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Lido Explains How He Ended Up Contributing Beats to Chance the Rapper’s New Mixtape
The Norwegian artist discusses reinterpreting Kanye West's 'The Life of Pablo,' playing his first Coachella, and more.
McDonald's Introduce Interactive Placemat Recording Studio, McTrax
Ever wanted to make music while slowly killing yourself with junk food? It's your lucky day!
Prince's Drum Samples: Now, at Your Fingertips
Francis Preve's free 'PurpleDrums' sample pack puts the immortal LM-1 and Linn Drum machines in your hands.
The Graveyard Shift: We Talked to a Vice Night Editor About New York at 3 AM
The Graveyard Shift is a series chronicling how professionals with some of the strangest hours get their rest.
Revolutionary Recording Techniques Are Bringing Bach Back
One contemporary classical musician's electronic counterfeit of Bach's fugues.
The Future of Clothes Is Muscle, Blood, and Bone
Scientists like Philipp Stoessel are creating new materials from meat—as in gristle and tendon with a baked potato on the side, meat.
The Story of FruityLoops: How a Belgian Porno Game Company Employee Changed Modern Music
Soulja Boy, Sonny Digital, 9th Wonder, and other producers discuss the influence of the program that went from a porn game company coder's side project to a building block of the sound of modern music.
We Tried iMaschine 2, the Digital Audio Workstation That Makes Making Music Feel Like a Game
Native Instruments’ new app is all about getting you to make extensive beats in the fewest number of steps.
I Tried To Kickstart A New Musical Career in Just 30 Minutes
I had half an hour to make a masterpiece and start a new life. Did I succeed? Only one way to find out.
Beatport and Hard Wax Vets Are Launching a Site for Artisanal Sample Packs
Irrupt will offer "sound products" for producers and DJs without the usual gimmicks.
Casual Sex and Freakouts: A Producer's Perspective on Reality TV
"It's a production assistant rite of passage to walk in on a host giving or receiving a blowjob."
Watch Future and Drake's #WATTBA Executive Producer Metro Boomin Make a Beat
You can also download his drum kit...for free!