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Lawrence Hart: "Get the track into a form soon as you can; so many people get stuck in a loop"

Djrum: "I'm always starting sessions and not finishing them – I don't see that as unproductive"

Nadia Struiwigh on balancing technique and creativity

Breaka on how he structures tracks around a single rhythm

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Fraser T Smith on why he loves mixing with analogue hardware

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Richie Hawtin's 2010 live setup was ahead of the game

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Polyend Synth is a smart, well-designed digital synth with some truly unique ideas #review #demo

Dubstep pioneer Benga making beats in the studio in 2008

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Add swing to your beat with Ableton Move – Quick Tip #ableton #beatmaker #musicproduction

Maschine 3.0 is a disappointing update to the classic beatmaking tool 🎛

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