Music News Chaka Khan comments on Kanye’s sample of her voice by Olivia Adams Chaka Khan speaks up about the pitch shift that Kanye did to her voice in his 2003 debut single ‘Though the Wire’. The Queen of funk Chaka Khan gave us…
News Pro Audio The BBC has released over 16,000 sound effects for free download by Bill Robinson The BBC has unveiled its incredible library of bizarre and obscure sound effects. Better still, it’s all available for free download. The BBC have opened up their incredible archive of…
Exclusives Features Pro Audio Sydney Sounds: download 9 free sample packs created by local artists by Tom Cameron Introducing Sydney Sounds, an upcoming free sample pack for Ableton Live users. Curated by Sydney-based artist Lupa J, this package is bustling with urban, industrial sounds…
News Pro Audio BBC launches ‘Soundscapes for Wellbeing’, with more than 30K free samples by Tim McArtney BBC has launched an initiative called ‘Soundscapes for Wellbeing’ where you could spend hours mixing these free samples online, or downloading them, from across the world. The BBC has created…
News 30 new samples have been added to our free brewery sample pack! by Happy Harness the beautiful sounds of beer with a free sample pack recorded at The Grifter Brewing Co. in Sydney. Now with 30 extra sounds! Last week Happy Mag released the…
Lists Pro Audio Tips The 10 best free sample packs from around the web by Tom Cameron Killer sounds without the threat of a copyright takedown? Yes please! These 10 free sample packs will suit the modern producer or music maker’s every need. Unless you’re recording straight…
Music Yves Tumor’s ‘Gospel For A New Century’ proves he’s in a league of his own by James Peppercorn With music this confronting, this powerful, and this awe-inspiring, Yves Tumor has carved out a musical niche solely his own. After knocking down the doors of restriction with his 2018…
News Pro Audio Get some vintage warmth with Native Instruments’ LO-FI GLOW by Josh Davies Native Instruments have released two new products designed for all your lo-fi needs. Native Instruments’ LO-FI GLOW is a Kontakt instrument, released as part of their Play Series of instruments,…
News Download hundreds of royalty-free ambient underwater sounds by Sarah Gillard Die-hard nature sounds lover Marcel Gnauk has returned with his second royalty-free collection of underwater sound recordings, collected from all over the world. Once again, he’s giving them away for…
Features Pro Audio The imitation game: recording live instruments vs using software by Happy Recording any live instrument takes time: finding a musician (if you can’t play the instrument yourself), setting up microphones, recording and post-recording editing requires a great deal of concentration and…
Features Looking through four of the most astonishing plunderphonics records of the past 16 years by Guy Steinbeck It’s been a long (looong loooooooong) 16 years, but The Avalanches have finally dropped their highly anticipated sophomore album, Wildflower. This followed up their 2000 debut, Since I Left You,…
Interviews The Laurels talk samples, their new direction, and maybe putting on their own festival by Nick Stillman Fresh from releasing their brilliantly weird new single Zodiac K, Sydney psych rockers The Laurels talk the art of samples, their new direction as a band and maybe putting on…
Music Introducing: Panda Bear by Shayen de Silva I’m not gonna lie, panda bears are probably the cutest things in existence and anyone who thinks otherwise is dead inside. Are they black? Are they white? Are they naturally…
