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.

FutureMusic

Low end theory

Akai release the first keyboardequipped MPC • MPC Key 61 puts Akai’s iconic beatmaker format into a standalone keyboard workstation

Generate new musical ideas in Ableton Live • What tool can I use in Ableton Live to tune my drum samples so they fit better with the rest of my sounds?

Michael Diamond • Diamond tells us the story behind Third Culture and shares his music-making tips

Orbital In Sides Internal/FFRR, 1996

SUB BASS • The lowest of the low frequencies are what gives a club track its power – that notorious, chest rattling bass pressure. But subs can be notoriously hard to monitor, and even harder to mix. Let’s explore the production techniques behind nailing a high-class low end…

Monitor sub bass in a home studio setup

Sub bass in 12 tracks • As music technology has evolved, boundary pushing musicians have explored ever-lower frequencies, broadening the scope of what can be achieved with a powerful ‘sub’. Let’s take a musical trip through top-class low-end tracks

OBJEKT • Ingenious producer TJ Hertz resumes his longstanding white label series with Objekt #5. Danny Turner charts his innovative approach to tech

JFB • The three-time DMC champion reveals all about his world-beating scratch skills at this year’s Brighton Music Conference

TB-303 (and its clones) • Iconic, legendary and influential, but notoriously awkward to program. Let’s explore the ins and outs of coaxing acid lines from a 303 – whether real, cloned or emulated

BRAXE + FALCON • Cousins Alain Braxe and Stéphane Quême have joined forces for a new EP. Danny Turner learns how modular synths inspired them

MACHINEDRUM • The US producer tells Matt Mullen about the “eyeopening, game-changing experience” of mixing his latest Tstewart album in Dolby Atmos

Roland AIRA Compact Series £175 each • Bruce Aisher sees if Roland’s AIRA Compact range can pack the same punch as their larger siblings

Soma Labs Rumble of Ancient Times £138 • Rob Redman finds this 8-bit-inspired synth and sequencer a handy companion in his epic sound design journeys

Novation Launchkey 88 Mk3 £380 • Novation’s Mk3 keyboard controller range now has an 88-key model. Jon Musgrave plugs up the new Launchkey 88

Austrian Audio Hi-X15 £89 • How does Austrian Audio’s budget offering compare with their award-winning premium models? Simon Fellows plugs in

Focusrite Clarett+ OctoPre £710 • Need more mic inputs and already have a suitably equipped interface? This unit could be ideal, says Jon Musgrave

Beyerdynamic M 70 Pro X £219 • Need a videocasting mic that sounds and looks the part? Jon Musgrave may have just the thing

Moog Etherwave Theremin £859 • With new controller features and a mic stand adaptor, Moog’s Theremin has had a refresh. Charlotte Sterland tries it out

Toolroom Academy Infinite £39 • Si Truss tests out the debut effect plugin from the brains behind venerated house label Toolroom

Spitfire Audio – Gaika – War Island £29

Native Instruments – Ashlight 1.5 Update £179

Audiotent – Decimal Standard: €53. Deluxe: €81

Knobula Kickain £320

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