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• CRAIGYCRAIG OF FATEWELL ASKS THE MACHINE A HUMAN QUESTION

  17-10-2026 12:40 via magneticmag.com
  
  There is a funny little trap in writing a song about AI right now: the subject is already moving faster than most songs can keep up. You can write the cleverest line in the world about machines replacing people, and by the time the record is out, the machines have already learned three new tricks and the argument feels old.
  That is why the song “You’re Not So Human” works better when it stops trying to predict the future and starts asking a simpler question: what are we trying
  
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• Marcos Baiano On Returning After Eight Years

  17-10-2026 10:44 via magneticmag.com
  
  Marcos Baiano (@marcosbaiano_22) launches 2HOT2HANDLE with Back To The Future, a four-track EP landing October 16 with a remix from Terence :Terry:. The release marks the first statement from a new label, but it also marks Baiano’s return after nearly eight years away from the underground scene, following a period in Berlin where he ran B.SOUL Limited and worked inside house and tech-house circles at close range.The record looks backward and forward at the same time. Baiano describes his p
  
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• Mike Nasty Explores Jazz on Endless Groove

  17-10-2026 10:21 via magneticmag.com
  
  I’ve always appreciated house music that gives the listener enough time to settle into it, especially when the producer knows how to introduce small musical ideas without interrupting the rhythm every eight bars. It’s a quality that can be surprisingly hard to achieve, given how much electronic music production revolves around keeping arrangements interesting, introducing new elements, and preventing repetition from becoming boring.Mike Nasty (@djmikenasty) has spent much of his care
  
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• “Fairyland” Starts Eva Elfie’s Music Era

  17-10-2026 10:21 via magneticmag.com
  
  The easy headline is obvious: Eva Elfie, one of the most recognizable names to come out of internet adult culture, is releasing electronic music.That is the surface-level story. It is also probably the least interesting way to talk about “Fairyland.”The more compelling angle is what she seems to be doing with all that visibility. This is not framed as a celebrity novelty track, or at least the copy is trying very hard not to let it become that. “Fairyland” is positioned a
  
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• Antonator Connects Electronic Music’s Past and Present

  16-10-2026 23:02 via magneticmag.com
  
  Producers who have been making electronic music long enough to see trends come around a second or third time have a lot to say.
  They have seen entire genres rise, disappear from the conversation, and return under a new name, often with many of the same ideas that made them exciting in the first place.Antonator has been involved in electronic music long enough to have witnessed plenty of that firsthand. Originally from Athens and now based in Stockholm, the producer has been making records since
  
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• Hoomance On Lessons From Eight-Hour DJ Sets

  16-10-2026 22:38 via magneticmag.com
  
  A DJ can spend weeks curating a set, only to discover within minutes that the room wants something completely different. The decision to follow that reaction without giving up personal taste is something Hoomance has been working on since his early clubbing years in Toronto.
  At The Guvernment and Circa, he watched DJs working rooms of dramatically different sizes, which helped shape how he thinks about pacing, intimacy, and his responsibility to the people in front of him.Now based between Toron
  
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• Alessario Lets Beauty Fall Apart In Drawn too Close

  16-10-2026 22:32 via magneticmag.com
  
  Alessario’s “Drawn Too Close” centers on a feeling that is easy to recognize and hard to admit: sometimes a person is most beautiful before we actually know them.The single, releasing October 16, follows a narrator who has filled in the blanks around someone from a distance. A silhouette, a movement, a bit of light, maybe one gesture, and suddenly the mind has written a full story. The person becomes a portrait before they have had a chance to be a person.That is where “D
  
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• SoDown Explores Cinema and Nostalgia on ‘Scenes of Consciousness’ Album

  16-10-2026 12:17 via magneticmag.com
  
  SoDown has released his new album, Scenes of Consciousness, a deeply personal project that brings his love of cinema, vintage recordings, and musical storytelling together. The album approaches life as a series of scenes unfolding on screen, using familiar samples, spoken dialogue, and sounds from different eras to explore memory, change, and the human experience. Across the record, SoDown blends his signature bass-heavy production with funk, soul, jazz, piano, and live saxophone, creating an al
  
