Deeply-felt house and brutal techno – now Akua Grant deserves support
Industry trends and power grabs ultimately suck all our souls dry. So let's return to the originators making the music,...
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JX-3P gets a PG-200, circuit mod, as Roland continues plug-in UI overhauls
Roland has been steadily overhauling their plug-in range, but this one you shouldn't miss. The 1983 JX-3P was always an...
GrainyDay for Max for Live opens up elegant streams of sound
There are grain effects aplenty, but AVAL's latest hits on a uniquely satisfying sound processor in Ableton Live, as input...
_Efx MOTIONS: Arturia’s new moving, modulating multi-effects plug-in
If you like your effects with a heaping side serving of envelopes and modulation, MOTIONS is for you. Triggers and...
Minimal’s Current is a granular-wavetable synth with tons of FX and extras
Minimal Audio, the maker of some of the more unique effects in recent years, is now stepping into the synth...
Sonification Tools for Live uses data for sound, offers educational potential
Data visualization tools are now numerous, but sonification – transforming information into audio – holds untapped potential. Manifest Audio has...
Synplant 2 is as close to an alien laboratory as a synth plug-in can get
Few instrument designs have ever come as close to science fiction as Synplant - and the alien breeding lab for...
Tour Beirut’s music underground in a free PDF, from the inside out
Crises are a given; resilience is a given - to slightly bastardize the author's words on Beirut's Underground Scene, Hajar...
The Amen Break Sample: How Six Seconds Changed the Music Industry Forever
In the vast and ever-evolving landscape of music production, some sounds have become more than just musical notes; they’ve become...
Top 3 Most Expensive Music Videos Ever Made
Music videos have become an integral part of the music industry, often serving as powerful visual representations of the songs...
