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Whilst some artists are content with purely having music be their artform, Vincent Belorgey is not one of them. If that name is unfamiliar to you, it’s because he is more commonly known as ‘Kavinsky.’ More than just a stage name, it’s a whole character, complete with a backstory carved out of the science fictio...

It’s time for our final summer sale with an amazing saving on our awesome analog emulation synth DRC! We’re giving you 40% off all DRC purchases from Monday 27th August to Sunday 2nd September! Mobile and desktop included! This means a super price to put the power of DRC Polyphonic Synthesizer in both your desktop D...

We have another great promotion this week as part of our summer sales, this time it's big savings on LK. This one’s for the music makers. With 6 feature packed modules, there’s something for everyone inside LK - especially when there’s 40% off all modules from Monday 20th to Sunday 26th August! LK is the ultimate, p...

When considering the geography of modern electronic dance music in Europe, If Germany pitches the tents of techno, then it’s nextdoor neighbour France is where house calls home. There is a staggering amount of big name DJ’s and artists, proudly flying the french flag all over the world: David Guetta, Bob Sincla...

The science fiction horror series ‘stranger things’ is like a love letter to the 80’s. Written and directed by ‘The Duffer Brothers’, the subject matter, the narrative style, the visual and audio style, are all drenched in nostalgia and dripping with atmosphere. Both a tribute and homage to the cinematic stylin...

Music, at its core, is pure emotion. Whilst modern music theory can offer an understanding of how certain feelings are invoked, music has been a powerful and important form of expression, centuries before Pythagorus even suggested the science of scales. As a creative outlet, writing a song or piece of music can...

To a lot of people, Ibiza is the spiritual home of clubbing, the combination of sun, sea and super-star DJ’s, pull in thousands of partying punters every year. With most of the big opening parties already done, the summer season on the white isle is now in full swing. Up until 2016 another ‘S’ which dominated ...

Can you remember the toys and games that you used to play with when you were 4 years old? Maybe you can recall driving your parents crazy with the first Casio keyboard that Santa brought you? Even if you can remember, the answer is probably not going to be classic Moog analog synthesizers. For Stephan Bodzin ho...

If you checked out the free ‘Iconic Sounds Vol. 1’ Ableton Live project we released a couple of months ago, you’ll know that we’ve already tackled one track from the mighty ‘Moderat’ techno collective, with our tutorial on ‘A New Error’. So by popular demand, today we take on another, in the form of fan favourite...

When thinking about the British rock band Muse, it’s fair to say that analog synthesizers will probably not be one of your first thoughts. Investigate the progression of their style and sound a little however, and the influence and inclusion of synths and effects takes centre stage for some tracks. Whilst Muse...

It’s difficult to know where to start with a track so famous, so influential, one with legendary status which provided a defining moment in the history of dance music. Giorgio Moroder’s modular Moog masterpiece, with a little help from Donna Summer of course, ‘I feel love’ pioneered the concept of electronic da...

Music production on iOS has evolved a lot in the last few years. iOS has always been a great platform for audio apps, the incredible low latency has led a super engaged community to produce some fantastically powerful apps. Audiobus pioneered the use of multiple audio apps communicating simultaneously on the same iO...

Welcome to season 2 of our DRC Sound Design Tutorials series, where we resume our voyage of discovery through the sea of synthesis. Our first port of call is a track which takes the listener on a journey, with a variety of sections forming waypoints as the piece evolves. Captain of this week’s ship is Copenhage...

The sun is well and truly shining here in Portugal, and whilst the temperature is rising, the price of LK modules is actually going DOWN for a limited time only, in our HUGE heatwave sale! Enjoy a super-sunny saving of 40% across the whole range of LK modules and heat up the studio companion in your pocket that is L...

We’ve got a VERY special treat for you this week. By popular demand, we’ve compiled a FREE Ableton Live set, containing all the DRC MIDI clips from our YouTube DRC sound design tutorial series. Each MIDI clip contains program data, so when the clip is triggered, DRC changes to the required preset/patch from the ‘Ico...

We are proud to announce that we recently formed an educational partnership with a local creative industries technological college/school here in Portugal: ETIC Algarve. Enthusiastic to see DRC involved in a teaching environment, we were keen to hear the thoughts of ETIC Algarve, ahead of this exciting collaboration...