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• AC (dot robot) on Life in London, Chinese Identity and Breaking Away from the Rave

  16-10-2026 11:29 via magneticmag.com
  
  Moving to London at 18, finding your feet in a new country and navigating the occasional disaster of being a young adult is plenty to be getting on with. AC (dot robot) has also been building a reputation behind the decks, playing high-energy sets that draw on techno, trance and hardcore. Her new EP, London 2026, reveals a rather different side.Across four tracks inspired by the changing seasons, the Chinese-born, London-based artist works through homesickness, identity, heartbreak and the less
  
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• Twisted-Electrons FLEXfm Brings FM Synthesis Into a New Groovebox

  16-10-2026 01:51 via magneticmag.com
  
  I’ve always been interested in grooveboxes that let you start with something relatively simple and gradually work your way toward an actual piece of music without having to immediately jump back into Ableton.The idea sounds easy enough.
  Put a synth, sampler, sequencer, and some effects in one box, then let the producer get on with making music. But anyone who has spent time with dedicated hardware knows that the experience can be very different depending on how the manufacturer decides tho
  
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• Neural DSP Adds New Tone King Features

  14-10-2026 21:49 via magneticmag.com
  
  Amp simulation has reached an interesting point where the conversation increasingly focuses on what happens around the amplifier.The modeling has become remarkably convincing over the years, and companies like Neural DSP have spent considerable time refining the small details guitarists notice when they’re playing. The amp’s response to picking dynamics, how the distortion develops as the input gets louder, and how cabinet and microphone choices affect the final tone are all part of
  
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• Cyclops Announces Massive 2027 ‘Eye Witness’ North American Tour

  14-10-2026 19:56 via magneticmag.com
  
  Cyclops just announced his biggest headline tour to date, unveiling the 28-date “Eye Witness” North American Tour kicking off January 15, 2027. The extensive run will bring his distinctive brand of experimental dubstep across the United States and Canada, introducing a 360-degree live setup, laser-driven production, new visuals, and an entirely new collection of tour merchandise. Building on his growing reputation for unpredictable sound design and offbeat personality, the tour repre
  
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• Family Affair: AKPOSSOUL on Manoo, Rocco Rodamaal and the Making of ‘FORCE’

  14-10-2026 13:38 via magneticmag.com
  
  Some family businesses are best left out of the studio, but for Montreal-based producer AKPOSSOUL, working alongside his older brother Manoo has proved a productive arrangement. With more than 25 years in French house behind him, Manoo has been both a mentor and collaborator, although AKPOSSOUL is increasingly finding his own feet after more than a decade behind the decks.Their latest collaboration, “FORCE”, lands on Rocco Rodamaal’s XPLR imprint, bringing a few familiar names
  
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• The 15 Best Disco & Funk Tracks Of September 2026

  14-10-2026 00:20 via magneticmag.com
  
  Summer is officially over, but don’t despair, because there are always fresh Disco & Funk tracks to keep you in a perpetual Summer state of mind. Let’s check out 15 songs that kept us grooving in September.Check out this month’s SoundCloud playlistRead Past Disco and Funk Charts HereDavide Dev – Superwow (Extended Version) [Toy Tonics]If you are craving classic Disco grooves, Davide Dev‘s extended mix of “Superwow” will scratch that itch! Driven
  
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• Questyle QCC Dongle Pro2: Incredible Sound For iOS & Android Devices

  14-10-2026 00:20 via magneticmag.com
  
  Table of ContentsWhat Is the Questyle QCC Dongle Pro2?Design & Build Quality: Small, Simple, and Mostly InvisibleSetup & Compatibility: Plug, Pair, PlaySound Quality: Does LDAC Actually Make a Difference?Bluetooth 6.1, Gaming & Auracast: More Than Just Better MusicWho Should Buy the Questyle QCC Dongle Pro2?Questyle QCC Dongle Pro2 SpecificationsFinal Verdict: A Small Upgrade With Some Big PotentialProsConsThis Questyle QCC Dongle Pro2 $99 Bluetooth transmitter brings LDAC, aptX Loss
  
