Latest articles by Tim Cant
10 of the most unlikely sample sources ever
Aled Jones meets rave and Macaulay Culkin goes jungle
Modern life getting you down? Here are 10 atmospheric DnB tracks that keep the ‘90s dream alive
Rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit with these vintage ambient jungle sounds
6 unofficial ROMpler emulation plugins that bring classic ‘80s and ‘90s PCM sounds to your DAW
If you yearn for the days of the Yamaha SY85, can’t get enough of old E-MUs or want to get your Kawai kicks for free, read on
What are ‘type beats’, and can you actually make money from producing them?
Maybe the secret to musical success isn’t to be original, but to try as hard as you can to sound like somebody else…
10 classic sample packs that changed electronic music
From hardcore jungle breaks to genre-bending club sounds, we celebrate the most memorable collections
The Prodigy: 10 tracks that define their genre-smashing sound
On vocalist Maxim's birthday, we survey the tracks that cemented the highly influential band's reputation as musical innovators
Ableton Live 11 Suite
The immensely popular DAW reaches its 11th iteration with an array of new features
5 electronic music genres that literally anyone can produce
Sure, you could spend years learning your craft before you release anything into the world, but where's the fun in that?
4 VST plugins that every electronic music producer wishes existed
To inspire developers to get coding, here are our top five non-existent plugins that would have us excitedly waving wads of cash at our computer screens...
12 epically self-indulgent ‘90s electronic music tracks to luxuriate in during lockdown
Extra-long bangers that will challenge your attention span
9 ways to be a productive electronic music producer in self-isolation
Stave off cabin fever with our guide to making the most of your time in solitary confinement
The 7 types of electronic music producer: which are you?
Trap Kid? Mid-life Synth Crisis Man? Work out exactly who you are and who you’re dealing with in this handy guide
5 music production myths busted!
Before you take the next bit of guidance you read online as gospel, check out our five favourite oft-repeated but misleading music production 'truisms'
Producers: how to get your music played by DJs
We asked Tomek from house heroes NAPT (OWLSA, Fool's Gold) and rising DnB star Blade (Liquid V, Good Looking) for their tips on getting your tracks heard and played.
How to make a ‘90s hardcore rave track like Calvin Harris’s Hypnagogic (I Can’t Wait)
A Bobby Bryrd break meets a vocal acapella, M1 piano and acid house bassline in the Love Regenerator banger
How to make a Paleo Bounce track
We show you how to create the ultimate old-school sound!
5 reasons why your protest song is making things worse
Why fighting the power could be counter-productive
The 10 worst ways musicians troll themselves online
Read on to discover how you can avoid falling into the potholes that litter the information superhighway
The 10 dumbest technical mistakes that producers make
Make sure you don't fall into these all too familiar traps
The 10 best and worst sampled tunes ever!
When it comes to sampling, taste (or lack of it) is paramount, so here are our top ten sampled tracks, ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous...
8 dumb things you need to stop doing when you're sampling
Given that for the most part sampling is about nicking bits of other people's music and using them as your own, you'd think it would be easy. Apparently not.
J.Phlip's top 5 tips for becoming a better DJ
J.Phlip, AKA Jessica Phillippe, went from studying Systems Engineering to signing to Claude VonStroke's dirtybird label, remixing such as The Knife and GusGus, and collaborating with Julio Bashmore
