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Is Private Equity Destroying Music Production?
Native Instruments was only the tip of the iceberg. Private equity is pervasive in the music production industry, tied up with hardware, software and music…
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The Best Photos From CRSSD Festival Fall 2026
As the sun sets on another CRSSD Festival, enjoy the best photos from a weekend of house and techno. Photo: @itskinderella Photo: @imkeiki Photo…
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Lars Huismann: “Instead Of Writing A Melody, I Use Filters”
With System Collapse out now on Dax J’s Monnom Black, Berlin’s Lars Huismann shows us around the attic studio where it was made. The eight-track release…
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Create Syncopated 2-Step Grooves Like A Pirate
Inspired by the swung grooves that have travelled from home studios and pirate radio to global festivals, let’s see how to make tight, timeless 2-step beats…
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Who’s Buying All These Vibe-Coded Plugins?
Vibe-coded plugins are everywhere but does that mean that they’re actually taking over the market? We look at the trend and speak with two developers working…
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Manifest Audio Release Sonification Tools V3 As VST3, AU, And CLAP Plugins
The data-driven suite arrives as a cross-platform plug-in bundle with AU/CLAP/VST3 formats, plus an Ableton Live Extension. Manifest Audio has released…
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Ben Turner: “It’s A Thin Line Between True Curation And Gatekeeping”
Ben Turner on why promoters have no excuse left, and why nurturing new talent is a long-term investment. Debates about representation in electronic music tend…
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How I Play Live: Active Systems
Active Systems plays live with no laptop in sight: a Cirklon sequencer at the centre, four Intellijel Atlantix modules on bass duty and a 909 keeping time…
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Beatport Launches Indie Tech Genre Category
Beatport has launched indie tech, a standalone genre category with its own Top 100 chart, separating it from indie dance. Beatport has added indie tech to its…
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Synchro Arts VocAlign 7 Pro Review: Come Together
VocAlign 7 is the latest version of the popular and long-running vocal alignment software. It’s as good as you expect, but does version seven bring enough new…
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Keleigh Batchelor: “Good Music Thrives On Diverse Influences”
Keleigh Batchelor on why balanced lineups start years before the poster, and why "fewer women DJs" doesn't hold up. Debates about representation in electronic…
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Antares Launches AutoTune Advanced
Antares has released AutoTune Advanced, a new flagship real-time pitch correction plugin built around a vibrato-preserving engine called DVA. Antares Audio…
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Steven Braines: “Diversity Isn’t A Problem; It Can Be Powerful If You Embrace It”
Steven Braines on why balanced lineups start years before the poster, and why "fewer women DJs" doesn't hold up. Debates about representation in electronic…
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Mike Taylor: “Too much Analysis Causes Paralysis”
Mike Taylor's vocals and creative ideas have shaped some of dance music's biggest records. With "LOVE.", he puts his own artistry back at the centre. We sat…
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Making LCD Soundsystem-Style Drones
Build a sound inpired by the pumping harmonic drone from LCD Soundsystem's Someone Great with u-he's Diva, then put it to work across several genres. If you’ve…
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Martha Bolton: “Real Change Happens When Everyone Moves In The Same Direction”
NOT BAD FOR A GIRL founder Martha Bolton on why balanced lineups start years before the poster, and why "fewer women DJs" doesn't hold up. Debates about…
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CRSSD After Dark Returns To San Diego Next Weekend
CRSSD Festival's afterparty series returns to San Diego from 25 to 27 September with sets across multiple venues. CRSSD Festival has confirmed the return of…
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Erica Synths Bullfrog Drums: More Than a Drum Machine
A hands-on sampler and sequencer built with Richie Hawtin, the Bullfrog Drums wears "educational" lightly and delivers serious performance power. I've spent…
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Normal by Proxy Brings Shared, Browser-based Jamming For Up To 8 Players
GOGDOG's new browser tool lets groups build tracks together in real time, with no downloads, accounts or saving required. Developer GOGDOG has released Normal…
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XILS-lab Launches MemoryTone Software Synthesiser
The Grenoble-based developer's latest release recreates the architecture of a landmark early-1980s polyphonic analogue synthesiser, adding modern features…
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Denon DJ Unveils PRIME 4 G2
The new four-channel standalone system introduces pressure-sensitive MPCe pads, onboard Stems rendering and built-in DMX output, aimed at mobile, club and…
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Ten of the Weirdest Drum Machines in 2026
Step into another world with the weirdest drum machines on the market in 2026. We’re talking an all-passive rhythm box, one that blurs the line between analog…
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Dreamtonics Completes Its Trilogy With Instrument X
Dreamtonics completes its trilogy with Instrument X, a neural acoustic modelling platform for orchestral instruments Dreamtonics, the Tokyo based developer…
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Yamaha Creator Pass Review: A Subscription Built For The Budding Bedroom Producer
Officially launched in beta at SXSW back in March, Yamaha's first real play in software caught us off guard. This is a company that's spent the best part of a…
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Arturia Pure SUB Review: Should Bass Synthesis Be This Easy?
