Tone2 Audio has released the Synthwave soundset for their synthesizer-workstation Electra2. Synthwave is a collection of 140 retro-futuristic sounds, created by sound-designers… Read More Read the full story
Minimal Audio Releases Emerge SFX Library + GIVEAWAY! 🤩
Minimal Audio releases Emerge, a diverse cinematic SFX sound library for musicians and budding composers. We’re taking a closer look at Emerge and giving away the entire Minimal Audio product range to one lucky BPB reader (big thanks to Minimal Audio for sponsoring the giveaway!). Minimal Audio Emerge Emerge is available right now at the…
Slate Digital Announces Aurora FREE LoFi Sample Pack (Waiting List)
Slate Digital offers their new sample pack Aurora for FREE starting August 11th, but you can sign up for the waitlist now. Who doesn’t love Slate Digital? Slate Analog, presumably. While everyone knows about Steven Slate Drums, Slate Digital is an entirely different beast. They’re most well-known for their series of mixing and mastering analog-modeled…
My Studio – Minimal Violence
Hailing from Canada but based in Berlin, Minimal Violence has been ripping up the rule book for a while now. We asked them to show us around their Berlin studio. If you want a journey into all corners of techno then the Minimal Violence Bandcamp is worth a visit. The duo delivers a relentless attack…
3 Tips For DJing To Older Crowds
There are lots of DJ gigs that we may consider “difficult”, for an equally large number of reasons. For instance: Playing to a different culture or demographic than you’re used to (say, to a Latino crowd when it’s not your culture) Playing in a different geographical region to where you’re from Playing a “mobile” gig…
Chicago Legend Paul Johnson Has Died
Chicago house legend, Paul Johnson has died after contracting COVID-19 last month. On a particularly sad day for dance music yesterday, following the loss of K-Hand, it was reported by the family of Paul Johnson that he had passed away aged 50 after contracting COVID-19. A post on his Facebook page writes: “Our greatness passed away…
How To Make An Endless Riser
Harness the power of the Shepard tone to create a riser that never peaks. Risers are a tried and tested way to ramp up tension in a track. They’re usually used to transition from one section of a song to another or to help a breakdown reach peak excitement before the drop. They’re often made…
Beatsource LINK Brings DJ Edits To Music Streaming
Beatsource LINK – the music streaming service for open-format DJs – just fired a serious salvo in the battle to make streaming music a legitimate way of playing for pro DJs, and to establish itself as the leading DJ streaming service. Today, the company announced deals with all three major record labels to create and…