Phased Techno Bass

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

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NLI (pronounced Nellie) produces what she calls “Fractal techno”. What’s that? Well, we asked her to introduce herself to…

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…

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.

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…

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The Secrets of Techno Production

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Max for Live: Knob Studio

Knob Studio offers dynamic waveform manipulation and parameter mapping capabilities.

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L-Acoustics Launches Spatial Audio Tool for DJs

The new system, L-Acoustics DJ, offers immersive audio control without altering familiar DJ workflows…

Emma B: “Rarity — That’s What Has Always Drawn Me In”

A rising force in France’s underground dance scene, Emma B channels her love for 80s/90s counterculture into her…

Time Off Audio Introduces Mid/Side Plugin Host ‘dime [ms]’

New tool dime [ms] offers flexible mid/side processing to your existing plugins. No fancy rerouting required.…

Sly Stone, Architect of Funk & Musical Innovator, Dies at 82

The funk icon and founder of Sly and the Family Stone, widely revered as one of the first to successfully…

Learn The Techno Techniques Behind Spandau20 010

A pumping techno compilation — laced with breaks, IDM, and dub — is as good a place as any to start learning…

Dark Cinematic Hypnotic Techno

In this Beat Dissected, we’re creating a beat in the style of Paula Temple’s Raging Earth — a thrilling…

Voice by Auribus Introduces Royalty-Paid Vocal Models for DAWs

New plugin Voice by Auribus integrates real singers into DAW workflows while ensuring artist compensation.…

CRSSD Festival Reveals Fall 2025 Lineup for 10th Anniversary Celebration

CRSSD Festival has announced its Fall 2025 lineup, marking a decade since its debut with a diverse slate of electronic…

Scaler 3: Chart-Ready Chords And Compositions For Any Skill level

Scaler 3 helps you write music. Chords, scales, basslines… the works. And it, erm… scales that assistance to your level…

Korg multi/poly native: Going Deep

Korg multi/poly native puts the virtual analog hardware synthesizer in your DAW – but is it powerful enough to hold its own in a crowded market?

Kinder: “Rejection Can Be The Greatest Guidance Of All”

Kinder are Briony and Savannah, sisters from Maitland, Australia, making waves in electronic music. While sibling duos are common in…

Lola Cerise: “If You Don’t Believe In Yourself, No One Will”

With her debut EP on ARTCORE, Lola Cerise brings a fierce, playful, and deeply personal sound shaped by illegal parties…

Tom Oberheim: “There’s A Very Specific Difference Between Engineering And Music Creation”

Legendary engineer Tom Oberheim’s synths and drum machines have appeared on countless records, but what does he think of them?

Protecting Your Music Pt 2: The Legal Centre for Dance Music

Part 2 of our interview with Jennifer Marr on her new initiative, The Legal Centre for Dance Music, and how…

Angelo Ferreri Keeps Funky-Tech House Moving Forward

Italian producer continues to define jackin’ grooves with steady output and global gigs.…

Jo.Ke Expands Global Reach With New Live Project Soft Changa

Berlin-based artist continues to blur lines between vocal-led electronica and downtempo club music.…

You Can Now Bounce To New Track With Live 12.2

Ableton has officially launched the public beta of Live 12.2, introducing a range of new features and improvements across…

Protecting Your Music Pt 1: The Legal Centre for Dance Music

Maeve de Bordons speaks with Jennifer Marr about her new venture, The Legal Centre for Dance Music, and its mission…

Brighton Music Conference 2025 Unveils Expansive Programme Tackling Industry’s Future

With over 240 speakers, including two panels moderated by Attack Editor Eric Brünjes, BMC 2025 brings a broadened focus…

Carl Craig Marks Film Release with First-Ever Digital Drop of “No More Words”

To support the release of Desire: The Carl Craig Story, the techno legend has released “No More Words” digitally…

Playbeat 4: AI-Powered Sequencing Done Right?

Audiomodern’s flagship software, Playbeat 4, uses AI-powered, genre-based pattern generation and a refined new GUI. But does…

CRSSD 2025: 3 Artists On Their Production & DJ Secrets

CRSSD Festival returns to the San Diego waterfront this weekend. We caught up with Chris Lorenzo, Bon Entendeur, and Hayden…

Dimmish Plots His Biggest Year Yet

The Italian minimal and tech house producer is breaking new ground in 2025.…

OMAKS Launches ENERGIC: A New Label For High-Energy Techno

French hard techno artist OMAKS has launched his own label, ENERGIC, kicking things off with an explosive debut single, Morning…

Âme – “Rej”

An excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Techno Production – few tracks have shaken the dance floor like Âme…

The Theory Of Techno Parallel Chord Stabs

In an excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Techno Production, we dive into the theory of techno…

Splice Acquires Spitfire Audio For A Reported $50 Million

A somewhat surprising acquisition between two companies at different ends of the producer spectrum.…

Live 12.2: Exploring The New Features

With Live 12.2 coming soon. We dived into the beta version to show you how the new features could…

What’s Up With Filters? A Practical Guide To Synthesizer Tone Control

We break synthesizer filters down, from cutoff to key tracking, 2-pole to multimode, bandpass to SEM.

Jeff Mills’ ‘The Bells, Part 2′

We covered the bells in ‘The Bells’, as you’d expect — now it’s time to focus on the detuned…

MIDI Tools are here: now in our Max for Live store

Introducing Max for Live MIDI Tools: Generative Powerhouses from Meyer Devices and Manifest Audio now available on our Max for Live store.

Willie Pake Brings Country and Electronic Music Together

Australian DJ Willie Pake is carving out a new path in electronic music with a genre he calls YEEDM — a…

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