We’re Giving Away 2 Copies Of Arturia’s Brand New FX Collection 3

For our June competition, we have joined forces with Arturia to giveaway the latest expanded version of their production plugin suite: FX Collection 3. This month, we’re giving two lucky people the chance to win a free copy of Arturia’s brand new FX Collection 3. The full suite is worth €399 Euros. Read on to…

u-he and Bitwig Announce New Open-Source Plugin Standard, CLAP

CLAP, the new plugin type from u-he and Bitwig, promises performance gains, per-note modulation, and future-proofing – and it’s currently available to try in beta. Computer-based musicians are familiar with the four main plugin types: VST, VST3, AU and AAX. We can now add a new one to the list, CLAP. Standing for CLever Audio…

Panning Effects for Breakdowns With Sound Particles’ Energy Panner

In this tutorial, we test out Sound Particles’ dynamic panning plug-ins Energy Panner and Brightness Panner. The company is best known for its developing reputation in Hollywood for creating realistic soundscapes. What can they bring to an electronic music scenario? Think you know panning. Think again! Contrast is key in dance music breakdowns! One of…

Purple Disco Machine June 22 Chart

Top ten for June from Purple Disco Machine featuring Jamie Jones, Mighty Mouse, Patrick Cowley, The Human League and more. Follow Purple Disco Machine Tino Piontek aka Purple Disco Machine is a German songwriter, house and disco music producer and DJ. Since reaching number one on Beatport’s deep house chart with his track “My House”…

Standalone Vs Laptop DJing – Which Is Best?

Laptop DJing – DJing with software running on a laptop, plugged into DJ gear for easy control – is the most popular way DJs play today, with controllers such as the Pioneer DJ DDJ-1000, Numark Mixtrack Platinum FX, and many others. But standalone DJing – using gear where you don’t need a laptop with you,…