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Beat making
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Stay home, stay creative
The Native team shares tips for homebound music makers…
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Create vintage hip hop vibes with Waves and MASCHINE
Product expert Tim Cant shows you how to add some old-school flavor to your beats.
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Watch: DJ Khalil on his new Artist Expansion
The Grammy-winning producer explains how Los Angeles inspires his signature sound.
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Discover drum synthesis techniques with MONARK
Product expert James Russell walks you through the rudiments of rolling your own drum sounds from scratch.
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In the studio with German hitmaker Bazzazian
We visit rap producer Bazzazian's Cologne studio for some exclusive insights into his signature sound.
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Watch: New Forms Japan with dBridge and Kabuki
Two cities, one challenge: Create a club-ready track in a day using MASCHINE.
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Watch: 8 ways to humanize your MIDI drums
Robotic rhythms? Give your programmed percussion a human touch with product expert James Russell.
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4 free KONTAKT drum libraries you need – and one you probably don’t
We scour the web for some unique percussion that’ll fit right into your next track. Most of it, anyway.
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Free download: Dusty, downtempo drum loops from the new Moonkits
Hear Soniccouture's latest release now and grab a pack of pro-grade, royalty-free loops.
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The Stereotypes, hit by hit
Get to know the super-producers behind our latest Expansion with a quick run-down of their biggest tracks.
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Nicki Minaj producer Blank talks creativity, Bob Ross, and giving something back
We catch up with the Toronto native and learn why, as her own career hits new heights, she’s already focused…
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Georgia Anne Muldrow: Instrument of the ancestors
Watch the queen of psychedelic neo-soul channel celestial art with MASCHINE.
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Watch: Crafting Killer Hooks with Rogét Chahayed
The producer explains how KONTAKT inspired his hook for Travis Scott's SICKO MODE.