Track By Track
IDRISS D: “Bled EL Fen – Algeria In An Electronic Key”
‘Bled El Fen’ is an ambitious double vinyl release by IDRISS D that celebrates Arabic electronic music. 303, Roland, and…
News
Bastian Bux To Bring All Night Long Home To Barcelona
The Barcelona native is bringing his All Night Long concept to his hometown of Barcelona.…
News
Space Invaders Winners Announced
As the Space Invaders competition draws to a close, it’s time to announce the winners. Read on to find…
Gear/Software
Live 12’s MIDI Tools: MIDI Revolution?
Along with welcome GUI updates, scales awareness, micro-tunings, sound-similarity search, and all-new instruments, Ableton Live 12 introduced a groundbreaking feature set with MIDI Tools, offering musicians and producers access to a wealth of new possibilities directly within the MIDI editor.
Synth Secrets
Fred Again Inspired Reese Basslines With Twin 3
Load up FabFilter’s powerful Twin 3 and take a classic sound in new directions.…
Attack Store
The Secrets of Dance Music Production
The world-leading book on dance music production. Comes with samples too.
The Producer’s Manual
Everything you need to take a mix, from initial recording to final master.
FinalFinal T-Shirt
A hilarious tribute to our never-ending battle with file naming chaos.
Max For Live: Chance Engine
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
Max For Live: Travelogue
A Max for Live MIDI device creating a unique sonic journey with joyful surprises
Underground Resistance: The Final Frontier Poster
Anti corporate, political, powerful and progressive the power house of Jeff Mills, Robert Hood and "Mad" Mike Banks needs little introduction.
Replicants – Elektron Analog Rytm Sample Pack
Electro sounds for the Elektron Analog Rytm. Free your spirit.
Max For Live: The Spellbook
LFO inspired by sacred geometry, weaving nature's fabric into your projects
Gear/Software
Can Current Reshape The Wavetable Soft Synth Game?
Minimal Audio’s first soft synth Current is a gorgeous-sounding wavetable beast but will being subscription-only turn potential users away?
Job Envy
Roxanne Oak: Relationship Manager For Dance Music Genres At PPL
For this month’s Job Envy, we speak to Roxanne Oak, whose role at PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited) is specific…
News
Soundtoys Announce Up To 80% Off Black Friday Sale
Soundtoys has announced its huge Black Friday plugin sale. Save big and save early this Black Friday with 50% off…
News
From Nov 14th Save Up To 80% Off Polyverse
Has it been a year already? The Black Friday bonanza continues to gain steam with Polyverse offering up to 80…
Synth Secrets
Make THAT Automated Laser Sound (You Know The One)
In this Synth Secrets, we’re using u-he’s Hive 2 to recreate a classic synth effect that’s…
News
Add Character & Depth With ‘TEXTURE’ – New In Store
The latest Max For Live device in the Attack Store is TEXTURE by Elphnt – it’s available now at a…
News
What’s On: Benny Benassi & Special Guest OFFAIAH
On 24th November, catch OFFAIAH and Benny Benassi at the Ministry of Sound. presented by FUTURE.…
Long Reads
How Technology Can Help in Better Event Coordination and Planning
Ready or not, digital evolution and innovations are reinventing the 21st-century business environment as we know it. And event…
Gear/Software
APU Loudness Compressor Packs A Punch For Just $29
APU Software has described their new mastering plugin as a long overdue upgrade to compression technology. We explore their new approach and put it to the test!
Synth Secrets
Pitch-Bending Chord Stabs With Ableton’s Drift
We use pitch automation and the analog-emulating qualities of Ableton’s newest synth to craft a bouncy synth stab patch!
News
Soundful Introduces Human+AI Collaboration Campaign for Music Production
One of the first companies in this growing space, Soundful has announced Soundful Collabs.…
News
Silen Audio Launches Infinite Flow
Silen Audio has officially launched its long-anticipated synthesizer, Infinite Flow, following more than two years of development.…
Gear/Software
Roland Gaia 2: Synthesis Is Back
Roland’s Gaia 2 is a digital synth with wavetables and tons of synthesis options but does it deserve a place in the company’s pantheon of godlike instruments?
Synth Secrets
Remake The Synth From ‘We Do What We Want’
It’s a bonafide techno classic. One of the most iconic tracks from the brilliant Alan Fitzpatrick. Time to take…
News
Gigwell Wants You To Be Your Own Booking Agent
Gigwell has introduced “The Artist Essentials Package” to celebrate its 10th anniversary.…
Long Reads
Vinyl Resurgence Examined In Holland, Market Correction Ahead?
With Making Vinyl on the horizon next week in Haarlem, Netherlands, co-founder Larry Jaffee reflects on the vinyl landscape…
Tutorials
Make An Italo Bassline With Chance Engine
Chance Engine is a Max for Live device designed to add controlled yet random fluctuations to the most important…
News
FabFilter Pro-R 2 Is Here
One of the more popular reverbs around, the Pro-R has had an update to the Pro-R 2.…
News
Beatport Launches ‘Beatport Studio’
Beatport has announced Beatport Studio, a production membership consolidating various aspects of their growing producer ecosystem.…
Gear/Software
Baby Audio Transit – Transitioning Made Easy
Transit feels like Baby Audio’s ‘Greatest Hits Deluxe Double Album’ – a defining album, with a polished sound combining years…
Podcasts
Pig Room Podcast EP 6 – Brandon Tatum, Esq.
Join us for one hour of music legal talk with Brandon Tatum, Esq., a Billboard Top Music Lawyer…
News
Pitch Innovations Release Groove Shaper
Fresh on the heels of Fluid Pitch and Fluid Chords, Pitch Innovations introduces Groove Shaper – the “Ultimate Groove Machine”.…
News
Arturia AudioFuse 16Rig
Arturia has announced, at AES, the AudioFuse 16Rig, designed as much for the modern studio live hardware musician as it…
Interviews
Aphex Twin On Track: Every Album, Every Song
At just 16 Beau Waddell has taken on the task of documenting every Aphex Twin track ever. The book is…
Long Reads
The Legalities of Emulations
The law when it comes to emulating instruments in software form is vague and complex. We take a look at the legalities of emulations from two sides, the law and the developer.
News
Former Spitfire Audio CEO, Will Evans, Announces New Company ‘Song Athletics’
Song Athletics is a new music technology company founded by Will Evans, former CEO of Spitfire Audio. The first 500…
News
Arturia Release EFX MOTIONS A “Creative Movement Shaper”
Efx MOTIONS combines musical movement, mix dynamics, and creative audio tools into an effect plugin to give your music the…
Show & Tell
5 CRSSD Festival Artists: What’s Your Favorite Gear?
CRSSD Festival is gearing up for its 16th edition on Sept 23rd and 24th. We caught up with five artists…
Tutorials
How AI Sound Matching Does More Than Just Find Sounds Quicker
Sound matching technology can be a boon for workflow, but there are other, hidden advantages behind using AI for sample…
News
Sonification Tools Are Here: What Are They, And Why Should You Care?
Until now, sonification remained an esoteric technique available only to artists with a coding background. But, with the release of Sonification Tools, Berlin’s Manifest Audio offer an accessible solution to harness real-world data for music composition directly within Ableton Live.
