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Splice BlogDAW & plugins9 music production elements common in horror themes Explore songwriting and music production techniques that embody the horror genre, and then check out our collection of 50 Halloween samples on Splice.

10.30

Splice BlogDAW & pluginsExplore historic synthesizers (TR-909, ARP 2600, and more) with Ultrastation Ultrasonic break down the sound and stories of historic synthesizers including the TR-909, ARP 2600, EMS Synthi A, Minimoog, Eurorack, and more.

10.29

Splice BlogDAW & pluginsPlay John Legend’s vintage electric piano John Legend discusses his new vintage electric piano on Splice INSTRUMENT, what he hopes for the next generation of musicians, and more.

10.27

Splice BlogDAW & plugins7 EDM trends music producers should watch in 2027 We took a look at how creators searched for and downloaded sounds on Splice to uncover key EDM trends that producers should watch in 2027.

10.21

Splice BlogDAW & pluginsGet a free experimental synth pad for Splice INSTRUMENT Download our free experimental synth pad for Splice INSTRUMENT—grab these presets during the drop window and they’re yours to keep forever.

10.20

Splice BlogDAW & pluginsDECAP on the art of finding the pocket DECAP discusses the art of the pocket, what makes a groove feel perfect, and the collaborative process.

10.19

Splice BlogDAW & pluginsWhat is the pentatonic scale? Definition, types, and examples Explore the pentatonic scale and learn how artists spanning genres have used it to create some timeless melodies.

10.15

Three pins, and nearly every signal in this business passes through them.

The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

Around a hundred and sixty sources, in English, Japanese, Spanish, German, French, Chinese and Italian: makers and their release notes, reviewers who put a hand on the thing, studios and touring crews, the producers and collectives surfacing this month and the scenes they came out of. Synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lighting. What the trade is talking about is counted and plotted. The editor's letter has just started; it will find its rhythm.

For each story: a headline, a short excerpt, one picture and the link out. We never reprint the article, and the picture belongs to the maker or the photographer. A German review appears in German and a Japanese one in Japanese, as the writer published it; the link goes to the original.

Nothing is sold on this site. When a link leads to a shop, it is the maker's shop, not ours.