving engine called…
Long Reads
Ben Turner: “It’s A Thin Line Between True Curation And Gatekeeping”
Ben Turner on why promoters have no excuse left, and why nurturing new talent is a long-term investment.
Interviews
How I Play Live: Active Systems
Active Systems plays live with no laptop in sight: a Cirklon sequencer at the centre, four Intellijel Atlantix modules on…
Q&A
Mike Taylor: “Too much Analysis Causes Paralysis”
Mike Taylor’s vocals and creative ideas have shaped some of dance music’s biggest records. With “LOVE.”, he puts…
News
CRSSD After Dark Returns To San Diego Next Weekend
CRSSD Festival’s afterparty series returns to San Diego from 25 to 27 September with sets across multiple venues.…
Gear/Software
Synchro Arts VocAlign 7 Pro Review: Come Together
VocAlign 7 is the latest version of the popular and long-running vocal alignment software. It’s as good as you expect, but does version seven bring enough new features to the table to make it worth the upgrade?
Long Reads
Keleigh Batchelor: “Good Music Thrives On Diverse Influences”
Keleigh Batchelor on why balanced lineups start years before the poster, and why “fewer women DJs” doesn’t hold up…
News
Normal by Proxy Brings Shared, Browser-based Jamming For Up To 8 Players
GOGDOG’s new browser tool lets groups build tracks together in real time, with no downloads, accounts or saving required…
News
XILS-lab Launches MemoryTone Software Synthesiser
The Grenoble-based developer’s latest release recreates the architecture of a landmark early-1980s polyphonic analogue synthesiser, adding modern…
Long Reads
Steven Braines: “Diversity Isn’t A Problem; It Can Be Powerful If You Embrace It”
Steven Braines on why balanced lineups start years before the poster, and why “fewer women DJs” doesn’t hold up…
Synth Secrets
Making LCD Soundsystem-Style Drones
Build a sound inpired by the pumping harmonic drone from LCD Soundsystem’s Someone Great with u-he’s Diva…
News
Denon DJ Unveils PRIME 4 G2
The new four-channel standalone system introduces pressure-sensitive MPCe pads, onboard Stems rendering and built-in DMX output, aimed…
News
Dreamtonics Completes Its Trilogy With Instrument X
Dreamtonics completes its trilogy with Instrument X, a neural acoustic modelling platform for orchestral instruments…
Long Reads
Martha Bolton: “Real Change Happens When Everyone Moves In The Same Direction”
NOT BAD FOR A GIRL founder Martha Bolton on why balanced lineups start years before the poster, and why “fewer…
Gear/Software
Erica Synths Bullfrog Drums: More Than a Drum Machine
A hands-on sampler and sequencer built with Richie Hawtin, the Bullfrog Drums wears “educational” lightly and delivers serious performance…
News
CRSSD Festival Reveals Full Lineup for Fall 2026
CRSSD Festival has confirmed its complete lineup for its Fall 2026 edition, returning to Waterfront Park in San Diego on…
News
reFX releases Rippler, a dual‑layer physical modelling synthesiser
New plugin combines resonator‑based acoustic emulation with subtractive synthesis, launching at an introductory price of $99.…
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Ten of the Weirdest Drum Machines in 2026
Step into another world with the weirdest drum machines on the market in 2026. We’re talking an all-passive rhythm box, one that blurs the line between analog and sampling, one for kids, and more craziness.
Gear/Software
Yamaha Creator Pass Review: A Subscription Built For The Budding Bedroom Producer
Officially launched in beta at SXSW back in March, Yamaha’s first real play in software caught us off guard…
News
Native Instruments and A. G. Cook launch Super*Saw synthesiser
The new soft synth adapts A. G. Cook’s layered supersaw production techniques for a dedicated plug-in. Super*Saw…
News
FL Studio 2026 Adds Redesigned FLEX, Cloud Backup and Built-In Smart Assistance
Image-Line’s latest FL Studio update rebuilds FLEX, adds encrypted project backup through FL Cloud and expands Gopher, its…
Gear/Software
Arturia Pure SUB Review: Should Bass Synthesis Be This Easy?
Arturia’s Pre SUB was designed for 808s and Reeses, making it now easier than ever to dial in massive bass. It’s surprisingly affordable too.
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5 Must-Watch Sets At CRSSD Festival Next Month
CRSSD Festival returns to San Diego’s Waterfront Park at the end of September, bringing another sprawling lineup across its…
News
PEEL STEMS 2 Is Here With Lower Latency For Real-Time Stem Separation
zplane has released PEEL STEMS 2, a major update to its powerful real-time stem separation plugin.…
News
Menura Audio Launches MDFX Delay And Reverb Hardware Effects For DJs
Menura Audio has launched two MDFX units on Kickstarter, bringing tempo-synced delay and reverb to DJ mixers, studio setups…
Tutorials
Cleaning Up Vocal Rips With LALAL.AI Lynx
Grabbing vocal samples from the internet or vinyl? Here’s how to clean up voice rips with LALAL.AI and its new algorithm, Lynx, and use them in tracks.
Q&A
KASHOVSKI “Great Music Alone Isn’t Always Enough To Build A Career”
Off the back of new single “Show Me”, Kashovski takes on our Q&A, covering everything from Zidane to…
News
AlphaTheta Release CDJ-1500X With Cloud DJing, Crowd Requests In A Compact Player Format
AlphaTheta’s new CDJ-1500X brings CDJ-3000X-style touchscreen workflow, built-in Wi-Fi, streaming access and CoBeat audience…
