Latest articles by Future Music
Solo artist, collaborator, songwriter, producer, remixer and drummer Georgia Barnes is also a self-confessed synth nerd, which she has every right to blame on her upbringing. Here she explains how she works within that electronic world with producers and artists including Rostam, William Orbit and Olly Alexander…
Master your modular percussion patches
We get a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of the biggest-selling album of all time
Mix Like The Pros! Plus: Ride, Kelly Moran, Orbital, Georgia, UDO Super Gemini, modular drum masterclass, Oeksound Bloom & much more!
Get up to date with NI’s latest hardware ecosystem, discover how it works… and what all those acronyms are about
Phil and Paul Hartnoll talk us through the debut album that started it all, track by track
Spice up your bass sounds with this classic technique
Level up your low-end with these quick tips
Tame your levels and tweak your frequencies with these five handy tips for EQ and dynamics
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?
Get acquainted with the work of pioneering composer and electronic musician Daphne Oram, co-founder of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
We give you the rundown on the latest edition of Live, covering the Meld synth, the Roar saturation effect and the workflow updates you need to know about
Bass Synthesis. Plus: Carl Craig, Ben Frost, Paranoid London, Julia Holter, Ableton Live 12, AI sample libraries, collaboration tips, Baby Audio Atoms & much more!
TB-303 Day special: “The only way to get futuristic sounds was to use synthesizers”
Grab the bonus content to accompany the July 2024 issue of FM
Get to grips with the infamous, endlessly useful and often misunderstood world of sidechaining
Get to know this synthesis method by its basics, then discover the more innovative sides of today’s forward-thinking wavetable synth plugins
It's one of the most widely used effects for producers, synthesists and guitarists alike, but how does it work?
What if titans like Vital, Serum, Phase Plant and Pigments didn’t exist? Here are today’s coolest ‘alt’ synths for the contrarians and the experimentalists
Let’s go beyond basic oscillators and simple modulation, to explore the more esoteric, adventurous sides of synth sound design
The Future of EQ and Dynamics. Plus: Maya Shenfeld, MGMT, Machine Woman, Speedy J, Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave, Waldorf Iridium Core, Pultec masterclass & much more!
