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"I have such an unhealthy obsession with music gear that it's making me a worse musician, and probably a worse person"
"This might not be such a good idea after all" : A YouTuber tries to recreate classic $200 ReBirth software with $15,000 worth of original vintage Roland hardware
Yes, he really is using using vintage hardware to emulate software that emulated the vintage hardware.
"To say its arrival was earth-shaking would be no exaggeration": why, 40 years on, the Yamaha DX7 was the most important release in synth history, even though it did "make your head dribble"
And why 'important' doesn't always mean 'best'…
14 tips for producing better techno: "Automate the low-pass filter frequency to create a rhythmic pattern on your bassline"
The pulsing momentum of techno is built upon some essential core components. Here are our top tips for making floor-filling techno bangers
Spotify Wrapped 2023 is here, and Taylor Swift has been crowned the top global artist of the year
It’s estimated that her 26.1 billion streams have earned her more than £72 million
Show Us Your Studio #14: "If I ever have to leave in a hurry, the Neumann U67 is getting packed instead of my Les Paul Gold Top!"
Ian Cohen's home studio features a custom-designed lighting set-up that transforms the space into a "sonic fantasy world"
Klanghelm reboots AKG’s BX spring reverb with its new Tens plugin, and there’s a free version, too
Put some ‘70s-style spring in your (dub)step
How to get the perfect 808s: 8 tips to help you achieve weighty 808 kicks
Whether used as a kick or bass, get perfect 808s every time with our essential guide…
From Holy Grail to dodo: how the legendary SynthAxe went from being "the future of the electric guitar" to "way beyond what most guitarists could comprehend"
But if you own this rare and mythical musical instrument beast, then the drinks are on you…
How the hunt for a lost Moog in India unearthed a groundbreaking collection of '60s electronic music that was miles ahead of its time: "It blew everything wide open"
Artist and author Paul Purgas shines a light on an archive of visionary sounds recorded during a radical period of experimentation at Ahmedabad's National Institute of Design
The definitive guide to producing techno in 2023
Sara Simms digs deep into the workings of this essential genre and shows you how to craft club-ready future techno classics
How to make an AI cover song with any artist's voice
Heard the AI-generated fake-Drake song that hit the headlines this year? How about the "Oasis" album with AI Liam Gallagher on vocals? Here's how to do it yourself
The developer of SketchCassette has just released a free plugin called Lofi Oddity, an audio “degradation toy box”
Stick your apron on because things are about to get messy
“It's so offensive that it can't actually mean that”: Have The Prodigy finally changed the lyrics to ‘the most controversial song of all time’?
Maxim now sings "Pitch up. Change my pitch up", rather than what you hear on the 1997 original
“I am not your guru, OK? I’m not Rick Rubin with a beard”: Vulfpeck’s Jack Stratton promises to be your “cool professor” as he launches a new mixing masterclass that takes you inside the ‘Vulf Sound’
“I might show up at the football game and, yeah, we’re all getting girlfriends after this,” he promises
We tested all of these viral TikTok music production hacks so you don't have to
Our curated selection of the best tips, tricks and advice that the short-form video platform has to offer
"I try out ideas that might be too weird otherwise": version 3 of Valhalla DSP's Supermassive is the most "super massive-est" yet, and it's still completely free!
Update adds new modes called 'Leo' and 'Virgo' to one of the best free plugins in the cosmos
AI pop singer Anna Indiana's fully AI-generated debut single suggests AI poses less of a threat than we thought: "I'm sure my microwave will love listening to this"
James Blake even reposted the video, sarcastically commenting: "This brought me to tears, I’m so excited for the future"