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• écoute TH2 Review: A Hi-Fi System for Your Head, Now Better Than Ever

  14-10-2026 00:12 via magneticmag.com
  
  Table of Contentsécoute TH1 vs. TH2: What’s Actually Changed?écoute TH1 vs. TH2 SpecificationsDesign & Build Quality: A Different Look, Same Premium PhilosophySound Quality: Familiar Warmth, With a Little More EverythingThe Secret Sauce: A Real Korg Vacuum Tube Inside Your HeadphonesWhat Is the Korg Nutube 6P1?Dual-Mono Amplification: Why the Signal Path MattersNoise Cancellation and Transparency: Better, but Not the Main EventListening to Electronic MusicFinal Thoughts:
  
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• Black Icetea, FABRIS, and Jen Nivér Keep Melodic Techno Moving

  13-10-2026 19:00 via magneticmag.com
  
  A lot of melodic techno gets stuck in a very predictable contract with the listener.Set the vocal up. Open the filter. Let the lead bloom. Build the tension. Hit the drop. Then do it again a little louder. It works because the formula works, but the formula can also make a track feel like it is reading from a manual.“Free Falling” works better than that because Black Icetea, FABRIS, and Jen Nivér do not treat the emotional vocal as an excuse to rush toward the biggest moment.
  
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• How D-Formation Keeps Progressive House Personal

  13-10-2026 18:50 via magneticmag.com
  
  D-Formation (@dformation) has been making records long enough to know when a track has the artist’s hand in it and when it only has good parts stacked together. That distinction matters more now than it used to, because production has become faster, presets are better, and outside help is easier to find.
  None of that is bad on its own, but it does make the artist’s decisions more important, not less.His new Afterglow EP with Darksidevinyl on Einmusika Recordings sits inside that same
  
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• Danny Blu Finds Freedom Under The Lights

  13-10-2026 17:55 via magneticmag.com
  
  Some versions of nightlife are only described from the outside, usually by people who need it to be glamorous, dangerous, or doomed. Danny Blu’s “Heartbeat” comes from much closer to the floor. It is about the part of the night where the room gets loud enough that whatever you walked in carrying starts to loosen, and for a few minutes the whole point is just bodies, lights, sweat, bass, desire, and the relief of not having to explain yourself.That has always been part of Blu&rs
  
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• Fosi Audio DAP Neo Brings Back the Dedicated Music Player

  13-10-2026 07:05 via magneticmag.com
  
  The phone won because it was convenient, not romantic.That is the weird part of modern listening. We have access to almost every song imaginable, but the device carrying it all also carries texts, email, banking apps, social feeds, family photos, work threads, doomscrolling, calendar alerts, and whatever platform is trying to keep us from finishing the album we just started.Fosi Audio’s DAP Neo is interesting because it pushes in the opposite direction. It is not trying to be the smartest
  
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• MiraclE Rebuilds His Sound Around UK Bass

  10-10-2026 19:18 via magneticmag.com
  
  MiraclE’s new EP sounds like an artist using a release to mark a line in the sand.That does not mean it abandons everything he was doing before. His earlier work centered on melodic dubstep and melodic bass, so the emotional writing and low-end pressure are still part of the DNA. But this EP is clearly not trying to live in the same place. It is faster in some corners, looser in others, and more interested in rhythm as identity.That is the part I like most about it. You can hear an artist
  
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• 2B Shaped 2 Packs Seventeen Effects Into One Plugin

