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A dozen instruments that are dedicated to your bottom end
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DAWs, plug-ins, MIDI controllers, audio interfaces and monitors explained
From reverb to pitch correction; we run through the basics of effects processing
Find out why he loves products from GForce, iZotope, Native Instruments, Spectrasonics and Rob Papen
The Bristol-based house producer tells us about a pair of his favourite instruments
Bring feel to grooves and loops with these end-of-bar tweaks, drops and fourth beat cut outs
Which soft synths are top banana in the studio of this techno innovator?
Put the icing on the musical cake
We explore the ubiquitous sidechaining technique in Ableton Live
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Discover the processing and editing tricks behind the sound
Get the opinion-dividing chanteuse's trademark sound
