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Crave - THE GEAR WE'RE LUSTING AFTER

Created with Mac users in mind, this 31.5-inch Thunderbolt display could be your next must-buy upgrade.

Apple vs Spotify

The battle between the world's largest music services has escalated. We take a look at what's happening

HOW IT WORKS - Solid-state sound

A new silicon-based audio tech is aiming to replace old-fashioned headphones

Set multiple timers

Use concurrent timers to help with all sorts of multitasking

How to make a snapshot

А Snapshot features have been A strictly limited to apps that make and manage backups, because of the danger that, if left for any length of time, they'll grow in size until they fill the volume.

iOS software

Swipe away your touchscreen troubles and rekindle your love of Apple's mobile devices

Sort your Bluetooth devices

Learn how to add, remove, prioritise and troubleshoot Bluetooth devices

Get started with Apple Arcade

Play the latest games on Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Vision Pro

CREATE YOUR DREAM SMART HOME

Make your semi smarter, your bungalow brighter or your flat future-proof with Siri and the best smart home tech

1More Penta Driver P50

Who needs wireless earbuds when you can have these?

LaCie Rugged Mini SSD

Rugged external SSD storage

Logitech MX Brio

A champion of webcams in the darkness

Anker A1564 MagGo Power Bank (10K)

A pocket-sized portable charger for when you need it most

Make your iPad smarter

Your iPad's personal assistant just got smarter thanks to ChatGPT

SEDIBUS

Detaching from The Orb mothership, Sedibus is the latest project of core figurehead Alex Paterson, accompanied by former Orb-member and key creative collaborator Andy Falconer. With a studio shorthand and a shared passion for flourishing ambient textures, the pair's second record SETI gazes skyward for its inspiration. We spoke to Andy to learn more...

Make a filter kick bass with BazilleCM

Following our deep-dive into the oscillator section of BazilleCM, we follow the signal flow to create a filter-thumping bass sound

Synthogy Ivory 3 German D

One of the most highly regarded piano libraries around gets an update. Does it strike a chord with our reviewer, Herr Roland Schmidt?

RADICAL RHYTHMS

From pepping up basic grooves to creating full-on 4/4-flouting madness, learn a multitude of timing tricks with our classic guide

Wavetick: forging an equitable music market

Promising an artist-focused service that gives musicians, beatmakers and producers a free marketplace to trade their sonic wares, Wavetick aims to disrupt the current sample website paradigm in the creator's favour. Let's find out more...

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CREATIVE REVERB

Reverb has been relied on for its evocative sonic character ever since the first homo sapien warbled expletives into a dark cave. The transformative power of space is still a vital mix ingredient

How to make a rave-style techno track

Prepare to get fists in the air as we learn the tools, tricks and tempos for nailing the basics of rave-ready techno

MARIA W HORN

An avid explorer of sound's spectral properties, Maria W Horn's work realises the potential of long-forgotten spaces. Via instrumental textures, room responses, the human voice and a specialised computer language, she synthesises entirely new sonics. We heard more about her processes and the at-times chilling story behind her affecting new album, Panoptikon

Sidechain compression

Sidechain compression is an excellent mixing tool and in this tutorial we pick apart this essential process

MODALICS BITFUZZER

Distortion can be a great effect for enlivening and mashing up sounds, and this month we've got you a plugin that can do both

BLEASS Arpeggiator

Classic synth-based arpeggiators' up-down patterns can be tedious, says Stuart Adams. Can Arpeggiator bring the variability he craves?

Ableton Live 12's accessibility revolution

Ableton's Accessibility Specialist Adi Dickens and blind musician Andre Louis speak to us about Live 12 and Note's improved accessibility for the visually impaired

THE GREAT - SYNTH SHOWDOWN

Grab your favourite softsynths and let us take you on a journey into their evolution. Learn how to get more out of them and see how they stack up next to the pioneers that inspired them. Yes, we're pitting some software against hardware, and on the way, expect to pick up one or two things...

Moog Mariana

Looking for absorbent synth bass sounds? Moog's new software synth bass plumbs new trench-like depths, Roland Schmidt submerges...

Leapwing Audio: their own best customers

One of the mixing world's most prolific software innovators, Leapwing Audio's incredible range of intuitive, incisive plugins have let users perform forensic mix surgery with ease, with the company's sideline in emulating the tones of iconic producers merely the cherry on the cake. We gave 'em a call...

Craft Avicii-style melodies

We pay tribute to the modern dance pioneer who, in his short time, set a standard for songwriting in the genre