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How To Make Choice 'Acid Eiffel' with DRC
If we asked you to pick one single track that encapsulated the spirit and sound of classic ‘acid house’, what would you choose? Maybe the record credited with the accolade of naming the genre, ‘Acid Trax’ by Phuture,…
How to make Tears For Fears 'Shout' in DRC
80’s new wave/synthpop legends ‘Tears For Fears’ are at time of writing, still an active band, having released music and toured together since 1981! (Although members Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith did spend most of th…
How to make Simian Mobile Disco 'Hustler' with DRC
A good half a decade before Martin Garrix released ‘Animals’, a track that would forever change the definition and composition of the dance music genre known as ‘electro’, back in 2007 it was associated with a very di…
One year of FRMS - 50% Off Sale
Hi everyone, We’re celebrating the one year anniversary of the launch of FRMS Granular Synthesizer. To mark the occasion we’re going to rewind and reflect over the past twelve months, with a FRMS one year retrospectiv…
How to make The Cure 'Close To You' in DRC
There can’t be very many songs written about chicken pox. The 1985 hit ‘Close To Me’ by the somewhat ironically titled English band ‘The Cure’, is indeed one such song, written by frontman Robert Smith, inspired by hi…
How to make Timo Mass 'Dancing For My Pleasure' in DRC
For some underground club DJs and producers, achieving the level of attention required for the journey into the consciousness of mainstream music, can often be attributed to a single defining moment; in most cases a p…
How to make The Knife 'Silent Shout' with DRC
During their time spent writing, recording and performing together, Swedish brother and sister synthpop duo ‘The Knife’ carved out an interesting creative trajectory in terms of style, from flirting with the mainstrea…
New 'Constellations Toolkit' sound bank for DRC
Hi everyone, Get ready for a fresh set of awesome Sci-Fi sounds, with our latest DRC sound bank ‘Constellations Toolkit’ - new for DRC v2.7.0! To celebrate the release, we’re hosting a live stream listening party this…
How to make Fairmont 'Gazebo' with DRC
One of the secrets of being a successful music artist is actually finishing tracks. It sounds simple of course, but the ability to get to the point where you are happy that a particular track is ‘done’, can be tough.…
DRCThank you Daft Punk
The robots have shut down; Daft Punk are no more. After 28 years, the disco-driven DJ duo have decided to call it a day. During what is already a tough time for dance music, the shocking announcement brings almost tea…
LKLK is now ready for Ableton Live 11
Get ready for Ableton Live 11 with the latest version of LK v1.10.0 which is available to download now from the App Store and Google Play In order to use LK with Ableton Live 11, you need to download and install the…
How to make MGMT - 'Little Dark Age' with DRC
TikTok sure is a strange new medium in which to be creative. As the way the world consumes content evolves and the form of that content morphs into new kinds of media, TikTok is a powerful tool, if only for exposure i…
How to make Solomun 'Home' with DRC
For most of us, social distancing has been a part of our lives for almost a year, with various local rules and restrictions we must follow, as part of the global campaign against covid. As the world adapts to meet the…
FRMSIntroducing 'Glitches From The Heart' by Perplex On
Discover a new world of glitchiness in FRMS v1.3.0 with the release of the new ‘Glitches From The Heart’ preset pack by Perplex On! Following the success of FRMS’ first guest artist preset pack from Supremeja Music, w…
Thomas Schumacher & Victor Ruiz 'Apollo' - How to make with DRC
When Lucas takes on a classic or iconic track to analyse and reproduce the same kind of sounds using DRC, there are a few signs and hints when he has done a particularly good job. The first and most obvious indicator…
2020 - The year in review
It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2020, and while it has been a challenging year, there are plenty of achievements for us to look back on with pride, as we prepare to push things forward in 2021. Right at the start o…
Daft Punk 'Veridis Quo' - how to make with DRC
Over the years, Daft Punk have masterfully sampled many tracks by other artists, taking it as source material, then twisting, transforming and turning it into massive records of their own. In some of their tracks, the…
Space 'Magic Fly' - How to make with DRC
‘Space - the final frontier...’ Don’t worry we’re not about to launch into a full-on Star Trek monologue, instead we’re going to use that snippet of iconic television dialogue as the launchpad to blast off into the wo…
Giorgio Moroder 'Chase' How to make with DRC
The godfather of disco and the grandfather of dance music are two terms that Italian synthesiser legend Giorgio Moroder is not particularly fond of. Yet these two titles are nothing if not deserved. Take the unforgett…
50% Off all products! November Sale!
It’s the end of November which means it’s time for a sale. A mega sale! We’re offering 50% off all desktop products and mobile app purchases until the end of November! It’s not just a big Friday, we’re slicing our pri…
Live Stream - new FRMS pack “Sounds Of Saxophone”
We’ve just released FRMS v1.2.0 which is available to download now via our website and mobile app stores. This new version includes the following changes: New preset pack 'Sounds Of Saxophone' Layer GAIN parameter is…
Yazoo 'Don't Go' - How to make with DRC
Vince Clarke is a synthesizer superstar. It’s fair to say we are big fans, as is evidenced by Lucas referring to Clarke as a “genius” right at the very start of today’s video! Before becoming one half of synth-pop leg…
FRMSVote FRMS For Best Software Synth 2020!
Hi everyone, FRMS has been nominated for MusicTech magazine’s ‘Gear Of The Year’ awards 2020 as part of the ‘best software synth’ category! This is where you, our fantastic community come in - we’d really appreciate i…
Pet Shop Boys - 'West End Girls' How to make with DRC
The Pet Shop Boys ‘West End Girls’ wasn’t an instant smash hit, even though ironically, the band’s Neil Tennant wrote it while working as a journalist for the huge UK music magazine at the time ‘Smash Hits’. The origi…
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