The Lo-Fi Collection

welcome

Last month we speculated about the studio of

Mac daddy

Apple’s new desktop and laptop options could speed up your studio, and completely empty your wallet…

I love your, Love Tracktion

Give your DAW some Love with Tracktion’s instant

App watch

We report on the latest developments in phone and tablet music making

10 Years back

Our monthly shake-of-thehead at our earlier selves’ news choices…

We are family

Previously announced as the launch of a new

Ins & outs

HUGS ALL ROUND We learned the heartwarming story

Cherry Audio: Waking the titans

Founded in 2018, Cherry Audio has become one of the most beloved softsynth creators, recreating yesterday’s legends virtually. We spoke to CTO Dan Goldstein to find out more about the company’s latest release: Novachord + Solovox

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WAVETABLE SYNTHESIS

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With a stripped-back production process but a heavyweight sound that mixes electronic processing and classical textures, Shida Shahabi is claiming her own calm space in music. It’s an approach that means largely ignoring outside influences, ‘best practice’ and orthodox methods. Perhaps it’s an ethos we can all learn from…

Classic music production techniques

FOR THE 21ST CENTURY PRODUCER

Vintage tools, modern techniques

Classic recording techniques require some vintage tools. Here we look at why some of these EQs, compressors, reverbs and tape machines have reached legendary status, and how you can use and access them today

6 of the best classic EQ emulations

Some of the best EQ emulations on the market for adding an analogue sound and shaping your tracks

6 of the best classic compressor emulations

Compressors too can add colour by way of their ‘analogue’ circuitry but also bite and attitude…

6 of the best vintage reverbs

From emulations of physical plate reverbs to digital emulations of, er, digital reverbs, here are the best

6 of the best classic tape simulations

Need some saturation, glue or plain old analogue hiss in your recordings? These plugins could be the reel deal

cm /experts

Become a better producer now with pro advice, expert videos and tutorials from our gurus

Punchy commercialsounding bass

Recreating the impactful bass sound of commercial hits like Jax Jones’ Whistle needn’t be difficult. Let’s learn how…

Add level rides to a mix

Level riding can be a vital way to control a mix. Here’s when and why your faders should react with super-fast dexterity

DJANGO DJANGO

Reborn with a new retro house-inspired sound, Django Django’s new double-album Off Planet is a flurry of hypersonic colours and energy. We spoke to the band’s cofounder David Maclean about the record’s influences, tech and evolution…

Hands-on with Logic Pro for iPad

Excited by Logic Pro for iPad? Deciding whether you should buy a new iPad just for the experience? Made the jump already? In this feature, we’re taking a deeper look at this new tablet-oriented spin on Apple’s beloved DAW, exploring its new features, what benefits it has over its desktop parent, and how to make the most of it

Catalyst €79

Bored of programming via the piano roll? Try jazzing up your riffs with this inventive step sequencer that can host VST instruments

Zen Delay Virtual £155

Modelled on 2019’s hardware delay, the virtual incarnation of the knobpacked atmosphere-carver surpasses its parent in more ways than one

Ver tic ale £49

Creating the perfect felted upright piano takes time, perseverance and four layers of vertical felt!

British Drama Toolkit: Brass and Reeds £169

Whether you’re scoring a film or scouting for evocative textures, Spitfire has a dramatic new proposition to capture your imagination

AIR Delay Pro £50

Not your everyday delay. AIR Delay Pro brings bundles of otherworldly shaping options to the table, and serves up a hat-trick of unique additions

BA-1 $99

Baby Audio has set the effects world on fire with a string of top releases. Can it do the same for synths with its first instrument plugin?

Aruba £255

PC MAC Sprucing up its MIDI drum controller

Soundware round-up

Sample Market Artist Series 01: Mennie £35 This

ACUSTICA AUDIO FIRE: THE COMP

We’ve got a specially tailored version of Acustica Audio’s one-knob Neve tribute this month, here’s how you can get the best from it

Classic samples

Back to the ’80s

Loopmasters 324 samples

This month’s demo sample selection highlighting Loopmasters’ latest releases

ACUSTICA AUDIO FIRE THE CM COMP

Learn how to use this month’s free software to shape beats, bass and glue your entire mix bus!