If you’re a musician looking to add drum beats or loops via a pedal, a Finnish company called Kovaluu has unveiled a cheap solution. Its app for iOS and Android, called Beats and Loops, transforms ...

Despite the obvious implication of the name, the vocoder is an ideal signal processor for transforming all kinds of source material, not just vocals. A vocoder works its magic by sending separate ...

This November, we’re going big on beats, the rhythmic backbone of your music, and the element that sets genres apart and gets feet tapping. Over the coming days, we’ll tackle both programming and ...

I’m not saying I’m going to be the next Deadmau5, but the Library of Congress’ new “Citizen DJ” web app is pretty awesome to play around with—even if you don’t think you’ll use any of the sick beats ...

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Ever noticed how the same beat can hit differently each time you hear it? That’s the magic of repetition. It's not just doing something repeatedly; it’s turning it into something new. Whether it's a ...

Music loop site Bandmateloops.com has introduced two new loop collections for Apple’s GarageBand and Logic applications. “ Magnetic Beats ” are techno dance rhythms that the site says go from dark and ...