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• Best Plugins For Reference Tracks And Mix Checking: What I Use To Finish Mixes Faster

  30-07-2026 00:52 via magneticmag.com
  
  When you are trying to hunt down the best plugins for reference tracks, mix checking is a bit trickier than a generic mastering plugin roundup.
  So with this idea in mind for this article, the goal here is not to make a track loud for its own sake, since the real goal is to make better decisions before the mix gets overworked. I use reference tracks to check level, tone, stereo width, low-end balance, vocal placement, and whether the track still feels competitive after my ears have adjusted to th
  
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• PREMIERE: “Carrera GT” Leads Chicken Town’s Next Release

  29-07-2026 17:51 via magneticmag.com
  
  The easy way to sell a track like “Carrera GT” is to talk about the guitars first. The fuzz, the dirt, the rock and roll posture, the whole late-night highway thing. That is all there, and it is clearly part of the draw.The better read is that G L’e P and New York Acid Assembly understand how dangerous this territory can be. Rock-leaning club records can turn into costume fast. Add a little distortion, throw a guitar phrase into the mix, call it dirty, and hope attitude covers
  
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• Cloonee and Prospa Open Cloonee’s Album Era With “Good Girl”

  29-07-2026 17:48 via magneticmag.com
  
  Cloonee and Prospa have reunited for “Good Girl,” a new single featuring Tristan Henry and the first track from Cloonee’s forthcoming debut album. Out now via Good Music For Bad People / Hellbent Records, the release arrives with a lot of pressure behind it, because their last collaboration, “Free Your Mind,” became one of the rare club records that fully escaped the normal dance-release lane.“Free Your Mind” went Top 10 on the Official UK Singles Chart,
  
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• SOSA Brings Peak-Summer Club Pressure to Metamorfosi With “Italian Job”

  29-07-2026 17:44 via magneticmag.com
  
  SOSA has released “Italian Job” via Metamorfosi Records, marking his first appearance on Joseph Capriati’s label and arriving in the middle of a very active stretch for the Liverpool artist. The timing gives the record a clear place to land: “The Connection” is still moving toward two million Spotify streams, BBC Radio 1 has kept it inside the Dance Playlist deep into summer, and SOSA has a pair of back-to-back sets with Capriati on the calendar at Eastern Electrics
  
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• OneOdio Studio Max 2 Review: Low Latency Without the Premium Experience

  29-07-2026 02:06 via magneticmag.com
  
  Table of ContentsStudio Max 2: Build Quality & DesignFeatures / Specs Low Latency PerformanceSound QualityThe CompetitionAIAIAI TMA-2 DJ WirelessAlphaTheta HDJ-F10ProsConsFinal VerdictThe OneOdio Studio Max 2 looks to find an audience among wireless DJ consumers at a price point that is feasible but with quality that raises an eyebrow.Wireless DJ headphones have spent years living in the same category as artificial reality; everyone kind of likes the idea, but the execution usually leaves yo
  
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• How It Was Made: Massi Rocket & Alfrenk – Tribal Vibes (Motel Calypso Records + Tech House)

  29-07-2026 01:18 via magneticmag.com
  
  Massi Rocket and Alfrenk link up on “Tribal Vibes,” a tech house record built from rolling percussion, vocal detail, and a bassline that keeps the track moving without overloading the arrangement. Massi Rocket brings years of experience from Milan’s club circuit, where he runs Rocket Club, the Motel Calypso party, and the label carrying this release. Naples-born Alfrenk brings over a decade of production experience, giving the collaboration a direct club focus from the opening
  
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• Future3 Turn Jazz Fusion Into a Shared Language on Despite the Rumbling

  29-07-2026 01:06 via magneticmag.com
  
  Future3’s Despite the Rumbling starts from a fairly honest place: the world is loud, unstable, and hard to tune out, but people can still meet in a room and make something together. That idea sits under the whole record. It is not an escape album exactly, though it is not buried under dread either. It sounds like three musicians trying to keep their ears open while everything outside the room keeps getting louder.The Berlin trio is built around Irina on keys and synths, Miguel on bass and
  
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• SPY+ Bowery Sunglasses Review: Oversized Style Meets Mood-Boosting Optics for the Brightest Days

