Expressive E are set to overturn the industry (again) with Osmose CE, a controller version of the game-changing MPE keyboard. We spoke with the company to find out more. Although there are a number of MPE-compatible keyboards on the market, none has captured the zeitgeist quite l…

Expressive E has finally given us a MIDI controller version of their game-changing keyboard with Osmose CE. Does it still hold up without the sound engine? Ever since Expressive E started shipping Osmose in 2023, things have been, well, different. Osmose wasn’t the first MPE-comp…

IMS has a way of compressing a year's worth of industry conversation into a few days. Here's what cut through for us in 2026. With Rising Revenues In Electronic music, Where Is The Money Actually Going? The IMS Business Report points to another year of growth for electronic music…

New IMS Business Report highlights rising revenues, expanding audiences and continued genre resilience in 2025. The global electronic music industry generated $15.1 billion in 2025, according to the latest IMS Electronic Music Business Report, reflecting a 7% year-on-year increas…

Ableton has announced a limited-time promotion offering a 25% discount across Live 12, upgrades, and associated sound Packs. The offer is available until Wednesday, 29 April. The discount applies to both Live 12 Suite and Standard editions, as well as upgrades to those versions.…

Lady Tazz channels a cross-continental journey spanning Montreal, Bangladesh and Toronto into her uncompromising sound and Mind Medizin platform. She's a pilot, label boss, business owner and high-level tennis player. So there's a lot going on outside of being a techno DJ. We cau…

u-he head honcho Urs Heckmann talks us through the development of Zebra 3, staying relevant in an era of sample packs and AI, and weathering industry storms for 25 years. This year marks 25 years of plugin developer u-he. Rather than rest on its laurels, the company has released…

u-he has released the long-awaited Zebra 3. We first noticed it was in development way back in November 2022, but it wasn’t until December 2025 that lucky beta testers got to put it through its paces. First impressions were great, and it’s developed even further since then. Now t…

With a new release alongside Pan-Pot landing on his own label Arcane, Eli Brown steps into our Q&A at a moment where his sound feels sharper and more dominant than ever. Eli Brown has built a reputation on keeping things direct. Big records, no overthinking, and a clear sense of…

KSHMR’s Vol. 5 is currently rolling out on Splice in stages, with the full Complete Edition now available via Dharma Worldwide. Splice has launched Dharma Studio, a new label created with producer and artist KSHMR, extending a relationship that began nearly a decade ago with the…

MNTRA FLTRS combines 37 filter algorithms with a unique, graphic-based macro system. Here’s how to get the most out of it. MNTRA Instruments is back again, this time with a new effect plugin called FLTRS. As the name suggests, it’s a filter effect, but this is not your usual lowp…

Berlin-built tool by engineer Patrik Skoog aims to streamline file delivery, feedback, and versioning without compression or login barriers. A new platform designed for musicians and producers has launched, offering lossless streaming and integrated feedback tools directly in the…

Our third 80s-inspired feature in a month… safe to say we’re fully immersed at this point. But when a synth nails that balance of nostalgia and forward-thinking design, it’s hard to resist. In this edition of Synth Secrets, we’re diving into Zebra 3. A long-time favourite among s…

In this Tutorial, we show you the first steps in applying swing to your track. Whether it’s Daft Punk’s Around The World, Fred Again..'s adore u, Larry Heard’s Burning 4 You, Jonasu’s Black Magic, or Daydream Affiliate’s 99 Eyes, swing injects a track with bounce, snap, and livel…

Thanks to a perfect storm of German federal administrative blunders, UK passport renewals, and the extortionately priced logistics of moving my life and studio from Berlin to London, 2026 is shaping up to be the first Superbooth I will miss in nearly a decade. So it was with some…

From early influences to Ibiza moments, Marian (BR) reflects on the journey so far. Marian (BR) is part of a new wave pushing groove-led house back to the centre of the dancefloor. Rooted in Chicago house and driven by percussion, his sound is simple but effective – rolling bassl…

XLN Audio brings the magic of RC-20 to your drums with DB-30 Drum Butter, a drum bus multi-effect processor built around the idea that drums should be fun. Does it deliver? When it comes to drums, XLN Audio knows what they’re doing. Take a look at the company’s catalog, and most…

What are the tracks that get Molécule moving? Look no further as we asked him. Molécule has never approached electronic music in a conventional way. Known for building immersive productions from field recordings, analogue hardware and a deeply physical relationship with sound, he…

Here’s how to get started with MANTRA’s MNDALA 2 sound engine and how to get the most out of it. There aren’t many instruments that look like MNDALA 2. The sound engine from MNTRA Instruments is a sample player like Kontakt, but it very much follows its own rules. The Perform Vie…