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AIR Music Tech: AIR Delay Pro £50 PC MAC
Not your everyday delay. AIR Delay Pro brings bundles of otherworldly Shaping options to the table, and serves up a hat-trick of unique additions
Spitfire Audio PC MAC - British Drama Toolkit: Brass and Reeds £169
Whether youre scoring a film or scouting for evocative textures, Spitfire has a dramatic new proposition to capture your imagination
Sonora Cinematic Verticale €49 PC MAC
Creating the perfect felted upright piano takes time, perseverance and four layers of vertical felt!
Erica Synths Zen Delay Virtual £155 PC MAC
Modelled on 2019's hardware delay, the virtual incarnation of the knob-packed atmosphere-carver surpasses its parent in more ways than one
Toneworks Catalyst €79 PC MAC
Bored of programming via the piano roll? Try jazzing up your riffs with this inventive step sequencer that can host VST instruments
DJANGO DJANGO
Reborn with a new retro house-inspired sound, Django Django's new double-album Off Planet is a flurry of hypersonic colours and energy. We spoke to the band's cofounder David Maclean about the record's influences, tech and evolution....
Punchy commercial-sounding bass
Recreating the impactful bass sound of commercial hits like Jax Jones' Whistle needn't be difficult. Let's learn how...
Classic sounds & vintage techniques FOR THE 21ST CENTURY PRODUCER
Classic music production techniques and gear can breathe life and humanity into your digital productions. And it’s cheaper than you might think. In this feature, we’re going to look at some of the finest vintage plugins out there, and learn how to get revered sounds for free with the Plugin Suite
Cherry Audio: Waking the titans
Founded in 2018, Cherry Audio has become one of the most beloved softsynth creators, recreating yesterday’s legends virtually. We spoke to CTO Dan Goldstein to find out more about the company’s latest release: Novachord + Solovox
App watch
We report on the latest developments in phone and tablet music making
I love your, Love Tracktion
What your DAW needs now is Love, sweet Love.
Mac daddy
Apple's new desktop and laptop options could speed up your studio, and completely empty your wallet....
Spitfire Audio: Abbey Road Orchestra - High Percussion £399 PC MAC
Finding the perfect high-pitched bash for your cinematic or orchestral productions requires elbow grease. Spitfire is here to lend a hand
Caelum Audio Choric: £49.99 PC MAC
Think you're well-stocked with chorus effects? Think again. Choric could provide you with a whole new galaxy of creative potential
DH Plugins Halo 2 £99 PC MAC
Halo has become known for its capabilities in the bass music realms. We explore what the latest update has to offer
Bitwig Studio 5 - €399 PC MAC LINUX
With version 5, Bitwig is redefining what a DAW is. This latest update sees it become a modulating monster of a DAW and instrument
Apple Logic Pro for iPad - £4.99/$4.99 per month iPAD
Apple has finally brought its flagship DAW to the iPad domain. Is this the next logical progression for the computer-based musician?
Ableton Push 3: €949/€1899 PC MAC
Ableton’s new Push is a game-changer for music production but does it really mean the end of computer music making as we know it?
Nathan Fake
Having released records on Ninja Tune and Border Community, Nathan Fake has become one of the most respected figures in electronic music. On top of his own work, he's remixed the likes of Radiohead and Jon Hopkins and gained a great rep for his amazing live shows. And it turns out he reached all this success via Cool Edit Pro (and magazines like this)
Controlling distortion
Distortion can be great for adding energy to your mix, and in this masterclass, we’re focusing on applying it to specific sounds
Make '80s stereo synth stabs
Ever wondered how you can make your Short and snappy synth sounds even more interesting? It’s all about the stereo
WAVETABLE SYNTHESIS
A synth technique used by elites from Tangerine Dream to Skrillex, wavetable synthesis literally adds whole new dimensions of texture and movement to your sound design. But how does it work? Our comprehensive guide is here to help...
JOAN
With millions of streams, a blossoming global fanbase and a knack for gleaming pop production, Arkansas duo joan are poised to become a very big thing. We caught up with the pair on the heels of their debut album superglue's release to learn more about their home studio working methods and how they've cultivated organic fame
BITWIG STUDIO 8-TRACK GIVEAWAY
Fancy getting yourself a fully-featured DAW absolutely free? Then read on...
Baby Audio BA-1: Evolving everyday softsynth design
Hot on the heels of the launch of its very first, retro-tailored softsynth, we speak to Baby Audio's Caspar Bock to find out more about why the company has taken the leap into the canyon of synth-craft, and learn all about the awesome BA-1
15 questions with...Chace
As the first Chinese DJ to play Tomorrowland, Chace has already broken ground in the world of EDM. He has also been compared to The Weeknd and Disclosure. Oh and Justin Bieber, but let's not go there. However, his producer destiny might not have been fulfilled had he not started 'messing around with a computer' when he was younger...
Spectrasonics Twisted Trees Sonic Extension
If you go down to the woods today, you'll be surprised to find a sounddesigner not so much hugging trees as hitting and twisting them!
W.A. Production KSHMR Reverb
Globally acclaimed music producer KSHMR collaborates with W.A. Production to deliver his first reverb plugin with many distinctive features
Polyverse Supermodal
By using 27 models - ranging from physical bodies to maths formulae Supermodal could well be the filter you didn't know you need
Sonora Cinematic Harmonic Bloom
Bloom is all about extracting harmonics and chaotic waveforms based on noise... but fortunately, it's a lot better than that sounds