Studio Gear

  1. The Legend of Technics 1200’s

    The Legend of Technics 1200’s

    You know them, right?! You've seen them everywhere. From house parties to clubs, to the scratching world championships; they're everywhere!! Well, they were, until CDJ's took over and people moved away from Vinyl due to the ease of filling a USB stick with your MP3's. They're the creme de la creme of turntables, especially if you wanna learn to scratch...
  2. Gear Love: Akai MPC

    Gear Love: Akai MPC

    Looking for a drum pad to make some beats? Ask any Hip Hop producer worth his salt and they'll always recommend you the MPC! Used by the Dopest of the Dope, passing through the hands of the likes of Dr. Dre and Big Boi through to Mark Ronson and Kanye West, this machine has been around for time and played...
  3. How To Go Lo-Fi With Tape

    How To Go Lo-Fi With Tape

    Wanna dutty up your sounds?! You can mash up your beats using Tape, yes, Tape (ask your Dad). You can add grit, dirt, fuzz, wow and flutter and all other sorts of Lo-Fi goodness by reading through the steps below and getting experimental. Dive into the world of Lo-Fi now... In the age of Lo-Fi Hip Hops’ burgeoning popularity, it...
  4. Gear Love: The Beardytron 5000 MKII

    Gear Love: The Beardytron 5000 MKII

    Beatboxing!! But more, much, much more!! The multi-talented, gurning maniac, Beardyman has taken just what's possible to do with your voice, flipped it on its head and launched it into space. Using state-of-the-art tech, he can create anything you can imagine, plus a lot that you can't (!), with his voice and have a whole auditorium skanking out in no...
  5. The Legend of Mini Moog

    The Legend of Mini Moog

    To this day, one of the finest looking machines on the market!! This bad boy has captured the hearts of everyone from early prog-rockers through to Hip Hop royalty! Producing some of the sickest sounds for its time, no other synths could step to it. Even now, peeps wanna cop it and are willing to pay top dollar! Learn how...
  6. Bizarre: Circuit Bending

    Bizarre: Circuit Bending

    Remember that old toy keyboard you used to play with as a kid? Well, that sort of thing is gold dust to a Circuit Bender! A bit of rewiring wizardry here, a dash of circuit manipulation there, and there you have it, you've got yourself some crazy new sound to tweak to your heart's content! There's plenty to explore in...
  7. The Legend of Prophet-5

    The Legend of Prophet-5

    A stone-cold classic! You won't get sounds like this out of your laptop!! Up there with the Minimoog as one of the all-time greatest synths. Have a look below as we explore what made it stand out from the rest and find why it was so loved by so many... Released in 1978 after being developed by Dave Smith and...
  8. The Legend of Soviet Synths

    The Legend of Soviet Synths

    From Russia With Love!? Not exactly the first place you'd expect to crop up in an article about Synths, but here we are. They have made, and continue to make, some banging synths. Who woulda thought?! Come join us on an unexpected journey through the history of synths to come out of...Mother Russia!! When you think of nations pushing the...
  9. Bizarre: The Hurdy Gurdy

    Bizarre: The Hurdy Gurdy

    The Whatty-Whatty?! Yep, dope name; a crazy bit of kit. You're not that likely to find one going cheap in the local pawnshop and if you're not a French revolutionary jamming out in the Baroque-era parties, you've probably never heard of one either. Here, we're gonna take a look at what this weird little gizmo is all about... Most people's...
  10. The Best Music Production Apps for iOS

    The Best Music Production Apps for iOS

    Your phone...sometimes it's hard to stop staring at it. We use them to kill time, keep in contact, send funny messages, get the news, all sorts. In between the endless scrolling, sometimes inspirations can hit. So you better be prepared! Take a look at some of the best apps available to bang out some tasty beats on the move!! Mobile...
  11. Is There A New Generation Of Sound Manipulation Plugins?

    Is There A New Generation Of Sound Manipulation Plugins?

    Embrace new technology!! The tech-wizards are constantly bringing out incredible new developments that are changing how we look at music. So don't be afraid!! Have a look through our selection of cutting-edge tech to bang out some fresh new sounds with!! The traditional arsenal of effects is familiar to most producers – delay, phase, distortion and so on. Useful for...
  12. How To Use Trackers To Make Music

    How To Use Trackers To Make Music

    What even is a tracker? Seems a bit dry and a bit too much like coding to be particularly creative right? If you're like the majority of the music-producing masses, you'll probably be used to a conventional sequencer. But there are a group of musicians who think there is merit in having limits. Crazy right?! Well, let's hear them out...

12 Item(s)

Content Partners:

Content Partners: