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NAMM 2021: Leaks, Rumours And Advance Announcements
While this year’s NAMM will be online-only, we can still expect plenty of releases over the coming week. Here’s what we’re looking forward to.
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The Revolution Will Be Digitised: 25 Years Of The MP3
The 14th July 2020 is the 25th birthday of the MP3. We spoke with artist and curator Dr John Kannenberg…
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Gear Predictions For 2021
We cast our gaze into the future and predict what hardware releases await us in the coming year.
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2020: Our Best-Read Technique Articles Of The Year
We look back at the most popular Attack tutorials and how-tos of the year.
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2020: A Year In Dance Music Part 1 – Through The Haunted Mirror
We look back at the year in dance music through the twisted prism of social media.…
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2020: The Year In Gear
We look back at a year of music technology and pick our favourite pieces of hardware.
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Classic Tracks: Public Enemy – Black Steel in The Hour of Chaos
In this latest excerpt from Classic Tracks, Richard Buskin takes a deeper dive into the Bomb Squad’s production techniques…
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Making A Synth From Scratch – Sonicware Liven 8bit warps
Creating a new synthesizer is a long journey full of challenges, deadlines and pressures. We talked with Japanese boutique instrument company Sonicware about the process behind the making of their new synthesizer, Liven 8bit warps.
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Sound System Revolution
Marcus K. Dowling takes a look at the influence of West Indian sound system culture on the birth of the…
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Do DAWs Really Have Their Own Sound?
We attempt to answer the question that has plagued music production for years: do DAWs sound the same or do they indeed imprint a sonic signature on your music?
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From Pedals To Plugins: A History Of Modulation Effects
The history of modulation effects is long and fascinating, stretching from the electromechanical devices of the 1940s up to our ultra-modern digital plugins.
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Unlikely Moments In Dance Music History
Dance music and DJ history has been driven by disruptive technologies, revolutionary movements and pioneering people. We look at few…
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Respect: How Black Artists Changed The Way We Hear
We pay tribute to the Black Artists who changed the way we hear dance music.
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Always Listening: Behind the Scenes at Audio-Technica
We go behind the scenes at Audio-Technica’s Tokyo headquarters to learn more about the company’s dedication to…
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How Berliners Are Coping With COVID-19
We spoke to five Berlin-based individuals who work across the music industry as DJs, promoters, event managers and artists…
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