  29-07-2026 01:05 via magneticmag.com
  
  Table of ContentsDesign Style & Build QualityWhat Is the Happy Lens?Dark Enough For Even The Worst HangoverAre the SPY+ Bowerys for you?SPY+ Bowery SummaryWhen I first tried on the SPY+ Bowery sunglasses, the lyric from the Geto Boys, “Damn it feels good to be a gangster,” kept running through my mind. The new SPY+ Bowery sunglasses sit somewhere between high fashion and street style with a lot of attitude that comes along for the ride as soon as you slip them on.
  There are sungl
  
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• beyerdynamic DT 275 PRO Brings Compact Monitoring to Loud Workflows

  28-07-2026 21:41 via magneticmag.com
  
  beyerdynamic has introduced the DT 275 PRO, a compact monitoring headphone designed for people who have to make audio decisions in loud spaces. That includes FOH engineers, DJs, field recordists, content creators, on-location video teams, and anyone editing or checking audio away from a controlled studio.The pitch is practical. The DT 275 PRO is built around passive isolation, neutral sound, a compact frame, and a cable system designed for real production movement. It is not trying to be a luxur
  
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• Vuarnet Turns Racing Eyewear Toward Winter

  28-07-2026 21:36 via magneticmag.com
  
  Performance eyewear often gets flattened into a style conversation, especially when the brand has as much heritage as Vuarnet. The frames look sharp, the French mountain history is easy to romanticize, and the whole thing can get treated like another luxury outdoor accessory.Racing 10 and Racing 11 are aimed at a different problem: what happens when the day starts moving fast and your eyes are the first thing to fall behind?That is the tension inside Vuarnet’s Fall/Winter 2026 Racing expan
  
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• Best Free Boom Bap Sample Packs To Make Laid Back Grooves On A Budget

  27-07-2026 01:22 via magneticmag.com
  
  The best free boom bap sample packs give producers access to dusty drum hits, chopped melodic phrases, vinyl noise, bass parts, and sampler-ready loops without adding another expense to the session.
  Boom bap production relies heavily on source selection and timing, so the right kick, snare, or short melodic cut can define the entire instrumental before processing enters the conversation. I previously collected thousands of free hip-hop samples covering drums, vinyl material, melodic loops, and 8
  
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• Best E-Rigs For Concentrates: 7 Models I’ve Tested And Reviewed

  26-07-2026 23:06 via magneticmag.com
  
  Electronic dab rigs have made concentrates easier to use by removing the torch and giving users direct control over temperature, session length, and vapor output. I have reviewed compact e-rigs, modular vaporizers, desktop concentrate systems, and water-filtered smoking devices from Puffco, Dr. Dabber, DaVinci, Stündenglass, and Hitoki.
  Each option in this list has been tested for flavor, heating consistency, cleaning, portability, and routine use. Some are built for short sessions away fro
  
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• Buso Audio Reworks Its Producer Workstations

  25-07-2026 21:25 via magneticmag.com
  
  Photos Courtesy Of Buso AudioThe smartest studio desk updates are usually the least glamorous ones.Nobody buys a workstation because the cable routing sounds sexy. Nobody wants to spend thousands of dollars thinking about tray flex, joint tolerance, rack angle, or whether a weighted keyboard will make the whole desk feel nervous. Then the desk shows up, the keyboard sags, the cables turn into a nest, and the thing you paid for starts becoming part of the daily irritation.That is the actual story
  
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• Jay Divad Opens Up About Heartache, Art, And His First Solo Mixtape

  25-07-2026 20:55 via magneticmag.com
  
  Jay Divad’s first solo mixtape, with whom this article is made in partnership, is built around reflection, heartache, and the kind of personal history he says he usually avoids talking about directly. The project took close to three years to finish, and that timeline shows up in the way he describes it: less like a quick introduction and more like a release valve for emotions that had been building across different stages of his life. Tracks like “Black Solare,” “Word Up,
  
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• How To Promote Music On Instagram: Everything I’ve Learned From Running Two Record Labels And One Media Company

  25-07-2026 19:21 via magneticmag.com
  
  Table of ContentsBuild something people can find before asking them to careTurn one interview into weeks of Instagram contentCreate a Canva template you can reuse every weekMake content with brands and borrow their reachLet people follow the person behind the musicKeep the conversation active between releasesBuild the next opportunity from the one you have nowIf you are trying to learn how to promote music on Instagram, the answer usually has very little to do with posting your cover artwork eve
  
