NAMM 2018: From U2 impersonations, meeting the legendary Ken Scott and witnessing a Yamaha CS80 in the flesh, we’re willing to say that day 2 at NAMM trumped (the good kind) day 1. Check out the highlights…
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Show Off Your Studio: Ashibah’s North Harbour hideout
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The evolution of the human brain may be to blame for your tracks failing to impress others, even if you’ve slaved over them for months.Sarathy Korwar on award wins and uniting sonic worlds through defiance
Melding traditional Indian classical with freeform jazz and electronica, producer and composer Sarathy Korwar explores what it means to be Indian in a UK, and how he wants to soundtrack a united utopia.Show Off Your Studio: Dot’s Sun Valley studio is an alpine retreat from the city
Learn why the producer and label owner made 75 tracks in 50 days for her new album and how a SZA collaboration happened over SoundCloud
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Explore psychoacoustic tricks to make your subs sound like they’re making the room shake.Find out how and when to use Logic Pro’s Bitcrusher effect
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Best drum machines to buy in 2021: 10 best drum machines under $400
Our picks for the best drum machines and samplers designed for beat-making.Best sample packs of the month: February 2021
We round up an eclectic bunch of loop packs and share an ever-growing free sample resource.Best freeware of the month: February 2021
Sometimes you don’t need to spend the earth to get great software. We’ve scoured the internet for our pick of the months best freeware synths, instruments, processors and effects.The best audio interfaces to buy in 2021: 10 best interfaces under $200
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SoundCloud to be first major streaming platform with “fan-powered royalties”
It’s the first major streaming platform to direct user subscription fees to the artists they listen to.Get AudioThing Wave Box for free with every Plugin Boutique purchase
You can get this waveshaper for as little as £3.95Download 1.4GB of 80s synth sounds for free in IK Multimedia’s Grab a Synth Giveaway
You’ll also get a 15% discount on the new UNO Synth ProTeenage Engineering to lead design for London consumer tech brand, Nothing
The collaboration begins with a pair of wireless earbuds.
- Reviews
Review: Behringer Pro-1
Behringer recreates another classic synth, focusing on a favourite of artists such as Depeche Mode and The Prodigy. But can this budget version deliver the same delicious analogue sound?Review: EVO Start Recording Bundle
There are plenty of recording bundles out there, but this might just be the easiest to use.Review: EarFun Free Pro
Touted as the world’s smallest ANC earbuds, are these really worthy of ‘Pro’ status?Review: Synchro Arts VocAlign Ultra
The human voice rarely produces the same sound twice, so we edit endlessly to achieve 'almost-the-same' doubles. VocAlign Ultra proposes we spend less time doing so.
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Show Off Your Studio: Ashibah’s North Harbour hideout
The Danish/Egyptian artist shows us around her quaint space after her new release with Jean Bacarreza.Why does everyone hate your new song? Blame evolution
The evolution of the human brain may be to blame for your tracks failing to impress others, even if you’ve slaved over them for months.Sarathy Korwar on award wins and uniting sonic worlds through defiance
Melding traditional Indian classical with freeform jazz and electronica, producer and composer Sarathy Korwar explores what it means to be Indian in a UK, and how he wants to soundtrack a united utopia.Show Off Your Studio: Dot’s Sun Valley studio is an alpine retreat from the city
Learn why the producer and label owner made 75 tracks in 50 days for her new album and how a SZA collaboration happened over SoundCloud
- Tutorials
- Ableton LiveApple Logic ProAvid Pro ToolsImage-Line FL StudioOther DAWs & TipsPreSonus Studio OneReason Studios
Become a master of FL Studio’s Piano Roll
Learn everything you need to know about FL Studio's MIDI and score editor.Make subs that cut through on small speakers
Explore psychoacoustic tricks to make your subs sound like they’re making the room shake.Find out how and when to use Logic Pro’s Bitcrusher effect
Bitcrushing reduces the quality of your audio, which can be a useful creative weapon in the right hands.Learn how to expand your musical ideas with Cubase’s MIDI editing tools
There are plenty of tools available to start experimenting with your new parts in Cubase.
- Guides
Best drum machines to buy in 2021: 10 best drum machines under $400
Our picks for the best drum machines and samplers designed for beat-making.Best sample packs of the month: February 2021
We round up an eclectic bunch of loop packs and share an ever-growing free sample resource.Best freeware of the month: February 2021
Sometimes you don’t need to spend the earth to get great software. We’ve scoured the internet for our pick of the months best freeware synths, instruments, processors and effects.The best audio interfaces to buy in 2021: 10 best interfaces under $200
These interfaces let you get started with recording as quickly and cheaply as possible.
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