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

More for less

Arturia add a polysynth to their hybrid ‘Freak’ line

Ableton release Note. Is this the iOS version of Live you’ve been dreaming of?

KRK’s GoAux speakers are mobile monitors for on-thego music makers

Teenage Engineering’s TX-6 field mixer now has live beat tracking for incoming audio

Spectral Plugins’ Spacer uses reverb and delay for “new sonic expanses”

Akai release the MPK Mini Plus

The Moogerfoogers are back in plugin form

John Howes • The producer, developer and label head on the generative ideas behind new project Paperclip Minimiser

Generate new musical ideas in Ableton Live

Dom & Roland Industry

LIKE IT? TRY THESE…

Celebrate 30 years of Novation with free classic sounds • PLUS: Enter to win a whole studio’s worth of Novation instruments

HACK YOUR STUDIO! • Make more of your setup – for less! Beat the squeeze with our guide to bargains, workflow hacks and must-have freebies

FREE WAYS YOU CAN WORK SMARTER IN THE STUDIO

GREAT DIY MODULES • Get the best sonic boom for your buck with this selection of DIY modules, which will give you some insight into the inner workings of your gear, as well as provide you with some useful modules for future patching possibilities. We’ve chosen a selection here that won’t break the bank and that won’t be too taxing for people new to soldering. They’re all achievable in an evening session and come with all you need, from rear side components to face plates and knobs

FREEWARE SYNTHS • Getting new instrumental inspiration in your DAW has never been faster – or cheaper – thanks to the wealth of offerings out there. Free virtual instruments are usually a little less visually appealing than their effects counterparts, but if you’re willing to look with your ears, you’ll hear the same quality as is on offer with some of today’s paid-for instruments. Check out this diverse range of recent free instruments to spark off a few new directions

FREEWARE EFFECTS • Competition in the plugin marketplace is more intense than ever before, and we’re all benefiting from it, thanks to the trickling down of free software compressors, EQs and delays. Check out this range of processors that can be had for nothing more than perhaps offering up your email address...

PRESTIGE SYNTH WORKAROUNDS • Second-hand synths can cost an absolute fortune, with some particularly rare models commanding high six-figure sums. However, there are still bargains to be had if you know where to look. Here are six of the best…

POLE • Stefan Betke has continually blurred the contours of electronic and dub music. Danny Turner hears about his latest evolution

Mandidextrous

Creating a hard techno kick/bass sound • Mandi breaks down the creation of hybrid low-end elements in their tracks

KAITLYN AURE LIA SMITH • Doyen of the Buchla and maker of modular mayhem Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith returns with a new album, the beautiful Let’s Turn It Into Sound. Hamish Mackintosh finds out more

Native Instruments Kompl ete 14 • NI’s latest bundle brings a new version of Kontakt but also branches out beyond the company’s own product line. Leo Maymind unpacks what’s new

WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT KOMPLETE 14?

Ozone 10...