Alex Dias

When Yáng Tan moved to the US from China in 2014, she wanted to learn the secrets behind making great records. It didn’t take long. After a stint as a runner at Paramount Recording Studios, she quickly worked her way up to become one of hip-hop and…

Since 1970, the Minimoog has endured as one of the most iconic hardware synths ever produced. Created by Moog engineer Bill Hemsath, the Minimoog has touched every genre with a sound that’s as sonically diverse as the musicians that have used it.…

Spring is here and Output is excited to introduce the latest game-changing feature for Arcade: the Arpeggiator. A multi-layered, multi-step sequencer that can turn one regular block chord into a dynamic arrangement, the Arpeggiator is available now…

There’s no shortage of free VST plugins, but which ones are truly worth it? We curated our top 13 must-have free tools for music-making. We’re obviously partial to Output VSTs. But, it’s important to pull from a diverse tool kit when making music.…

Introducing Note Kits: A whole new way to play in Arcade. Dive into these new, deeply customizable software instruments with this step-by-step tutorial. Introducing Arcade 2.0: The next generation of Arcade. Alongside a major visual overhaul, the…

Greg Townley mixes big movie music. He has over 100 credits, including titles like Downsizing, Up In the Air, and Wedding Crashers. He also mixed and produced movie trailer music for titles like 1917 to Avengers: Endgame and Blade Runner 2049. And…

When Kevin Saunderson and James Pennington sampled the 1986 Nitro Delux record “Let’s Get Brutal,” they couldn’t have imagined the result would be Detroit techno’s first international success story. “That was kind of the birth,” Saunderson told FACT…

The Scottish producer and composer Hudson Mohawke has been turning heads as a DJ since he was a wee lad when he became the youngest finalist in the DMC World DJ Championships as DJ Itchy at just 15 years old. Born Ross Brichard in Glasgow, Mohawke…

Talented music industry multi-hyphenate Laura Escudé talks to us about how technology has expanded her horizons in the studio and on stage. Los Angeles-based Laura Escudé is a classically-trained violinist, composer, and live show designer. She’s…

What makes a legendary artist in the DJ community? Often it’s having a lasting impact – and QBert continues to do that. In today’s interview from DJTT guest contributor Alex Amaro, Q talks about his most recent projects, his studio gear, and more.…

A duality has arisen from the ubiquitous availability of music creation tools. On one hand, never before has a person’s dream to become a working musician been more achievable. Yet, in a scene that puts so much emphasis on creativity, dance music has…

“DJs just push play” has become the resounding misunderstanding when discussing today’s DJ culture. While digital technology has given way to huge creative strides in DJing, it has also opened up a world plagued with knob-twiddling and button-pushing…

While some artists have become international sensations overnight, most have spent years in the studio and on the road, honing their skills and building their repertoire, before making a splash on the global scene. We discuss that process and the…

For many, our phones are an indispensible part of our daily lives. These seemingly magical little devices have completely changed the way we interact and engage with our music. More people are listening to music on their phones than on any other…

The annual winter National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show is a gearhead’s dream, with manufacturers coming together to each build their own miniature stores and impressive displays inside the massive Anaheim Convention Center in Southern…

2015 hasn’t been the best year for SoundCloud. Frequent takedowns and account suspensions have plagued the company with bad PR. For a platform that was once thought of as one of the most innovative things to happen to the music industry in recent…

Many aspects of music production can be automated which can make our workflow much easier. But for the art & science of mastering, can advanced artificial intelligence replace the human engineer? The last decade has seen a rapid expansion in audio…

Since mobile music-making apps appeared a few short years ago, they have moved from simple toys to full-fledged professional tools from some of the industry’s top contenders. Here are 10 of the best apps every beat-maker should own. Figure by…