Arturia’s Pre SUB was designed for 808s and Reeses, making it now easier than ever to dial in massive bass. It’s surprisingly affordable too. The specification…
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5 Must-Watch Sets At CRSSD Festival Next Month
CRSSD Festival returns to San Diego's Waterfront Park at the end of September, bringing another sprawling lineup across its waterfront stages. With so much on…
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CRSSD Festival Reveals Full Lineup for Fall 2026
CRSSD Festival has confirmed its complete lineup for its Fall 2026 edition, returning to Waterfront Park in San Diego on 26 and 27 September. Headlining the…
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Cleaning Up Vocal Rips With LALAL.AI Lynx
Grabbing vocal samples from the internet or vinyl? Here’s how to clean up voice rips with LALAL.AI and its new algorithm, Lynx, and use them in tracks. There’s…
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KASHOVSKI “Great Music Alone Isn’t Always Enough To Build A Career”
Off the back of new single "Show Me", Kashovski takes on our Q&A, covering everything from Zidane to his greatest fear. What's your greatest fear? God's…
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Native Instrument’s SuperStarSaw Review
It’s not often an instrument tells you what it is so blatantly. And perhaps there’s a reason for that, as SuperStarSaw is far more than the one-trick pony its…
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reFX releases Rippler, a dual‑layer physical modelling synthesiser
New plugin combines resonator‑based acoustic emulation with subtractive synthesis, launching at an introductory price of $99. reFX has released Rippler, a new…
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How To make your own kick drums in Diva
With so many kick drum samples available, it’s easy to overlook the benefits of programming your own. It only takes seconds. Kick drums, eh? You can’t live…
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5 of the Best Software and Hardware Trackers
If you make a genre like jungle, IDM or breakcore, you need a tracker. These are the five best trackers available, plus how to bring one into your workflow…
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Native Instruments and A. G. Cook launch Super*Saw synthesiser
The new soft synth adapts A. G. Cook’s layered supersaw production techniques for a dedicated plug-in. Super*Saw combines dual oscillator banks, patch…
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OrchiD: Who Knew Chords Could Be This Much Fun?
Telepathic Instruments’ Orchid is a fantastic chord generator from Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, but can it appeal to dance music producers too? Telepathic…
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FL Studio 2026 Adds Redesigned FLEX, Cloud Backup and Built-In Smart Assistance
Image-Line’s latest FL Studio update rebuilds FLEX, adds encrypted project backup through FL Cloud and expands Gopher, its built-in workflow assistant. The…
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Ten of the Best: Drum Machines Over $500
Looking for a new rhythm machine? If you’ve got the cash, these 10 drum machines over $500 have the beats - and plenty more premium features as well. When did…
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PEEL STEMS 2 Is Here With Lower Latency For Real-Time Stem Separation
zplane has released PEEL STEMS 2, a major update to its powerful real-time stem separation plugin. Lower Latency And Updated Separation Engine PEEL STEMS 2…
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Menura Audio Launches MDFX Delay And Reverb Hardware Effects For DJs
Menura Audio has launched two MDFX units on Kickstarter, bringing tempo-synced delay and reverb to DJ mixers, studio setups and live performance rigs…
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Kyle Watson: “A Track Is Never Finished – You Just Have To Know When To Stop”
South African Producer Kyle Watson has spent years carving his own path within House Music, building an international career outside of the traditional…
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AlphaTheta Release CDJ-1500X With Cloud DJing, Crowd Requests In A Compact Player Format
AlphaTheta’s new CDJ-1500X brings CDJ-3000X-style touchscreen workflow, built-in Wi-Fi, streaming access and CoBeat audience requests to smaller booths and…
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Amsterdam Dance Event Has Announced The First Wave Of Artists For ADE 2026
With more than 250 names confirmed, the 30 Years ADE edition will take place across Amsterdam from 21 – 25 October 2026. Amsterdam Dance Event has shared the…
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Yamaha Creator Pass Adds Cubase, Ableton, And New $9.99 Starter Plan
The update follows a public beta launched at SXSW and adds access to Cubase 15 AI, Ableton Live 12 Lite and a $9.99 monthly Starter plan. Yamaha Music…
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Tom Cosm – “It’s Going To Make Your Music More Melodic”
We talk to Tom Cosm, the technical director of Kevin Parker’s Telepathic Instruments, about how they made their uber-popular Orchid synthesizer. Few recent…
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D16 Group Releases PunchBox 2
The updated popular bass drum synth combines synthesis, samples, wavetable generation, internal effects and multi-output routing. PunchBox 2 is built around…