  10-10-2026 19:04 via magneticmag.com
  
  Images Courtesy Of 2B ShapedSome plugins are less about fixing a mix and more about getting a sound out of the way.2B Played Music’s new 2B Shaped 2 looks like it belongs in that camp.
  The headline is simple: 17 effects in one plugin, built around sound design, shaping, and movement. The current intro price is €49.99, with the regular price listed at €119.99, and the launch offer runs until November 20, 2026.That alone puts it in a crowded category. Multi-effect plugins are every
  
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• Sharpshooter Soundworks On Breaks, Drums, And Growth

  10-10-2026 18:49 via magneticmag.com
  
  There’s something immediately likable about Sharpshooter Soundworks turning around and refusing to aim at the same target twice. Andrew Shabazz’s “Breakin’ All The Rules (Massive)” pulls from jungle, breakcore, old-school instrumental textures, and that dusty kind of break energy that feels like it came from someone digging through older musical DNA instead of just chasing the most obvious modern reference, but there’s more going on here than just his latest s
  
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• Jennifur Turns Car Rides Into MAZDA

  10-10-2026 00:00 via magneticmag.com
  
  Image Cred: Loic MeulenbergA specific kind of song only fully hits when you are looking out a window.Not because the production is bigger in the car. Not because the speakers are better. Usually, they are not. It hits because you are moving, and for a few minutes, your life has no immediate task attached to it. You are not fully where you left, and you are not yet where you are going. You are just sitting there, watching everything pass, letting the music do the emotional organizing for you.Jenn
  
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• How It Was Made: Linds – Destiny (A State of Trance + Uplifting Trance)

  09-10-2026 23:55 via magneticmag.com
  
  Some of the best ideas in electronic music come together when you’re away from the studio, and for Polish producer Linds (@linds_muzik) , the defining melody of his latest single, “Destiny,” came during a five-hour train ride from Warsaw to Berlin. While traveling to a show, he overheard a melody faintly playing from another passenger’s headphones, which sparked the initial inspiration for a track that would eventually become his debut release on A State of Trance.
  By the
  
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• Lickd Can You Use Popular Music In Shorts_Outreach

  09-10-2026 23:34 via magneticmag.com
  
  YouTube Shorts have become the primary attraction of YouTube overall, attracting far more likes and views than regular videos. Many creators are diversifying their output by including Shorts, while others are choosing to go all in on this snappy approach to content. As with all media formats, recognisable music can do wonders for these short-form bursts of entertainment. But how does one access popular music for YouTube Shorts? Music licensing can be complicated, and if improper use is flag
  
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• How It Was Made: Feiertag – Something I Shouldn’t Be ft. FEMI (Omni Youth + Electronica)

  09-10-2026 23:23 via magneticmag.com
  
  Dutch producer Feiertag (@feiertag_music) has always had an interest in the space between live instrumentation and electronic production, and his latest single, “Something I Shouldn’t Be,” brings those two sides of his sound together in a particularly interesting way. Released September 23 via Omni Youth, the track began with a breakbeat and an unexpected discovery while experimenting with a vocal sample from Dutch artist FEMI.
  That initial idea eventually developed into a reco
  
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• Wharfedale NOVA Keeps the Low End Civilized

  09-10-2026 23:08 via magneticmag.com
  
  All Images Courtesy Of WharfedaleA bad subwoofer is easy to notice. It makes itself the main character, blooms around every kick drum, turns film scores into a low-frequency mess, and tricks people into thinking more bass automatically means better sound.A good subwoofer does almost the opposite. It makes the speakers feel larger, gives the room a deeper foundation, adds scale to movies, and lets kick drums land with authority without turning every track into a bass demo. You should notice the s
  
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• John Mlynczak On NAMM, DJs, And The Future Of Gear

  09-10-2026 23:03 via magneticmag.com
  
  NAMM can look like a gear show from the outside, especially if all you see are launch videos, crowded booth photos, and the annual flood of “best new synths/controllers/interfaces” posts that hit the internet every January. But for DJs and electronic producers, the real reason to show up is usually less obvious and much more valuable. Itis a chance to get in the same room as the people building the gear and software that shape how records get made, sets get played, and entire workflo
  
