Latest articles by Tim Cant
He’s one of hip-hop’s biggest stars, but his globally successful sound is easily replicable with the right software - and the right know-how…
The infectious Illegal dominated the pop landscape last year, and PinkPantheress was open about how its central Underworld sample was integral to its making. Let’s take it apart and rebuild it ourselves…
Aperture heralded a new approach for Styles, but its sounds clearly cribbed from the minimal techno playbook
The trick is to use multiple musical ideas simultaneously and give your tracks a powerful sense of dread
Aled Jones meets rave and Macaulay Culkin goes jungle
Rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit with these vintage ambient jungle sounds
If you yearn for the days of the Yamaha SY85, can’t get enough of old E-MUs or want to get your Kawai kicks for free, read on
Maybe the secret to musical success isn’t to be original, but to try as hard as you can to sound like somebody else…
From hardcore jungle breaks to genre-bending club sounds, we celebrate the most memorable collections
On vocalist Maxim's birthday, we survey the tracks that cemented the highly influential band's reputation as musical innovators
The immensely popular DAW reaches its 11th iteration with an array of new features
Sure, you could spend years learning your craft before you release anything into the world, but where's the fun in that?
To inspire developers to get coding, here are our top five non-existent plugins that would have us excitedly waving wads of cash at our computer screens...
Extra-long bangers that will challenge your attention span
Stave off cabin fever with our guide to making the most of your time in solitary confinement
Trap Kid? Mid-life Synth Crisis Man? Work out exactly who you are and who you’re dealing with in this handy guide
Before you take the next bit of guidance you read online as gospel, check out our five favourite oft-repeated but misleading music production 'truisms'
We asked Tomek from house heroes NAPT (OWLSA, Fool's Gold) and rising DnB star Blade (Liquid V, Good Looking) for their tips on getting your tracks heard and played.
A Bobby Bryrd break meets a vocal acapella, M1 piano and acid house bassline in the Love Regenerator banger
We show you how to create the ultimate old-school sound!
Why fighting the power could be counter-productive
When it comes to sampling, taste (or lack of it) is paramount, so here are our top ten sampled tracks, ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous...
Given that for the most part sampling is about nicking bits of other people's music and using them as your own, you'd think it would be easy. Apparently not.
