Q: Ok. A synthesizer does what now? Now that the beat is selected and edited, the song is ready for my favorite thing in the world: tacos. Wait…I meant to say “bass”, as in, bass synth. Of course, there is no such thing as a “bass synth” per se—although there are many variations in their [...]

Q: What’s your favorite beat? When I first started making music as BEDM, I composed beats on an MPC 2000. My main objective was to make them sound like ‘real’ drums. Then I discovered the turntable, and all it took was a decent breaks record before I realized my love of the drum kit as [...]