I first encountered FL Studio 4.5 (formerly known as Fruity Loops) in 2004, when the Sytrus synthesizer was still new and used it on the underscore and...
When Bostich and Fussible (Ramn Amezcua and Pepe Mogt, respectively) were growing up in Tijuana, Mexico during the 1980s, one thing connected them to...
GALBANUM ABSTRACTION 02 INTELLIGENT ELECTRO-ORGANIC BEATS Andrew Souter uses precision math tools, computer music scripting languages and countless hours...
ANTARES AVOX 2 VOCAL TOOLKIT VOCAL-THEMED PLUG-IN COLLECTION Doubling the plug-in count from five to 10 while maintaining the same price point, the Antares...
Some 25 years after he first made hip-hop history, Steve Stein, aka Steinski, still sounds like a kid in a candy store. It was fun, man, he says, looking...
It's forgivable that many people expect Montreal's electronic music festival, Mutek, to be cerebral-centric. But this year's ninth installment of the...
Style: Music we love, says Ian Quay, label manager. Established: In 2007 in New York City by Scott Rodger of Quest Management, representing Arcade Fire...
If your mixes sound thin or you can't figure out why your tunes pump at home but sound like mud in the club, chances are you need to take a look at your...
If you have a local convenience store, it may be the only place to satisfy your CornNut cravings at 3:30 a.m., but you get jacked on the price. Well,...
BOBBY DIGITAL Digi Snacks (Koch) Producer covers well-worn ground Having earned his rep with the stark Wu-Tang Clan soundscapes, and furthering it as...
It's rare that in the heat of the moment on the dancefloor at the height of frantic body movements and rhythmic climaxes that one stops to ask the name...
Video games have taught us a lot over the years. For example, gorillas love to throw barrels, and staying up for 50 hours straight staring at a screen...
What would make more sense than pairing up a horny Tone-Loc with a hornier Peaches to remix the classic Wild Thing? Or how about Tone with superperv Spank...
She's got skills on vocals, guitar, violin, piano and organ. Tours the world. Shared part of her life with the remarkable late-singer/songwriter Jeff...
After playing bass in high school and DJing at my college radio station, I worked at the Plush Amplifiers factory, at Sam Ash as a salesman, did synth...
Rob Swire is sitting on a hotel rooftop with all of Los Angeles at his broken foot. The understated, almost meditative technical mastermind behind Australian...
What happens when robots want to become humans? Well, the sh*t pretty much hits the fan, as portrayed in Electroma (DVD; Vice, 2008), a film by French...
Have you found the perfect MIDI controller yet? Chances are the answer is and you can't entirely blame it on the manufacturers either. In this fast-paced...
It's probably fair to say that Jack Splash's musical vision is unstuck in time. He views the music he and his band Plantlife make as communications with...
If you were a fan of our column, you'll notice it's not in this issue. But wait before you send us angry e-mails, rest assured it will resurface in new...
Sauntering confidently into a crowded Joe Allen restaurant on 46th Street in midtown Manhattan, The Roots' brain trust Ahmir Thompson, Tariq Black Thought...
Last month's Phantom Power focused on recording and miking tips for bass, but with only one page, much was left unsaid. So without further ado, dig into...
Compressors are like turntables, synths and any other favorite axes in our jam-crafting arsenals: They each have their own musical personalities. Although...
I try not to get up on a soapbox too often, but recently I was annoyed by a story I heard from a friend of mine who does artist relations at a gear manufacturer....
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Review: Image Line FL Studio 8 XXL
Nortec Collective: Chameleon Colors
One-Shots, July 2008
New Products, July 2008
Respect: Steinski
Montreal Big Ups the Bass
Imprint > Template
Review: Solid State Logic X-EQ & X-Comp
Booming Back at You
Review: Arturia Analog Factory Experience
Rotations, July 2008
Blood, Sweat and No Tears
G-Commerce
MMM, Delicious
Frequency: Joan As Police Woman
Band Aid: Do It Right
Frequency: Pendulum
Daft Punk is Playing At My House…Sort of
Digital DJ: Hackin' the Box
Frequency: Plantlife
Editor's Note: Spring (Er, Summer) Cleaning
Sayin' It Loud and Proud
Phantom Power: Mo' Better Bass
Dynamic Diamonds
Editors Note: Oh, Behave!
