For our readers who are not familiar with you yet, can you tell us a bit about yourself and what you do?
My name is Simon, I make music as Simo Cell. I have been DJing for 10 years and producing music for 6; I have released EPs on Livity Sound, Brothers From Different Mothers, Wisdom […]

1. Vinyl stop FX

Circle²’s Echo effect module can be used to create vinyl stopping style FX. Firstly, load up any basic bass patch then set a continuous arpeggio running (by selecting Hold and pressing a sequence of notes). Next, turn on an LFO and drag it’s modulation circle to the time parameter of an ‘echo’ […]

For our readers who are not familiar with you yet, can you tell us a bit about yourself and what you do?

Hallo, I’m Sean - I produce music as Edmondson and run a little vinyl series called Lissoms. I’ve previously released stuff on Hypercolour and emf, as well as a few remixes here and there. […]

Due to its demystifying interface and instantly accessible workflow, Circle² is renowned within music tech educational circles as being the one of the most effective synthesis teaching tools. We spoke to Jesus Del Cerro - who heads up the Academy 303 music tech school in Barcelona - about how their students use Circle² to become synthesis experts.

Firstly, […]

For our readers who are not familiar with you yet, can you tell us a bit about yourself and what you do?
Hi! My name is Robin, and I’m a third-year student of radio production at the Stockholm University for the dramatic arts. When I ́m not doing that, I make and play techno under […]

For our readers who are not familiar with you yet, can you tell us a bit about yourself and what you do?
I’m a music producer and audio software developer from the UK. Labels I’m currently associated with are XL Recordings and 17 Steps.
What is your current studio set up?
I work on an iMac alongside Maschine […]

Since the release of Circle², as part of our Future Sounds series we’ve been periodically releasing free genre focussed preset expansions for you to use in conjunction with the factory library.
We’ve decided it’s now time to round up the first 8 expansions into one collection…
Download the collection
These expansions have featured on our Weblog alongside context […]

* All non percussive elements in this track were generated using presets contained in Circle² Future Sounds: Gqom.
As part of our Future Sounds series and following on from our recent Gqom and Music Tech with Emo-Kid SA feature, we’ve put together a new pack of Gqom inspired presets.
Gqom is a heavily percussive musical style […]

Over the last few years an innovative dance music scene has emerged from the townships of Durban and South Africa’s other major cities, garnering the interest of the music community worldwide. A combination of skeletal polyrhythmic swing, fractured hip hop percussion, and stripped back tribal house influences, South Africa’s clubs are alight to the sound […]

For our readers who are not familiar with you yet, can you tell us a bit about yourself and what you do?
I have been a DJ / producer since 1992. I opened my first record shop in the early 90s and since have been really happy with how my path progressed! After more than 100 […]