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• HAAi Takes HUMANiSE Back to the Club

  09-10-2026 22:30 via magneticmag.com
  
  HAAi’s DIGITiSE makes a lot more sense once you stop treating it like a traditional follow-up album and start hearing it like a DJ making a record for the room she actually plays in.That is the part I like here. HUMANiSE already gave HAAi a big conceptual canvas, full of questions around connection, digital pressure, found family, and the human pieces that technology still cannot recreate. DIGITiSE does not abandon that idea. It drags it back toward the system, the booth, the sweat, and th
  
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• How It Was Made: Lang Father i(Junkyard Dog) [Welofi]

  07-10-2026 15:19 via magneticmag.com
  
  Berlin-based composer and producer Lang Father has spent his career moving between hip hop, electronic music and scoring, with past work stretching from Timbaland collaborations to film composition. His new two-track EP, I (Junkyard Dog), sees him turn that broad musical background towards a rawer, jazz-inflected strain of house, drawing on the looseness of J Dilla and the deep, off-centre sensibilities of Moodymann and Theo Parrish.Released on WeLoFi, the title track is built from resampled syn
  
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• Twenty Years of ‘Domino’: Ares Carter on Reworking a Club Classic

  07-10-2026 15:04 via magneticmag.com
  
  There aren’t many electronic records you can identify from a handful of notes, but OXIA’s “Domino” is firmly in that category. Nearly twenty years after its release, that looping synth line still carries an immediate familiarity, which makes remixing it an interesting proposition: everyone already knows exactly how it’s supposed to feel.For his new remix on Armada Music, New York producer Ares Carter went back to the stems and discovered there was rather more going
  
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• Are Travel eSIM Plans Good for DJs and Artists?

  07-10-2026 01:05 via magneticmag.com
  
  Landing in another country for a gig or festival usually means checking your phone before you have left the airport. A promoter might have sent a new pickup location, your hotel could need confirmation, or your friends may be waiting for an update. Having mobile data ready can make those first few hours easier to manage.An affordable travel eSIM gives traveling DJs and festival-goers a way to buy mobile data for their destination without replacing a physical SIM card. Depending on the plan, it c
  
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• Wendy Bevan Opens Alone With The Unknown In Red

  07-10-2026 00:51 via magneticmag.com
  
  Red does a lot of work in Wendy Bevan’s “Sirens” video before the song even explains itself. It is beauty, warning, romance, blood, theatre, danger, and the kind of glamour that feels a little too perfect to trust. Bevan pulls from the surreal beauty imagery around Sayoko Yamaguchi, Shiseido, and Serge Lutens, but the video does not play like an archival moodboard.
  It takes the charge of those images and turns it psychological: a face becoming a mask, a body becoming part of th
  
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• Starleen Make Digital Unease Feel Human

  06-10-2026 20:19 via magneticmag.com
  
  Starleen’s Evolution // Rebirth is an album about digital unease, but it works because the duo keeps a human pulse inside the machine. The Dallas experimental electronic and art-pop project use glitch-heavy rhythms, corroded synths, and dark electronic pressure, yet the record never turns into a cold exercise in texture.That tension is the point. Evolution // Rebirth sits between electronic pop, IDM, dance, and cinematic discomfort, with vocals that feel suspended inside the production rat
  
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• Amsterdam Dance Event Finalizes 3,600-Artist 2026 Program

  06-10-2026 20:10 via magneticmag.com
  
  Above Image Cred: studiotentusscher
  Amsterdam Dance Event operates at a scale that can be difficult to process until the completed program appears in one place. For its 30th anniversary, ADE has now confirmed over 3,600 artists, 1,300 events and 300 venues across Amsterdam from October 21 to 25, 2026.At this point, no one should expect to see it all.
  The final announcement is best read as an overview of how the week divides across its club program, ADE Pro Conference and Arts & Culture event
  
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• Mikhail Ilyin Builds What is real? From A Ritual Moment

