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Now you can play Space Invaders on your Teenage Engineering OP-Z
The mysterious and little-understood powers of their OP-Z know no bounds
9 ways to get more out of your Polyend Play
This performance groovebox is a powerful and complex beast. Let’s explore some of its top capabilities
Nambu is the iOS FM Synth That DOESN’T want to be a DX7
Love FM but don't need yet another DX7? iceWorks latest is the portable synth for you
Kelis vs Beyonce. Sampling vs interpolation. Who's right and what's what?
The lines between 'lifts', 'lends', 'samples', 'replays' and more just got crazy blurred… Here's the truth
Songwriting basics: how diminished 7ths can spice up chord progressions
They're not as scary as they sound, and are an incredibly useful writing tool
Doing damage: 10 filthily creative distortion tips
There's no limit to the ways in which you can distort your signals. Here's the why and how
Beat Building: how to make an old school electro beat
In our Beat Building series, we teach you how to craft drum patterns in a variety of genres and styles. Next up, it's electro
Solid State Logic DeEss review
- £89
De-essing can be a tricky thing to get right. Maybe this new plugin from SSL can help you crack it
Vinyl lives! And this time it's eco-friendly and delivered in 'record' time
A new service can cut master-quality vinyl faster than ever with runs as low as a single disc
ALM Busy Circuits ASQ-1 delivers old-skool Roland SH-101-style sequencing
If you missed tapping out your tunes, it's back
Gigging in the metaverse. Is this the future of live music?
Take a front-row seat at unique one-off live performances. Join thousands of screaming fans. All without leaving home.
Modular synthesis: the ultimate beginner's guide
A look into the wonderfully complex world of modular
Music theory 101: notes, intervals, scales and chords explained
The basic nuts and bolts of music from a piano roll perspective
Songwriting basics: how to write a chord progression to fit a melody - the music theory you need to know
Learn these golden rules and you’ll be all set to start harmonising in your DAW
Beat Building: how to make a reggaeton beat
We're showing you how to program convincing drum patterns in a broad range of genres. Today we're looking at reggaeton
"I f**king loved Massive. It had that really aggressive, raw bass": Boys Noize on the making of Out Of The Black
Classic album: “Suddenly that weird term ‘EDM’ came about"
Oi, Grandad! Treat yourself to a brand-new FREE synth plug-in here
(Not being rude. The plug-in’s name is Oi, Grandad!…)
GoranGrooves Handy Drums review
- $60
In the market for powerful, punchy drums without the long-winded faff of fine-tuning your life away? Handy Drums might just rock your world…
