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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....

App watch

We report on the latest developments in phone and tablet music making

Baby Audio BA-1 $99 PC MAC

Baby Audio has set the effects world on fire with a string of top releases. Can it do the same for synths with its first instrument plugin?

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

Nektar Aruba £255 PC MAC

Sprucing up its MIDI drum controller with a raft of new features, Aruba offers a slick new way of performing your software drum instruments

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

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

Punchy commercial-sounding bass

Recreating the impactful bass sound of commercial hits like Jax Jones' Whistle needn't be difficult. Let's learn how...

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....

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

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

Philips 16B1P3302D Portable Monitor

More screen space for when you’re on the move

AnkerWork M650 Wireless Microphone

Record great wireless sound for video

Pixelmator Pro 3

All your graphics needs handled with ease

Laya's Horizon

Time to spread your wings

Solid-state drives for Mac

They are faster and more reliable but think carefully before splashing the cash

Cherry KW 9100 Slim for Mac

Affordable alternative to Apple's Magic Keyboard

Audio-Technica ATH-M50XSTS

High-quality streaming and listening headphones

The incredible new Vision Pro

Meet the world's first spatial computer! Plus: hands-on review

The new expansive Mac Pro

Cupertino completes Apple silicon switch

Apple reveals its vision of the future

From new Macs to the world’s first ‘spatial computer’

Master Quick Actions

Make your Mac life even easier with the power of Actions

Breathe new life into your old Mac

Does your Mac sigh when it starts or creak when it calculates? We're here to help Written

Subscribe to Apple

What's Apple's stance on this new subscription-based world?

Rocketbook Pro

Why recycle paper when you can do away with it altogether?

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...

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?

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

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)