Synthesis
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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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Download a free MASSIVE X patch from dance-floor experimentalist AYA
The Manchester producer shares an unstable-yet-user-friendly mutating lead patch for MASSIVE X.
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Download a shape-shifting, retro MASSIVE X patch from composer Joseph Trapanese
This free patch goes from ‘80s FM leads to warbling string-synth pads with a flick of the mod wheel.
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Watch 13 artists explore the sounds of KOMPLETE 13
We asked some of our favorite artists and creators to dive into our flagship production suite and play through the…
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Bristol producer LCY rises to the Sketches challenge with a club-ready slice of percussive sound design
Hear the genre-hopping producer and DJ mangle drums from MASCHINE, BATTERY, and the SYMPHONY SERIES.
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Download an evolving, BPM-synced lead patch for MASSIVE X, courtesy of The Glitch Mob’s Edward Ma
The Glitch Mob producer offers up an ever-evolving, staccato lead sound for MASSIVE X – for free.
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Jungle revivalist Sully sketches out haunting atmospherics – at 168 BPM
The UK producer backs metallic sound design and hazy pads with chopped breaks from DECODED FORMS.
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AceMo answers the Sketches challenge with a dreamy slice of ambient techno
Hear the Brooklyn-based producer coax warm drones and analog-sounding drums from REAKTOR, BATTERY, and KONTAKT.
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BT talks life under lockdown and dissects his Community Drive contributions
The trance pioneer explains how he created his high-energy presets for PRISM, SKANNER XT, and MONARK.
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Hear Howie Lee put a modern spin on traditional Chinese sounds
One of Beijing's fastest rising stars answers the Sketches challenge by combining the traditional with the modern.
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Listen to a densely layered, martial Sketches submission from Zola Jesus
The queen of goth-pop layers REAKTOR-powered synth swells over ACTION STRIKES’ pummeling taiko drums…
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DJ Krust’s favorite free REAKTOR Ensembles for drum and bass
The UK breakbeat originator shares 5 free picks from the REAKTOR User Library.