  06-10-2026 20:06 via magneticmag.com
  
  Mikhail Ilyin could have turned What is real? into a record about ideas, which is usually where projects with titles like that start getting heavy fast. But the more interesting part is that it began somewhere much less formal: at a Nowruz gathering, in a room with friends, when someone started playing and the night briefly took on the feeling of a ritual. The recording came later, almost as an attempt to get back to that state without pretending it could be neatly recreated.That gives the music
  
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• Baby Audio HyperWarp Bends Time Fast

  06-10-2026 19:30 via magneticmag.com
  
  Baby Audio’s HyperWarp is built around a familiar producer problem: you have a loop, stem, vocal chop, pad, drum break, or synth line that is fine, but it needs motion before it feels like an idea worth keeping.The plugin answers that with a granular engine and a graphical time sequencer. Users can draw speed shifts, stutter steps, and direction changes directly into the plugin, then use the granular side to reshape the audio into rhythmic chops, smeared motion effects, lo-fi damage, or mo
  
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• Analogue Solutions Ships More Filtopia Units

  06-10-2026 18:55 via magneticmag.com
  
  Analogue Solutions’ Filtopia is not built around the usual monosynth pitch. The headline here is the filter section, and that is where the synth makes its case.The limited-edition stereo analog monosynth is anchored around five parallel analog filters, giving users a way to shape sound across multiple frequency areas at once. That is a different mindset from the standard single-filter subtractive synth workflow, where most of the movement happens around one cutoff-and-resonance relationshi
  
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• The Shining Light After the Eclipse – An Interview with HALIENE

  06-10-2026 18:37 via magneticmag.com
  
  Sometimes when I am listening to music, I want to just enjoy something in the background as I’m getting some work done or just relaxing. Other times, I want to just hear something with solid grooves and melodies to get me dancing, but most of the time, I want music to take me on a voyage. I want lyrics that reach into the depths of the soul and transport me to other worlds.In my search for music that touches me deeply, I’m grateful to have come across one of the most prolific and sou
  
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• VocAlign 7 vs. SyncVX: Which Vocal Tuning Plugin Is Right For Your Music Studio?

  03-10-2026 19:26 via magneticmag.com
  
  Table of ContentsVocAlign 7 vs. SyncVX at a GlanceWhat Does Vocal Alignment Software Do?What Changed in VocAlign 7?Should You Choose VocAlign 7 Standard or Pro?How Does Waves Sync Vx Compare?Which Is Better for Timing and Pitch?Do They Work in Ableton Live and FL Studio?Which Plugin Should You Choose?Frequently Asked QuestionsCan VocAlign 7 Standard Match Pitch?Is Sync Vx an Alternative to VocAlign?Will Either Plugin Replace Recording Another Take?I’m happy to spend time getting a vocal ri
  
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• How It Was Made: ERAN, GrooveGeneration & Terri B! – Say My Name (Vibora Music + Disco House)

  03-10-2026 02:17 via magneticmag.com
  
  “Say My Name” brings together three artists coming at house music from different directions.
  ERAN has spent the past few years moving beyond the Afro-centric material associated with some of his earlier releases and deeper into melodic, tech and classic house territory, while Budapest duo GrooveGeneration bring a funkier approach rooted in disco, chunky basslines and the club records of the 2000s. Terri B! completes the record with the vocal at its center.Released October 2 via Vibor
  
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• Portola 2026: Where Electronic Music Meets San Francisco’s Industrial Waterfront 

  03-10-2026 01:42 via magneticmag.com
  
  The article is guest contribution by Candese CharlesAs the moon glowed high above the cranes and ships that make up Pier 80, Portola Music Festival raged on for two nights of glory the weekend of September 26 this year. Now in its fifth year, the genre-diverse music festival continues to carve out a distinct identity on San Fransisoc’s waterfront. Goldenvoice, the same company that puts on Coachella and Stagecoach, has turned the musical experience into a major destination for electronic m
  
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• SOMA Cosmos Review: Is It Still Avant-Garde in 2026?

