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Harness AI to make DX7 patches that can be used in Dexed.Blackout Tuesday: Reactions and resources
How the music production community responded to the online movement and what we can do next.Manipulate music passages in real-time with Timetosser, a standalone live-looping device
Manipulate loops with no sampling needed in advance.Emulate the warmth and grit of vintage hardware with SampleX
Modelled after the circuitry of classic samplers such as the AKAI S900.
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Review: Avid S1
With Avid’s deceptively powerful new eight-fader mixing controller combining touchscreen convenience and hardware tactility, is the S1 set to usurp its siblings?Review: Sonokinetic Ostinato Noir
Evoke the spirit of film noir with Sonokinetic’s hard-boiled and retro-tinged sound library, coupled with an intelligent and ever-evolving digital engine.Review: Arturia AudioFuse Studio
It’s been branded the ‘ultimate desktop interface’ but is this AudioFuse follow-up a dud or will it set our studio workflow alight?Review: Endlesss
With the world on lockdown, online collaboration has never been more necessary. The live improvised jamming fostered by Endlesss can help you fill the void.
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Kelly Lee Owens on composing eclectic techno-pop, DJ’ing and harnessing your gear
As Kelly Lee Owens prepares to release her sophomore album Inner Song, she tells us about her roundabout route to music-making and the excitement she finds in the glitches between machines and their users.Show Off Your Studio: Rodriguez Jr.’s Parisian paradise
Following his new album, BLISSS, the melodic techno producer talks about building his burgeoning studio, the making of the LP and how he adopts an 'empirical process'.Show Off Your Studio: Raphaella on bringing her Shoreditch studio home and producing with WhatsApp
The 29-year-old alt-pop artist shares snaps of her two studios and the stories behind her collaborations.Session Victim take Needledrop out of the sleeve and share the story behind its production
Germany’s laid-back duo on why going for the ‘fattest’ sound isn’t always the best approach.
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See and hear how Compressor, Glue Compressor and Multiband Dynamics work and when to use them.How to create vocal chops with FL Studio
A surefire technique used across all genres, chopping up and processing vocals before sprinkling them throughout a mix can turn sturdy tracks into modern-day classics. Here’s how to do it in FL Studio.Learn what Logic Pro X’s Compressor types are and when to use them
Logic Pro X's Compressor gets the MusicTech tutorial treatment.Point Blank Tutorial: Learn how to beatmatch on CDJs
Ben Bristow and DJ Ravine show you a simple hack to sync your tracks without sync.
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You'll be surprised to find there are plenty of ways to work with others without leaving the safety of your home. Here, we put together some tried-and-tested methods to help you get connected.10 tools and tips for remote music teaching
Our expert shares top services and strategies for a successful remote music tech classroom.6 of the best software reverbs
Pressed for space? Reverb is an essential mixing tool that can help you add it to your tracks. Here, we round up the most impressive plug-ins that can give your mixes room to manoeuvre or send them to outer space.6 of the best freeware mastering tools
We've rounded up six of our favourite plug-ins for mastering that won't cost you a penny.
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Get AI-generated FM synth patches for free
Harness AI to make DX7 patches that can be used in Dexed.Blackout Tuesday: Reactions and resources
How the music production community responded to the online movement and what we can do next.Manipulate music passages in real-time with Timetosser, a standalone live-looping device
Manipulate loops with no sampling needed in advance.Emulate the warmth and grit of vintage hardware with SampleX
Modelled after the circuitry of classic samplers such as the AKAI S900.
- Reviews
Review: Avid S1
With Avid’s deceptively powerful new eight-fader mixing controller combining touchscreen convenience and hardware tactility, is the S1 set to usurp its siblings?Review: Sonokinetic Ostinato Noir
Evoke the spirit of film noir with Sonokinetic’s hard-boiled and retro-tinged sound library, coupled with an intelligent and ever-evolving digital engine.Review: Arturia AudioFuse Studio
It’s been branded the ‘ultimate desktop interface’ but is this AudioFuse follow-up a dud or will it set our studio workflow alight?Review: Endlesss
With the world on lockdown, online collaboration has never been more necessary. The live improvised jamming fostered by Endlesss can help you fill the void.
- Features
Kelly Lee Owens on composing eclectic techno-pop, DJ’ing and harnessing your gear
As Kelly Lee Owens prepares to release her sophomore album Inner Song, she tells us about her roundabout route to music-making and the excitement she finds in the glitches between machines and their users.Show Off Your Studio: Rodriguez Jr.’s Parisian paradise
Following his new album, BLISSS, the melodic techno producer talks about building his burgeoning studio, the making of the LP and how he adopts an 'empirical process'.Show Off Your Studio: Raphaella on bringing her Shoreditch studio home and producing with WhatsApp
The 29-year-old alt-pop artist shares snaps of her two studios and the stories behind her collaborations.Session Victim take Needledrop out of the sleeve and share the story behind its production
Germany’s laid-back duo on why going for the ‘fattest’ sound isn’t always the best approach.
- Tutorials
- Ableton LiveApple Logic ProAvid Pro ToolsImage-Line FL StudioOther DAWs & TipsPreSonus Studio OneReason Studios
Learn how to use Compression devices in Ableton Live
See and hear how Compressor, Glue Compressor and Multiband Dynamics work and when to use them.How to create vocal chops with FL Studio
A surefire technique used across all genres, chopping up and processing vocals before sprinkling them throughout a mix can turn sturdy tracks into modern-day classics. Here’s how to do it in FL Studio.Learn what Logic Pro X’s Compressor types are and when to use them
Logic Pro X's Compressor gets the MusicTech tutorial treatment.Point Blank Tutorial: Learn how to beatmatch on CDJs
Ben Bristow and DJ Ravine show you a simple hack to sync your tracks without sync.
- Guides
Getting set up for remote collaboration
You'll be surprised to find there are plenty of ways to work with others without leaving the safety of your home. Here, we put together some tried-and-tested methods to help you get connected.10 tools and tips for remote music teaching
Our expert shares top services and strategies for a successful remote music tech classroom.6 of the best software reverbs
Pressed for space? Reverb is an essential mixing tool that can help you add it to your tracks. Here, we round up the most impressive plug-ins that can give your mixes room to manoeuvre or send them to outer space.6 of the best freeware mastering tools
We've rounded up six of our favourite plug-ins for mastering that won't cost you a penny.
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