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7 FL Studio power tips
"It's frustrating when you've laid down an arrangement, only to find you could do with adding an extra few bars right in the middle of your song. Well, you can!"
Molchat Doma: "I use FL Studio 10 – yes, I’m old-fashioned!"
We catch up with the Belarusian post-punks following the release of their third studio album
How to finish an EP in 30 days: sending a demo submission to labels
In the final edition of our 30-day EP bootcamp, we cover essential advice for sending your music out to record labels
How to finish an EP in 30 days: self-releasing your EP
As our 30-day EP bootcamp draws to a close, we advise you on the most effective ways to share your tracks with the world
How to stream a DJ set
Twitch, please! Streaming is part of the new normal, and bags of fun. If you’ve been meaning to make the leap, read on
Little Boots: "I was put in with so many big producers from day one that I lost all faith in my ability"
Little Boots on returning to her DIY roots and self-producing her latest album, Tomorrow's Yesterdays
Gritty tips for processing Roland TR-909 drum sounds
Let's process and mix a 909 kit using a combination of cheap outboard processing and modern software treatments
What is physical modelling synthesis? The ultimate beginner's guide
Simulating the real world of sound and beyond, this unique type of synthesis produces jaw-dropping anything-is-possible sounds
How to finish an EP in 30 days: Week 4 - mixing and mastering
Up next in our guide to writing, producing and finishing an EP in 30 days is the crucial mixing and mastering stage
How to finish an EP in 30 days: Week 1 - inspiration and ideas
Our month-long bootcamp will guide you through creating and sharing your first release-ready EP by 1 April
Future Music 381: Samples and downloads
Download and stream the bonus content to accompany the April 2022 issue of FM
Future Music 382: Samples and downloads
Grab the bonus content to accompany the May 2022 issue of FM
Mike Paradinas: “When I did Lunatic Harness, I was using a Casio FZ-1… now I do everything on the laptop - I just want to open it and start working”
Polymath Mike Paradinas returns his μ-Ziq alter-ego to the fray with the 25th anniversary reissue of Lunatic Harness
10 power tips to help you get more out of Cubase 11
Tips, hacks and shortcuts for the most flexible DAW on the market
8 power tips to help you get more out of Ableton Live
Have you explored Live 11.1's new pitchshifter, or tested out the M4L Convolution Reverb? Read on for 8 ways to get more out of the DAW that keeps on giving
6 ways to get more out of Logic Pro
As Apple announces an update for its Mac-only DAW, we offer up 6 tips for getting the most out of your Logic experience
Classic album - Addictive TV on Orchestra of Samples: "From top-end studios to field recordings, the album was literally recorded in hundreds of places"
On this groundbreaking album, audiovisual collective Addictive TV sourced and pieced together thousands of samples from across the globe
How to finish an EP in 30 days: Week 3 - creating an arrangement
In the third instalment of our guide to finishing a release-ready EP in 30 days, we tackle arrangement and structure
Goldie & James Davidson: "I’m really not about presets, because if I’ve got them some other f*cker’s got them"
The duo behind Subjective invite us into their Thailand studio and talk up the latest album from their joint project
The Breakdown: How Ploy reshaped a Bollywood sample into an experimental club banger
For this month's edition of The Breakdown, one of dance music's most inventive producers opens up his DAW
9 ways to add that lo-fi goodness to your productions
“Despite current trends for high-fidelity sonics, electronic music has always kept one foot in the world of dirt, grit and aural imperfection.”
How to use Ableton Beat Repeat to keep your loops interesting
Tired of listening to the same old 4-bar loops? Use this fantastic stock plugin to mix them up and create variation and interest
How to finish an EP in 30 days: week 2 - generating ideas
In the next instalment of our 30-day EP bootcamp we cover creating loops, patterns and ideas for your three tracks