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• Blanke On Hype Cycles, Club Culture, And The Road To His Debut Album

  25-07-2026 00:40 via magneticmag.com
  
  Blanke (@blankemusic) returns with PART III – AWAKENING, the third installment in the EP cycle leading toward his debut album.
  The two-track release, out July 10, 2026, follows PART II – SKYFIRE and moves the album’s larger story from collapse toward renewal. Across “Sunrise” featuring JEX and “Synchronise,” Blanke works with two different expressions of hope: one brighter and more melodic, the other heavier and more tied to the midtempo roots that helpe
  
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• Aaron Suiss and Enzo Vood Release “Self-Actualization” on Magnetic Magazine Recordings

  24-07-2026 22:05 via magneticmag.com
  
  Aaron Suiss returns to Magnetic Magazine Recordings alongside Enzo Vood for “Self-Actualization,” released today on July 24, 2026. The new single is the label’s 65th signing and follows Aaron’s March release, “Relayered.”The collaboration sits firmly within progressive house at 123 BPM, giving the melodic ideas time to develop across a measured arrangement. Aaron and Enzo keep the groove moving underneath the main synth work, which gives DJs plenty of space to
  
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• MoBlack, Bedouin, and Feki Station Bring Salif Keita’s “Mandjou” Into an Afro-House Frame

  24-07-2026 21:27 via magneticmag.com
  
  MoBlack has linked with Bedouin and Feki Station for a new rework of Salif Keita’s “Mandjou,” out July 24 via Decca Records France. The release follows MoBlack’s official remix of Keita’s “Yamore,” which became one of the more visible examples of how classic African vocal recordings can find a second life inside modern Afro-house and melodic club sets.That context is important because “Mandjou” is not being treated like a quick edit or a simp
  
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• Jakob Mäder On Why The Best Parties Are Not About The DJ

  24-07-2026 19:59 via magneticmag.com
  
  Jakob Mäder’s (@jakobmaeder) About The Vibe EP lands as a return to the deep house language that first pulled him in around 2010, when records from artists like Moomin, Lawrence, and Iron Curtis helped shape his ear.
  The Stuttgart-based DJ, producer, and live performer moves across ambient, disco, house, acid, and the occasional techno-leaning cut, but this release narrows the focus back toward laid-back grooves and the emotional middle ground between melancholy and hope. It is music
  
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• Azotix On Why Drum & Bass Needs More Risk Behind The Decks

  24-07-2026 19:54 via magneticmag.com
  
  Quite Lucky enters a new chapter with the launch of Quite Lucky Records, a Romanian drum & bass label built around cross-border collaboration, community, and the soulful side of the genre. The announcement lands alongside ECHOES – Chapter II: Cobor, the collective’s second writing camp documentary, filmed at Gospodaria Cobor in Transylvania and created in collaboration with artists connected to Hospital Records.
  The film gives the label a clear starting point, showing the human s
  
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• GHENGAR Channels Chaos Into Catharsis on Heavy New Anthem ‘DEMONS’

  24-07-2026 08:20 via magneticmag.com
  
  For GHENGAR, chaos and catharsis have increasingly become two sides of the same experience. His new single “DEMONS” brings that philosophy into focus through a volatile combination of dubstep, tearout, heavy metal, and live scream-sung vocals.Built with the moshpit in mind, this track pairs pounding drums and electric guitar with punishing electronic production while GHENGAR steps behind the microphone himself. His raw vocal performance gives “DEMONS” an added human inten
  
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• Dskonnect Founder Dani Koala Explains What Agents Need From Artists

  23-07-2026 01:07 via magneticmag.com
  
  Dani Koala founded Dskonnect Booking Agency in 2003, starting with a local focus before building a wider network of promoters and artists across Spain. In the early years of the electronic music scene’s growth, Dskonnect became known for working with transparency at a time when club culture, touring, and artist representation were still being shaped in real time. Marc Barceló later joined as a partner and co-director, helping to expand the agency’s international reach while gr
  
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• Lost in the Forest, Found in the Moments [Event Review]

