Long Reads
The 1% Reality: What the Numbers Tell Us About DJ Economics
Only 1.6% of DJs are booking five or more gigs — here’s what the numbers reveal about who’s…
News
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…
News
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.…
Long Reads
“People Felt Empowered To Build Something New”: How German Technology Shaped Dance Music
Chances are, you’re making music on a DAW or with plugins born in Germany. How did the country come…
News
Sennheiser In Trouble: What Is Price Fixing?
Headphones manufacturer Sennheiser is the latest company to get busted for price fixing. What is it and how does it keep prices artificially high?
Attack Store
Dance Music Producers’ Power Book Bundle
Get 2 best-selling music production books. Buy more, spend less.
Interviews
Dave Clarke – “Dance Music Is In Disarray Right Now”
A true techno legend who needs no introduction, Dave Clarke remains an enduring force in electronic music. While his groundbreaking…
News
Teenage Engineering Release OP-XY
A follow-up to the OP-Z in a smart-looking black monochrome finish has been unveiled, and it comes…
News
NenaHalena’s Afro-Brazilian Fusion Takes Center Stage in 2025
Get to know NenaHalena, a rising force in electronic music. See him live in London next month.…
News
The Biggest And Best Black Friday Deals For Producers And DJs
Has it really been a year? No, it hasn’t! Everyone’s bringing their deals earlier into the calendar to…
Tutorials
The Theory Of Techno Pads (Part 1)
In an excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Techno Production, we dive into the theory of techno pads…
News
Trifecta by Manifest Audio: Multitimbral Polyrhythmic Arpeggiator with Auto-Hocketting
Designed to arrive at uniquely interwoven patterns, Manifest Audio delivers a truly unique sequencing arpeggiator…
News
Juicy Romance Joins Boiler Room’s Hard Dance Tour
On the back of a new EP, Drink the Juice, Juicy Romance has joined Boiler Room’s Hard Dance Tour…
Synth Secrets
The Baddadan Synth Bass Sound
The sound of the summer. We retrospectively look at the Baddadan horn synth bass that continues to rumble dance floors…
Q&A
KRL MX
KRL MX has been released on Kobosil’s R-Label and Amelie Lens’ Exhale. These accomplishments have put him firmly…
Track By Track
Regal (ACIDBOY) – ‘The Final Chapter’
Three years have passed since we last invited Regal to break down his record, Track by Track. During this time…
News
“16-for-1 Deal”: The UVI Power Bundle
Get 16 premium instruments and effects for only $149 (regularly $1,974) – that’s the price of Synth Anthology alone…
Deconstructed
Jeff Mills – ‘The Bells’
In our new book on techno production, we asked producers, “Who is your favorite producer of all time”? Nearly 70…
Synth Secrets
Make Classic Dub Sirens With Zebra2
Load up your synth, we’re using Zebra2 and some Live 12 effects, and let’s make a classic dub…
News
WARM Introduces Weekly Genre-Based Global Radio Chart Series
Genre-focused insights for global airplay trends mark a change in traditional Top 40 charts.…
News
Hans Zimmer Explores Using Osmose on Dune: Part Two
In a new documentary produced by Expressive E, the company behind the Osmose, renowned German composer Hans Zimmer reveals how…
Track By Track
DESIREE Chooses Her Top Tracks
At CRSSD Festival in September we followed DESIREE into the Chapter One vinyl pop-up and asked her to select…
Gear/Software
ModeAudio Airspace – Sky’s The Limit?
When is a reverb more than a reverb? We patrol ModeAudio’s brand new Airspace to find out more……
News
Kuvo Powered By DJ Monitor’s Pilot Programs Set to Revolutionize Fair Music Royalties
Groundbreaking technology promises fairer and faster payments to music creators worldwide alongside setlist privacy.…
News
Toybox Release FM Zone – “A Boutique FM-Based Synth”
Hot on the heels of Buzz Zone, Toybox are back with FM Zone.…
News
Ableton Launches Move: A Portable, Standalone Instrument for On-the-Go Music Creation
After various mystery marketing campaigns, the wait is over. Move from Ableton is here and it’s a long awaited…
Gear/Software
Audiomodern Soundbox Review: The Kontakt Killer?
Upstart plugin developer Audiomodern is challenging the hegemony of Kontakt with its new sampler, Soundbox. Is Audiomodern Soundbox good enough to dethrone the Native Instruments mainstay?
News
Catch Bustin’ Loose On Tour
Disco king Bustin’ Loose is currently on tour. Find out where to catch him live.…
Synth Secrets
Make Your Own Jungle FX
In this Synth Secrets, we’ll recreate some of the jungle’s most iconic and oft-used samples from scratch…
Beat Dissected
Hypnotic Techno Inspired by Phase Fatale’s ‘Love Is Destructive’
In this Beat Dissected, we’re making a hypnotic percussive heavy techno beat inspired by Berghain resident and BITE label…
News
Splice Announces New Sample Partnership With Alissia
The library behemoth, Splice, and GRAMMY®-nominated producer Alissia are set to release six curated sample collections presented as “Alissia…
News
Anthony Godfather Announces World Tour
Dubbed ‘The Father’ of Latin tech by Mixmag, Anthony Godfather is heading out on the road.…
Columns
Aslice: The Inevitable End But Does It Have To Be This Way?
We spoke with DVS1 at IMS in 2022 about his new company Aslice. Two years later, it announced it’s…
Interviews
AIR TimewARP 2600 | Sonic Explorations with Lisa Bella Donna
In this short documentary, Lisa Bella Donna explores her passion for modular synthesis, the history of the ARP 2600 synthesizer…
News
60% Sountoys 5 Bundle This Black Friday
Soundtoys 5 is a treasure trove of amazing plugins, 22 pro effects in total, on sale this Black Friday.…
