22 Results for "beatmaking"

The Best Grooveboxes for Beat Creation and Live Performance

Looking to stay creative while traveling, or simply to step outside your DAW? We check out the best grooveboxes for crafting beats.

Synth Deals from Roland, Arturia, XAOC, and Native Instruments

In this week's selection of Synth Deals, you'll find a range of creative options for your setup, including synth modules and effects.

Playing the Villain: How to Sound like MF Doom

MF Doom was mystical figure from the backpack era of Hip-Hop. We find out more about his process and some of the gear that inspired it.

The best budget beat-making gear to help you get creative

Looking for more affordable ways to create beats? We take a look at some of the best budget beat-making equipment to get you started!

The Best Budget Grooveboxes to take a break from your DAW

Are you stuck in the mud creatively? We check out some of the best budget grooveboxes for standalone beat creation and live performance.

Synth Deals from Strymon, Elektron, Roland, and Sequential

In this week's edition of Synth Deals, we've selected offers ranging from creative samplers and effects units to classic analogue keyboards.

The AKAI MPC One+ arrives in red with expanded internal memory

With the MPC One Plus, AKAI's launched a bright red special edition of the MPC One with considerable expansion on the internal memory.

Why sampling is still relevant in modern music production?

Love it or hate it, sampling has always been a part of music. We take a look at some ways to incorporate sampling into your music.

Synth Deals from Waldorf, Polyend, SOMA, and AKAI Professional

Our selection of Synth Deals this week ranges from desktop modules to comprehensive music production systems with endless capabilities.

The Sonicware Sale is on at Thomann

Until July 14, you'll get a €40 discount (added in cart) on selected grooveboxes, synths, and samplers with the Sonicware Sale at Thomann.

The Best Budget Samplers for Music Production

Sampling is still one of the most powerful aspects of music production, we've selected some of the best budget samplers for creating beats.

The Endless Beat Machine: An arcade-style approach to music making

The Endless Beat Machine is a retro arcade-styled beat-making station that will keep you both entertained and creatively inspired.

From Dark Arts To Charts: How To Sound Like The Dust Brothers

The Grammy award-winning duo, The Dust Brothers, is known for their hit productions and highly creative use of sampling. We find out more!

Get the Native Instruments MASCHINE+ and Komplete Kontrol M32 for $899

Until October 3rd, 2022, when you purchase the Native Instruments MASCHINE+, you get a free Komplete Kontrol M32 controller keyboard.

Magix Music Maker 2023: The best Music Maker ever?

Magix sends a message from the future and releases Music Maker 2023 with a new equalizer, improvements for beatmakers, and many more new features.

Nektar Nektarine 2.5 turns Aura into a complete beat production studio

Nektar has released the Nektarine 2.5 update with many new features. The software turns the Aura controller into a complete beatmaking studio.

First look review: Clipmode DRoOM! – the DIY Drum FX System

Clipmode DRoOM! is a unique beat construction kit that invites you to layer samples recorded in different rooms. We've tried DRoOM! for ourselves.

Beatskillz writes 90’s rap a love letter with new Vinylistik plug-in

Vinylistik embodies the crate digging + old-school sampler vibe of 90's hip-hop in both sound and workflow terms.

Novation Circuit Rhythm Deal: 25% off for Black Friday only!

The Circuit Rhythm is finally here and will turn samples into stellar tracks with built-in recording, performance effects and on-the-go capabilities.

First Look Review: Akai MPC Studio and MPC Desktop production system

Almost 10 years ago, Akai presented the MPC Studio, a very compact USB and MIDI controller with accompanying software. At the time, this MPC generated positive feedback but also some critical voices. The famed ...

Serato Studio hybrid groovebox/DJ DAW presents interesting possibilities

With Serato Studio, producers looking to get into DJ-ing can experiment inside a more familiar environment, without investing in decks or DJ software. Same goes for DJs interested in production.

Atlas maps out your drum samples using a novel AI engine

Atlas is an AI-powered tool which maps out your drum samples, analyzes them, categorizes them, and constructs makeshift drum kits that are ready to go inside your DAW. It looks like an useful tool for ...