Future Music

Future Music delivers the technique and technology behind the hits. Packed with inspiration for today’s modern musician there’s reviews of hot new gear, tons of tutorials to help you get the most out of your hardware and software, and exclusive In The Studio features where the stars take apart their tracks. Our Zinio edition does not include the DVD but DOES INCLUDE the full samples and tutorial files to download. Full details inside. Download does not include In The Studio With video. This digital edition is not printable.

Future Music

Under the hood

Moog Mariana is a bass-focused soft synth that goes deep

Bearcubs • The Berlin-based producer discusses sample influences and Game Boy-shaped synths

Dimension Intrusion

Bruce, Not Ready For Love

MASTER YOUR SYNTHS • LET’S GO BEYOND BASIC OSCILL ATORS AND SIMPLE MODULATION, TO EXPLORE THE MORE ESOTERIC, ADVENTUROUS SIDES OF SYNTH SOUND DESIGN

Alternative analogue • What if synth history had taken a different turn? Here are some of the underappreciated machines we could have classed as legendary

MATMOS • Sample-centric duo Matmos chat to Danny Turner about their latest project to cull sounds from the famous Smithsonian Folkways back catalogue

Roland RE-201 Space Echo • The Space Echo is one of the most beloved effects boxes, used by dub producers and experimental electronic composers alike since the early ’70s. Here’s how to master one of the greatest ever pieces of studio hardware (which you’ll now find in a lot of software)

The RE-201 in depth • The history, the new versions, and how to get the best from the Space Echo

Creating various effects with a Space Echo • You can employ the Space Echo to get some varied, classic sounds. We’re using the Arturia Delay Tape 201 here, but you can use these settings on any Space Echo emulation or even the hardware if you are lucky enough to own it

AIRHEAD • Rob McAndrews’ latest IDM-inflected Airhead album adapts techniques from the jazz guitar greats. Danny Turner finds out more

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry • Casting spells on his studio and recording with Bob Marley – the iconic producer led a life like no other

KARL BARTOS • Ex-Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos tells Hamish Mackintosh the not-so-horrifying backstory to his new Dr Caligari soundtrack

Teenage Engineering EP- 133 K.O. II £299 • A highlight of the Pocket Operator range gets beefed up in size and specs but, Si Truss asks, is it worth the beefed-up price?

Polyend Play+ €799 • Polyend’s Play was a thing of wonder, says Martin Delaney, but it missed one thing: synthesis. Now the Play+ comes along, with synths and a physical upgrade offer for users of the original

Endorphin.es Golden Master £175 • Rob Redman finds out if Endorphin.es’ clever module could be the solution to the mastering hole in his rig

Kali Audio IN-UNF £599 • Simon Fellows cosies up to this compact, ultra-nearfield studio monitor system for intimate desktop spaces

PreSonus Eris Sub 8BT £169 • A subwoofer can seriously enhance your monitoring. Jon Musgrave fires up this latest offering from PreSonus

NI Kontrol S61 Mk3 £749 • The latest version of NI’s keyboard sees heavy Kontakt integration. James Russell climbs into the K-hole to check it out

Arturia MiniFreak 2.0 From $199 • The hybrid poly and its plugin counterpart gain new engines and effects. Si Truss freaks out…

ASUS Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED £2,999 • Is this dual-screen laptop a travelling producer’s salvation? Si Arblaster logs in

Native Instruments – Session Percussionist £89

Renegade Audio – Dread Hornz Vol 5 £19.95

SFXtools – Cartoon Impacts £9.97

Audiotent – Scatter £21

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