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“Quickly grasp tone, timbre and intention behind each preset”: Arturia Pigments 7’s new reactive UI offers in-app tutorials and lets you visualise every sound
Arturia Pigments 7 adds experimental filters, a noisy effect, punchier envelopes and a stylish new look for the Play View
How to emulate the sound of Gary Numan’s synth-pop classic Cars
We lift the bonnet on a foundational piece of synth genius, and demonstrate how you can achieve its distinctive sound yourself in your DAW
"He came and said, 'Are you going to pay me for that sample?'": Fatboy Slim on The Rockafeller Skank
"There were four different samples on it we had to clear, and they all wanted 40% or 50%... we were like, 'You can all have 25%', and there was none left for me"
"FL Studio is coming to your browser": Image-Line announces FL Studio Web in bid to "lower the barrier to entry" for new users
"We've taken the iconic FL Studio workflow and streamlined it for the web"
5 reasons a gift card is the most stress-free present you can get a musician this Christmas
Forget the fuss and pressure of shopping for a musician this holiday season and get them a gift card - trust me, they'll thank you for it
Only When I’m Dancing Do I Feel This Free: Half of clubbers think phones are “ruining” the dancefloor
But are wearable screens really the solution?
KV331 Audio is giving away SynthMaster One for free until January 4
Usually priced at $49, SynthMaster One is an approachable wavetable synth with an intuitive workflow and some stellar filters
“Omnisphere’s like a Korg Wavestation on crack – you press one button and 16 things happen at once”: Bicep on soft synths, sampling glaciers and club-focused new project CHROMA 000
The Irish duo opened a new creative chapter this year with two diverse projects that brought them to the Arctic and back to the dancefloor. Danny Turner finds out more
