6 synth bass mixing tips: "If you are cutting your track to vinyl or likely to have your tracks played out, then ideally you should keep your bass in mono" By Future Music published 22 March 24 Level up your low-end with these quick tips
How to craft the perfect synth bassline from scratch By Si Truss published 21 March 24 Get the lowdown on low-end with our guide to bass synthesis
5 quick EQ and dynamics tips: "On heavily dynamic signals like guitars and vocals, which go from loud, powerful spikes to low, detailed moments, try serial compression" By Future Music published 21 March 24 Tame your levels and tweak your frequencies with these five handy tips for EQ and dynamics
How to use dynamic EQ to control your mix: "There are times when neither EQ nor compression alone is enough - that's where dynamic EQ comes in useful" By Jon Musgrave published 20 March 24 Dynamic EQ is a powerful processing tool. We look at what it is and how it works
6 of the most ridiculously large synth workstation plugins that can handle every part of a track: "This powerhouse of a synth has all of the sounds you need" By Andy Jones published 20 March 24 These beastly ROMplers provide all the music-making power one could ask for
6 vintage polysynth emulations we recommend for authentic analogue tones: "The UI looks so real that you can almost smell the wood varnish" By Andy Jones published 19 March 24 We stack up six excellent emulations of classic polys for your consideration
6 of the best software polysynths of 2024 so far: "Kult stands out from most of our choices by trying very deliberately to do something different" By Andy Jones published 19 March 24 We survey the most impressive soft synths that have caught our eyes (and ears) this year
How to design atmospheric pads on any polysynth By Andy Jones published 19 March 24 Follow this easy step-by-step tutorial
How to get the supersaw synth sound for free By Andy Jones published 19 March 24 Follow this easy step-by-step tutorial
Watch MPE unlock new dimensions of performance in this demo video for Phase Plant and Expressive E's new preset banks By Matt Mullen published 19 March 24 Phase Plant Expressive Suite is a collection of 400 presets designed to explore the synth's expressive possibilities through MPE control