“Make your music sound more like you”: Forever 89, the new company from Teenage Engineering and Ableton alumni, has released Visco, a flexible sample-modelling drum machine
Sounds can grabbed, pushed and pulled using “the blob”
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Sounds can grabbed, pushed and pulled using “the blob”
Could a plugin port of this Prophet-5 emulation be on the way, though?
We caught up with electronic music-maker extraordinaire Jeff Mills prior to his appearance at this year’s CRSSD Festival, appropriately enough on 303 Day. Hamish Mackintosh spoke with The Wizard himself…
With plugins starting from just $9.99, big bundle discounts and free plugins the more you spend, this is the best Waves sale of the year so far
A compact stage piano that comes with built-in speakers, SuperNATURAL and ZEN-Core sound engines, and Roland Cloud expansion support
We also get snippets of Hold The Line and Michael Jackson’s Human Nature, as Paich and Porcaro head back to Sunset Sound recording studio in Hollywood
With six onboard effects, this synth plugin has more than one trick up its sleeve
"With any transition like this, where there is an acquisition, there's a number of roles that become redundant or roles that already existed in the organisation,” he says
Watch us build a melodic house track using FM’s Sample Archive in under an hour
This 1950s EQ is still one of the most in-demand processors around, so much so that you can find many (many) hardware and software emulations. But just why is the Pultec EQP-1 such a revered machine?
In part two of our new deep-dive into our Computer Music Plugin Suite’s best software, we take another look at BazilleCM’s oscillators, and harness some fractal resonance!
We pay tribute to the modern dance pioneer who, in his short time, set a standard for songwriting in the genre
If your mix just won’t gel, this technique could be just what you need to finalise your track’s core elements
Billie Eilish and FINNEAS have built some of the defining songs of the millennia. Here we break down their approach to vocal production, all thanks to Apple…
How to build the tension leading to that magic moment
In the first of a new series exploring Computer Music's Plugin Suite, we prove that phase distortion synthesis doesn’t have to be perplexing, using the mighty BazilleCM
It's one of the most widely used effects for producers, synthesists and guitarists alike, but how does it work?
The mix bus provides the final stage to tweak your mix, and this month we look at how to EQ it effectively
Let’s go beyond basic oscillators and simple modulation, to explore the more esoteric, adventurous sides of synth sound design
Denise’s latest ‘single use’ plugin looks to add harmonic presence to bass sounds. We go XXL
We try these new headphones from Thomann’s low cost brand. Can they provide a meaty sound?
A network of springs? A shape-shifting violin? We attempt to explain Baby Audio’s new synth…
Can one device solve all your studio and performance routing needs? The CQ-18T is giving it a go
We get to grips with this portable controller for DJs who want looping and effects at their fingertips
PreSonus Eris monitors offer incredible value. We power up the newly updated Studio 8
We toast the new incarnation of a Hexinverter staple some thought would never again see the light
This granular instrument is unique and slightly baffling, but it’s also hugely rewarding