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Beat making
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Community wrap-up: Inspiring new videos from some of our favorite female producers
Wrapping up Women’s History Month with Jeia, Kito, Gnarly, and more.
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How Ethiopian Records is shaping the sound of a genre with NI tools
Ethiopiyawi Electronic originator Endeguena Mulu on using TRAKTOR in the studio, sampling traditional instruments, and developing Ethiopia's next generation of…
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Mr. Mitch dissects the tools and techniques behind new album, Lazy
We pay a virtual visit to the grime innovator's London studio to hear how he's finding balance in pared-back electronics.
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Hear Faze Miyake roll his transatlantic influences into a brooding grime beat
Learn why rapid-fire sketching is everything to the prolific London producer's creative process.
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Community wrap-up: New videos from Blezz Beats, two different Blakes, and more
Explore new Expansions, pick up some bass tips, and get inspired with our creator community this February.
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Community wrap-up: Uplifting sample flips from Datsunn, DYVN, DDS, & more
With 2020 safely behind us, it's time to revisit some uplifting moments from the past weeks.
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Flora Yin-Wong meshes the traditional with the futuristic in this haunting, percussive sketch
Hear the London-based producer layer metallic textures and sampled plucks over an insistent BATTERY-powered rhythm.
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The making of MASCHINE+
Get under the skin of our standalone groovebox with the people who made it possible.
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5 free ways to distort, delay, and generally degrade your sounds with REAKTOR
Get your lo-fi fix on an even lower budget with this month's User Library picks.
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Real Talk: Orchin blends shoegaze and emo with 90s trance and bubblegum pop
A digital pop iconoclast offers tricks for producing with fake guitars, squishy drums, distorted synths, and gigantic pop vocals.
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Freshen up your sonic palette with these creative sound design tricks from Lophiile
Watch the LA producer run through some of his go-to techniques for making sounds his own – from synthesis to effects…
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Watch hip hop producer Major Seven make a beat from scratch with MASCHINE+
The producer behind cinematic hits for Future, Rick Ross, and DJ Khaled gets to grips with our standalone groovebox's synthesis…