  02-10-2026 22:12 via magneticmag.com
  
  Table of ContentsSOMA Cosmos Design and Studio SetupSOMA Cosmos AlgorithmsFeedback, Suppression, and Cosmos Performance ControlsUsing SOMA Cosmos for Recording and ImprovisationSOMA Cosmos Limitations and VerdictBetween the Hologram Microcosm, Chroma Console, and SOMA WARP, I already have plenty of ways to add delay, reverb, and granular processing to my music. Another expensive hardware effect needs a specific reason to earn space in my studio, and the Cosmos gives me one with its approach to r
  
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• Summer Fades Away and Vaudlow Meet in the Middle

  02-10-2026 21:33 via magneticmag.com
  
  Summer Fades Away and Vaudlow’s Get Together works because the collaboration does not feel like a novelty.
  The story is easy to pitch on paper: a Chinese post-rock band and a Nashville instrumental duo meet at Asia’s largest post-rock festival, stay connected across thousands of miles, and build two songs by trading motifs, arrangements, and recordings. But the EP earns that story because the music actually feels like a conversation.That is not always the case with long-distance coll
  
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• Metamorfosi Closes Amnesia With a Sold-Out B3B

  02-10-2026 21:10 via magneticmag.com
  
  Joseph Capriati and his Metamorfosi have wrapped its 2026 Amnesia Ibiza season, closing a 14-week Tuesday residency with a sold-out B3B from Capriati, Jamie Jones, and Chris Stussy on September 29.That is a clean final image for a residency that was never pitched as a narrow one-artist victory lap. Metamorfosi returned Capriati to a room tied closely to his own rise, but the season worked because it widened the frame around him. Across the summer, the lineup pulled from house, techno,
  
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• Edu Schwartz Returns To Magnetic With “This Feeling”

  02-10-2026 19:02 via magneticmag.com
  
  Edu Schwartz returns to Magnetic Magazine Recordings with “This Feeling,” out today, October 2, 2026. The Brazilian DJ and producer’s latest single carries catalog number MMR073 and marks the label’s 73rd signing. Available on Beatport as an Original Mix.It follows previous releases with us, including “Outta My Head” and this summer’s “Pope-A-Dope.”Edu Schwartz Returns After “Pope-A-Dope”Edu has been part of the conversation at Ma
  
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• DFRA and Nick Weaver Find a Beautiful Place

  02-10-2026 18:57 via magneticmag.com
  
  DFRA and Nick Weaver Beautiful Place works best when it lets the city press in from all sides.
  The album is built around one person’s search for peace inside Buenos Aires, and that idea gives the project a clear emotional center without making it feel overly polished or too neatly resolved.Weaver, a Seattle-born hip hop artist, writes from inside that friction. His vocals are observational, grounded, and aware of how strange it can feel to look for stillness in a place that keeps moving wh
  
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• LARSa Returns With D&S’s “Time & Space” Remix

  02-10-2026 18:41 via magneticmag.com
  
  LARSa returns to Magnetic Magazine Recordings with his remix of D&S’s “Time & Space.” Released on October 2, 2026, the track is the label’s 82nd signing and carries catalog number MMR082.
  The release is available exclusively on Beatport, where it is listed under Progressive House. For readers who followed his debut with us last year, this is another opportunity to hear his work on the label.LARSa’s Return After “Moment In Time”We first introduced
  
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• Locked Club Make Chaos Feel Functional

  02-10-2026 18:35 via magneticmag.com
  
  Locked Club’s PZDC is the kind of electronic album that does not ask to be understood before it starts moving. It kicks forward first, then lets the rest of the record reveal itself in broken machinery, blown-out vocal fragments, acid lines, punk pressure, and club rhythms that feel like they were dragged out of a basement party at six in the morning.The Russian duo’s new LP is out now on ONES and ZEROS, the Boys Noize imprint that has already given them a fitting home among acts lik
  
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