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Best Samples of 2009
It's one of the anomolies of the sample business: while there are any number of awards on offer for pro audio hardware and software, no-one ever rewards the best sample collections. So we thought we would. More >
Deep Tech-House production tips
In the latest of our genre spotlights, the SM team offer a few choice tips for producing deep tech-infused house. More >
Label lowdown: Venga Digital
In the latest instalment of our new label Q&A, we track down Liam Veitch of rising electro/fidget imprint Venga Digital to talk piracy, MySpace and why tracks need 'heart'. More >
How to...
How to... Set up a digital label
It's the artist's ultimate dream: setting up a record label. And there's never been a better time to do it. But how do you get your tracks to the big online distributors, and how to you build a name in a saturated market? In the first of an exclusive new More >
How To... Use Compression
Compression is a key part of the production process, but all the talk of dBs and release times can make your head spin. We sort the ratios from the thresholds in our essential beginners' guide. More >
Dirty up your dance
From nu-rave to tech-funk and chillout, an increasing number of artists are rejecting the flawless perfection offered by digital production to distort, overdrive and bit-crush their sounds beyond recognition. Jono Buchanan gets dirty More >
Top 10
10 questions with Manuel Tur
We chat to the wunderkid from Essen about different workflows for different styles, what makes a track stand out and why being talented in the studio just isn't enough. More >
10 questions with Reso
Championed by Mary Anne Hobbs, Benga and Rusko and with releases on Storming Productions, Destructive and Urban Graffiti, Reso is a rising star of the UK electronic music scene whose influence is likely to transcend the dubstep tag many assign to him. We More >
10 questions with Oliver Huntemann
With releases on Eric Prydz's Mouseville and DJ Hell's International Deejay Gigolos, remixes for Depeche Mode, Underworld and Chemical Brothers and three critically acclaimed albums on his Ideal imprint, Oliver Huntemann is without doubt a contemporary te More >