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Eleventh power

NEW RELEASES • COMMENT • INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS

All mod cons

Module8 finds SSL diverting down more of a

Machine learning

Universal Audio has launched two new plugins that

Song Athletics: Setting a pace for the future

On the heels of a flurry of impeccably recorded sample pack releases, Song Athletics’ ongoing aim is to enrich artistic expression in a broader music production sense. To that end, it’s even co-branded a coffee range…

Grab Song Athletics Some Drums for free with this issue!

Song Athletics has kindly provided us with a free download of the superb Some Drums!

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ONSALE WEDS 12 JUNE How to mix better,

Cableguys TimeShaper 3

Before we begin our time manipulating odyssey, get to know this month’s free plugin, which serves as our main time-twisting tool!

CREATIVE TIME EFFECTS

It’s the family of effects that brought you some of the world’s coolest sounds. Yes, follow our guide and time could mean money for you and your music

Time-shaping concepts

Thought that the domain of time-manipulation started and finished with delay? Time to think again!

Reverse audio

Backwards is the new forwards: the history of reverse audio in music

Time-stretch trendsetters

By the ’90s it might have seemed to some like all of the possibilities for subverting playback had been done… or were they?

10 time-tastic tips

01 PITCH-SHIFTING / THICKENING Subtle pitch manipulation when

KASBO

Birthed from an agonising stress-related hearing loss, and put together in an ABBAowned prison-turned studio, Kasbo’s third album The Learning of Urgency is a potent, melody-infused statement from an artist in ascendence

PEEL

Forging a close bond as two-thirds of international superstars, Foster the People, Sean Cimino and Isom Innis have embarked on a parallel life as Peel. Taking in influences both new and old, the pair’s debut LP Acid Star showcases the breadth of their unfettered sonic ambitions…

HELADO NEGRO

Roberto Carlos Lange’s acclaimed latest album took him on a synth quest across the US. But it was back at home, piecing it all together in Ableton, that the rich tapestry took shape

#05 Build an LFO wobble bass in BazilleCM

Patching LFO into your life doesn’t have to make you feel wobbly, unless that’s exactly what you’re trying to achieve

#07 Mid-side EQing techniques

Enhance the stereo imaging on your dance music project and hear it shine!

#4 Make a track in the style of Pet Shop Boys

The Pet Shop Boys have just released a new album, Nonetheless, so it’s a great time to show you how to create some of their signature sounds for free

#20 Working with VCA groups

This clever feature can be indispensable when you’re mixing, and a great companion to submixing

Modalics MINDst Drums $99

It might be a bit too purple for Andy Jones, but behind its simple UI, MINDst Drums delivers all the mix-ready, real beats you could need…

Wavesfactory Equalizer £85

Another day, another smart EQ, but does this rather blandly-named processor do a great job without stressing you out? Andy Jones tunes in

Korg Gadget 3 $299 (Mac) $40 (iOS)

Korg’s Gadget is unusual in that it made the move from iOS to desktop, but is there room for it in 2024? Our inspector of Gadget: Andy Jones

SonicProjects OP-X PRO-3 €99

Roland Schmidt discovers the new Poly-plugin from SonicProjects, which pays homage to the big beasts from Oberheim

E-instruments Desolate Guitars €$149

Desolate Guitars could be the guitar library you didn’t know you needed, and is one of the most inspirational tools Andy Jones has used this year

Arturia Pigments 5 €199

Arturia’s Pigments is one synth to do it all, in as slick a way as possible. And v5’s additions are a lot better than they sound, says Andy Jones

Plugin Boutique Scaler EQ

£59 or £4.99/month

Soundware round-up

Zenhiser Solitude £49 Sterling selection of mesmerising melodies,

Epic sci-fi and strings

This month, we’ve seen the future in the shape of our epic sci-fi flavoured pack, as well as some emotion-stirring strings to bring us back down to Earth!

The 303 collection pt.1

Classic samples