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JANSONS

In this month’s exclusive Producer Masterclass video, Jansons takes us through one of 2019’s biggest house tracks, Switch. And over the next few pages, he discusses how he started out on his path to production success…

V-Moda M-200 £285

Headphones designed for professional studio applications are just what you need for monitoring, and these have Roland’s input too…

Audiaire Zenith £69 PC MAC

Pulled from the heart of the Zone synth, this open-ended multitrack MIDI sequencer helps bring your hardware and software synths to life

Presonus Eris E8 XT £422/pair

Presonus have updated their Eris-series monitors but retained their competitive prices. Are these the best budget speakers you can buy?

Auddict PercX Pro $299

Mixing up onboard pattern sequencing and one-shot triggering, is this the most comprehensive percussion ROMpler yet?

Accusonus Rhythmiq $149 PC MAC

With machine-learning and AI inside, this groove remixing and rearranging plugin could help you take your loops to the stage

Artist Special - CM At ADE

Amsterdam Dance Event has become the epicentre of the dance music universe. We made the pilgrimage to grill two top acts

Skinnerbox

Berlin electronica eccentrics Iftah Gabbai and Olag Hilgenfeld tell us about the thrill of improvising dance music on stage, and their Max for Live gadgets that make it all happen

Sharam

With Deep Dish on an extended hiatus, Sharam Tayebi has been busy with his solo career, taking inspiration from three iconic cities for his latest remix project

What's On Your Hard Drive?

Incognito Frontman Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick and programmer Richard Bull pick a few jazz-funk-friendly plugins from their hard drives

CM Producer Masterclass Klute

Eclectic drum ’n’ bass legend Tom Withers deconstructs his production style

Ableton Live - The Ultimate Guide

Whether you’re switching to Live 10 or an existing user, we’ll tell you everything you need to know

Waves Abbey Road Studio 3

Monitoring on headphones can be frustratingly different to loudspeakers. This plugin aims to bridge the gap – and throw in a classic mix space, too

Designer Distortion

Whether you’re looking for subtle smoothening, analogue warmth or full-blown sonic decimation, we’re on hand to help you turn up the heat…

Sander Van Doorn

The Dutch house/trance producer wonders if the overly-commercial days of dance are coming to an end – and what that means for musicians

Stark CM

Turn up the heat with Klevgrand’s rip-roaring guitar amp/cab distortion effect, yours with this issue

Bitwig Studio 3

We take our place on The Grid with the latest version of this inventive DAW, and discover that good things really do come to those who wait…

Arturia MiniLab MkII £89

With a reduced library of bundled sounds, can the second version of this miniature keyboard make up for software losses with hardware gains?

Straight from the Hooksmith's Mouth

Hear first-hand how a pro songwriter gets her results

How To Sidechain The Sidechain

The signal a compressor listens to is called the sidechain signal. Processing a compressor’s external sidechain input can provide a huge range of ways to tweak behaviour. Here are a few suggestions…

Ultimate Mixdowns

So you know how to balance a mix, how to use EQ and compression to get the sound you want… but how can you take it further? We’ll take your skills to the next level!

Sonic Academy ANA 2

If the original version of this ambitious hybrid synth was a diamond in the rough, the five-years-in-the-making follow-up is the Koh-i-Noor…

Waves Bass Slapper $69

The uniquely percussive sound of slap bass is something that every producer should have in their pocket – particularly at this price!

PPG Infinite Pro 149

Combining morphing and additive-style technologies to dazzling effect, Wolfgang Palm’s new instrument takes synthesis to the limit

Delta Heavy

When it comes to writing crowd-rockin’ riffs and melodies, DnB outfit Simon James and Ben Hall are two of the best in the biz. We grilled them for their top hook-writing tips…

Dom & Roland

Fresh from dropping his enormously well received album on Metalheadz, the dark lord of DnB invites us into his studio to watch him work on a new track

Rob Papen​​​​​​​ SubBoomBass 2 £80

Based on the superb Predator 2 and geared up to get those cones rattling, this second-gen synth adds more than one new String to its bow

Arturia V Collection 6 €499

Adding four more legendary analogue and digital instruments to the 17 already in place, this bolstered bundle just about has it all…

What's On Your Hard Drive?

Techno meets house in Oliver Schories’ music, but only with the help of some old-school plugins

Erick Morillo

The happiest (and sweariest) man in house music talks dark days, lucky breaks, and staying true to his art.