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

New year, new ideas

5 highlights of Arturia Pigments 4 • Arturia’s multi-mode softsynth gets a UI overhaul and a raft of new features

Mutable Instruments shut up shop for good

“I made my dream synth”: Hainbach’s Fluss, is a granular playground

Korg’s Modwave goes native

FL Studio 21 is here!

Sonible takes AI to the limit with its quick and easy dynamics processing plugin

Generate new musical ideas in Ableton Live • How can I create individually-processed vocal chops that I can sequence with MIDI?

Hollie Kenniff • The ambient artist talks studio gear and shares her minimalist approach to music making

Plump DJs Eargasm

Track by track with Lee Rous

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50 WAYS TO KISCKSTART YOUR NEXT TRACK • Overcome writer’s block and create your freshest ideas yet with our bumper crop of inspiration-sparking tips and tricks

LET THE MACHINES DO THE WORK

CREATIVE CHALLENGES • Restricting yourself in the studio can be a great way to boost your creativity. Test your production skills with these project ideas…

ARTIST TIPS • Take inspiration from these top artists on the art of starting a track

5 PLUGINS THAT CAN GENERATE FRESH IDEAS

ARTIST TIPS • Seven more successful artists reveal their creative process

ARTIST TIPS • Our final batch of creative gurus share their tips on getting started

STRIKING THE RIGHT CHORD: THEORY IDEAS

MAELSTROM & LOUISAHHH • After a decade of collaboration, techno rock duo Maelstrom & Louisahhh release their debut album. Danny Turner finds them at the peak of their powers

GOLD PANDA • Derwin Dicker’s fourth album finds him exploring mental health and self-care through sample-based electronica. Matt Mullen finds out how it was made

Cutting-edge plugin tools • Get to know the past year’s most forward-thinking plugins with this tour of the state of the art

Waves Harmony

Multiband delay with Lese Strum

GS DSP Magic Blur

Getting real with Kirchhoff EQ

Where next for synthesis?

KATE NV • Embracing the polarities of abstract and popular music, Danny Turner chats to Kate NV about her idiosyncratic approach to sound

DORIAN CONCEPT • The Austrian producer, musician and synth savant lets it all go on his new album, What We Do For Others. Matt Mullen chats to Oliver Johnson

Korg Drumlogue £529 • CONTACT WHO: Korg WEB: korg.com KEY FEATURES 11-track drum machine with four analogue channels, six digital sample channels and one customisable ‘Multi-Engine’. Also features audio input, three effect slots (delay, reverb, master effects), 64-step sequencer with full parameter automation

Elektron Syntakt £849 • CONTACT WHO: Elektron TEL: +44 (0)1447 765765 WEB: elektron.se KEY FEATURES 12-track hybrid groovebox with four analogue tracks, eight digital tracks, plus an analogue effect track and reverb/delay sends

sE Electronics DM2 TNT £119 • CONTACT WHO: sE Electronics WEB: seelectronics.com KEY FEATURES IMPEDANCE: 135 Ohms FREQUENCY RANGE: 10Hz-120kHz (-0.3dB) GAIN: 15dB/30dB MAX OUTPUT LEVEL (0.5% THD): 9.5dBV (3.0V) OUTPUT NOISE LEVEL: 1μV @ 15dB/6.6μV @ 30dB CONNECTIVITY: 3-pin male/ female...