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My Highlights of 2025: My Software, Music, and Media Picks of the Year

A look back through some of my key gear releases, acquisitions, and my favourite music picks of the year. Here are my highlights of 2025!

Loop-Based and Nonlinear Composition: Create Music Your Own Way

We explore the basics of loop-based and nonlinear composition, and give you some tips and techniques you can use in your own workflow.

Minimal Audio Evoke: Get That Modern Vocal Sound

Tired of the stock vocoder plugin in your DAW? With Minimal Audio Evoke, you get a range of pitch manipulation, layering, and modulation effects.

Deals of the Week: Elektron, Sennheiser, and Roland

In this installment of Deals of the Week, we've got offers on music production gear from top brands like Elektron, Sennheiser, and Roland.

Alesis 3630: The Daft Punk Compressor

This budget stereo compressor/limiter/noise gate became synonymous with the sound of French House. We find out how to use the Alesis 3630.

The Best Filter Plugins: Creative Software Filtering Tools

Need more creativity in your tracks? These tools can manipulate your sounds in innovative new ways! This list of the best filter plugins will change your life (or at least your songs).

Arrangement Techniques for Electronic Music: 5 Tips for Your Workflow

Are you looking for new ways to add depth and character to your productions? We're discussing arrangement techniques for electronic music.

Minimalist Music Production: Do More With Less

We explore Minimalist Music Production, a conceptual approach to music that lets you strip down your compositions for greater impact.

Reloop Keypad Pro: Compact and Complete Bitwig Integration

The Reloop Keypad Pro is a compact portable DAW controller for beatmakers with a complete production control set and a 25-key mini keyboard.

Tops and Flops: Highlights of the Week – LA Fires, Avicii Documentary

Our first weekly review looks at the LA fires, a new documentary on Avicii, and upcoming music releases.

The Reloop RMX-30 BT is a Versatile Compact DJ Mixer

With the new Reloop RMX-30 BT, you get an affordable compact mixer, perfect for honing your skills as a DJ or playing small events.

SP-1200 Alternatives for Sample-based Beatmaking

We're looking at SP-1200 Alternatives for classic sample-based music production like Daft Punk, The Prodigy, RZA, and A Tribe Called Quest.

How to Get a Punchy Drum Sound: Just Make It Slap

Getting a punchy drum sound is one of the key aspects of achieving a great mix in the many styles of music production we hear today.

Meet the latest AIAIAI TMA-2 Studio XE Modular Headphones

Introducing the latest version of the AIAIAI TMA-2 Studio XE modular studio headphones, for music production, recording, and podcasting.

How to make an EDM Drop: 5 Basic Production Tips

Are your tracks lacking that drama and emotional edge needed for the dancefloor? We look into how to make an EDM drop with various methods.

Deadmau5: Enough is enough – artists need to fight Spotify!

EDM artist and producer Deadmau5 had some strong words for Spotify a few days ago after hearing CEO Ek say that music creation costs nothing these days.

Using Sidechain Compression for Beginners

Ever heard producers or engineers talk about sidechain compression? We cover the basics and where to use it in your production workflow.

The Best Drum Machines for Percussion Synthesis

Searching for a unique drum sound? We've selected some of the best drum machines for synthesizing your own drum sounds from scratch.

AlphaTheta euphonia: Rotary Mixer with a Rupert Neve Transformer Stage

The AlphaTheta euphonia is the flagship rotary DJ mixer with 32-bit AD/DA conversion, frequency-specific effects sends, and much more.

Synth Deals from Teenage Engineering, Yamaha, AKAI, and KORG

This week's Synth Deals selection is a particularly exciting range of creative instruments for music production and live performance.

Dirtywave M8 Tracker Model:02: USB-C support and longer battery life.

The Dirtywave M8 Tracker Model:02 is the latest version of the handheld beat creation station from Dirtywave, now available for preorder.

Dada Life Secret Sauce: Tasty Treats for your DAW

The Dada Life Secret Sauce bundle is a new EDM-friendly collection of 3 plug-ins with a reverb, a pitch riser effect, and a stereo widener.

Synth Deals from Elektron, Behringer, Polyend, and Pittsburgh Modular

In this week's edition of Synth Deals, we've selected a range of creative music-making tools, including grooveboxes, synth modules, and FX.

The Dark Prince Of Techno: How to Sound Like Gesaffelstein

From creating minimalistic EBM-style dance music to working with the world's biggest pop artists, we look into the world of Gesaffelstein.