Creating Dub Delays With Standard Plugins

In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through how to create dub-style dirty tape delays using standard plugins and a little feedback. Before the widespread adoption of digital delays in the 1980s, if you wanted a delay on your track, you likely reached for a tape echo. These all-analogue machines had a loop of tape inside…

Is Traktor About To Be Sold To Allen & Heath?

A sale of Traktor by Native Instruments could be imminent, according to multiple sources. That’s what’s being reported by US DJ store, DJ Tech Tools, traditionally a company close to Traktor. The company reports that representatives from Allen & Heath have visited Berlin to work on the deal – although it points out that these…

Pioneer DJ Announces $69 HDJ-CUE1 Beginner Headphones

When Pioneer DJ launched its beginner-focused DDJ-200 controller, the company sent one of its product developers to our studios with the unit for a day, to talk us through its features. Towards the end of the day, the product dev whipped out a pair of headphones, and said, “these are the new headphones we’re going…

Image Line updates FL Studio to v20.7.2

Image-Line has updated FL Studio to v20.7.2, introducing a range of workflow improvements. Changes include: FL Studio Control hints – Most FL Studio controls now show… Read More Read the full story

Why we love the music of Massive Attack

No other group in recent music history has become so instilled in British culture that Bristol-based group – Massive Attack. They formed in the late eighties and plied their trade around the clubs of Bristol. With the arrival of a new EP ‘EUTOPIA’ this month featuring Young Fathers, Algiers, and Saul Williams. It may worth…

How High is Your Roland IQ Winners Announced

It’s time to announce the winners of last month’s Roland interactive and immersive experience. Read on to see if it’s you. Despite being a little delayed we are pleased to finally announce we have now chosen, at random, the winners of our recent Roland interactive and immersive experience. Thank you to all 40,000 participants who…

Korg Unveil the Next Generation Volca Sample

Korg have added more memory, features, and connectivity options—including micro USB for sample loading—to their popular compact sampler.  The Japanese company’s first product release of 2020 since the Wavestate is the new, upgraded Volca Sample. The original version of the sample-based drum machine was released in late 2014, and it has remained popular throughout its…