Review | Aug 14, 2015 by Noah Pred

The new Carbon Electra synth plug-in from Plug-In Boutique is a digital beast perfect easy to approach, yet complex for your sound design needs.

Tutorial | Aug 05, 2015 by Noah Pred

With a little knowledge of FM synthesis you can create sounds you may not have imagined possible. Noah Pred shows how to make huge bass tones, textured pads, rises and more in Ableton Live's Operator.

Review | Jun 16, 2015 by Noah Pred

Ahhh, the good old Casio CZ synthesizer, how we miss you. But wait. Plugin Boutique's VirtualCZ wants to bring those sonic memories back to your DAW. Noah Pred takes a trip down memory lane.

Tutorial | Jun 11, 2015 by Noah Pred

If you're suffering from writer's block there's good and bad advice around on the net. So, we asked 5 successful producers and artists what they do when facing a creative drought. Essential reading.

Review | Jun 02, 2015 by Noah Pred

Are you looking for an excellent sounding, intuitively designed, and CPU efficient software synth at a reasonable price? Noah Pred finds out if u-he's Hive fits the description.

Tutorial | May 08, 2015 by Noah Pred

If you've never used Ableton Live's Follow Actions before then be prepared to have your mind blown with these 6 ways to use them by Ableton Certified Trainer, Noah Pred.

Review | Apr 23, 2015 by Noah Pred

Dreaming of using modular synthesis in Ableton live 9? Christian Kleine (Max for Cats) can make your wish come true. Noah Pred puts the new OSCiLLOT to the test.

Tutorial | Apr 10, 2015 by Noah Pred

When it comes to arranging your track in Ableton Live there are a number of useful tips you can employ to convert some great ideas into a great finished tune. Noah Pred shares his strategies.

Review | Apr 08, 2015 by Noah Pred

Future Audio Workshop's original Circle synth introduced a fresh take on synth sounds and a futuristic interface. Noah Pred finds out how version 2 is an improvement, both for sound and usability.

Interview | Mar 25, 2015 by Noah Pred

Better known as Deepchild, Rick Bull is an accomplished Australian electronic producer based in Germany, while Canadian techno and house producer Noah Pred made the leap to Berlin a few years later.

Review | Mar 03, 2015 by Noah Pred

Premium sound library creators, Spitfire Audio, have brought the best of David Fanshawe's world field recordings from the '60s onwards into an incredible Kontakt library for all of us to enjoy.

Review | Feb 16, 2015 by Noah Pred

Plogue tasked themselves with bringing back to life the classic machine speech synths from many a popular electronic toy from childhoods now past. Noah Pred discovers a unique and playable instrument.

Tutorial | Feb 04, 2015 by Noah Pred

Don't waste your time when it comes to producing tracks. Knowing how to quickly wrap up those Ableton Live-based projects with these workflow techniques from Noah Pred will save you in the long run

Review | Jan 07, 2015 by Noah Pred

Noah Pred gives a nod in the direction of some of his favorite Ableton Live packs of 2014 in this feature review.

Review | Dec 23, 2014 by Noah Pred

If you thought controlling Ableton Live using your iPad had to be serious and limited, think again. touchAble 3 redefines how useful an iPad can be... and how fun it can be as an Ableton controller.