  23-07-2026 00:31 via magneticmag.com
  
  (photo credit above: Infamous PR/ Electric Forest)This is an article by contributing writer Candese CharlesFew festivals have managed to evolve without losing the identity that made them iconic. Electric Forest is the best stroke of genius to help ignite the flames of sorcery that live within Sherwood Forest. The more than a decade-old festival has the amazing talent of combining music, art, and community to implement something that is always harder to define: a feeling. After spending four days
  
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• Best Songwriting Plugins For Producers: 7 Tools I’ve Used To Write My Best Ideas

  23-07-2026 00:25 via magneticmag.com
  
  Best songwriting plugins for producers can be a messy search because songwriting means different things depending on where the track is stuck.
  Sometimes the problem is harmony, sometimes it is arrangement, and sometimes it is getting the first idea out of your head before the session gets overthought. I wanted this article to focus on tools I have reviewed on Magnetic, plus a few artist workflow notes that connect to real writing decisions. Here’s a quick chart about my picks so you can ta
  
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• XELTA On AI, Control, And The Physical Pull Of B.D.S.M.

  23-07-2026 00:08 via magneticmag.com
  
  XELTA make their debut on Bézier’s Body Tension / Körperspannung Records with B.D.S.M., a five-track EP built around electro, industrial pressure, EBM, and body music as something physical and confrontational.
  The project brings together New York producer and composer Bruno Coviello and Seattle DJ, tastemaker, and KEXP host Sharlese Metcalf, whose spoken commands become a central part of the record’s identity. Out now as the Berlin-based label’s fifth release, B.D.S
  
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• Franc Fala, Andrea Oliva, and BanKr Catch the Ibiza Season in Full Swing on “Looney Tunes”

  23-07-2026 00:00 via magneticmag.com
  
  Franc Fala, Andrea Oliva, and BanKr have linked on “Looney Tunes,” a new Armada Music release that feels very aware of where and when it is landing. Out July 10, the record arrives during peak Ibiza season, with Fala spending another summer on the island after the lift around “Yamore,” and Oliva continuing his long run across ANTS and ALL I NEED.That context matters because “Looney Tunes” sounds like a record made for that kind of environment. It is direct, lo
  
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• Goldie Returns With “Jungle Daze,” Natalie Williams, and a New Orchestral Show on the Horizon

  22-07-2026 23:58 via magneticmag.com
  
  Goldie press shot, credit Lawrence WatsonGoldie is back with “Jungle Daze,” a new single featuring jazz vocalist Natalie Williams, out now via London Records. The track marks the start of a new phase for Goldie, with more music and project details expected in the coming months, and it arrives alongside an official video built from archival material tied to the formative years of jungle and drum & bass.Williams is not a new voice in Goldie’s orbit. She appeared on “I A
  
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• Your Shot Opens 2026 Registration for Aspiring First-Time DJs

  22-07-2026 23:42 via magneticmag.com
  
  Photo Credit: @brewcasaYour Shot is expanding its U.S. program for 2026, moving from two cities to four after a large first season in Los Angeles and New York. The beginner-focused DJ competition and music academy will return to those two cities this year while adding Denver and Miami, giving the program a wider U.S. footprint and a much clearer national push.The concept is simple, and that is why it works. Your Shot is not built for semi-established DJs trying to win another slot. It is built f
  
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• For $70,000+, Monitor Audio’s Hyphn Now Comes in Over 200 Custom Finishes

  22-07-2026 23:17 via magneticmag.com
  
  Monitor Audio’s Hyphn was already built for the kind of listener who treats the listening room as part of the system. The speaker has the price, shape, materials, and engineering story of a true statement piece, and now Monitor Audio is making the finish side far more personal.Hyphn is now available in over 200 custom finishes across Matte, Gloss, and Metallic options. Each custom pair is commissioned to order, hand-painted in the UK, then assembled by a small team of technicians at Monito
  
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• Buzz Beekeeper Cargo eBike Review: A Party on 2 Wheels

  22-07-2026 02:11 via magneticmag.com
  
  The Buzz Beekeeper ebike is purpose-built for people who need to haul things, run errands, and even “bee” the life of the party (sorry, had to). Just like the name implies and plays on the company’s moniker, there are cargo bikes built for grocery runs, errands, and replacing the second car, which the Buzz Beekeeper handles quite well. Then there’s the lens we used, which immediately revealed another purpose for the Buzz Beekeeper: to be the life of the party.Instead ofCo
  
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