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Future Music
September 2023
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WELCOME
The final hurdle
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Plus, the Opsix also gets an SE overhaul
Full Bucket Music’s latest free plugin brings back the Crumar Bit One
> Released back in the mid-’80s, the Crumar
Zynthian 5 is a standalone, opensource device with 50 synth engines
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Tracktion Love is an ‘instant ambient’ plugin
> What your DAW needs now is Love,
Splice is letting you use AI to create your own ‘Stacks’ of samples
> Originally released as part of its CoSo
Behringer make a “premium” mixer for $129
> Behringer has confirmed the availability of the
Novation expands its FL Studio controller range
>Having previously introduced a pair of compact FL
Add instant analogue character in your DAW with Excite Audio Lifeline ConsoleLite
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Landscape
From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars… To The Hell-Holes Of Uranus
Track by track with Richard James Burgess
European Man “On the back of the single
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The Japanese House
In the End It Always Does
Al Wootton
We Have Come To Banish The Dark
Ways to process in groups
>Group and bus processing gives you free rein
New signal adventures
THREE OF THE BEST SSL Bus Compressor 2
Daft Punk
They changed the course of dance music history using more filters than Moog. ‘Daft punky thrash’? Not really.
DAFT PUNK IN FOUR TRACKS
Around The World 1997 With a filtered intro
UNDERSTANDING: Filters
WHAT IS A FILTER? An audio filter is
Quick effects tips: Part 4
Get more out of your synths with our series of quick-and-dirty synthesis tips
ARTISTS
Pearl & The Oysters
The Stones Throw duo talk vintage synths, obscure drums and why weirder equals better
SEBASTIAN MULLAERT
Sebastian Mullaert talks to Danny Turner about his mentorship programme In Bloom and live jamming with Dorisburg
James Hype
The in-demand DJ and hit-making producer demonstrates his approach to crafting bootleg edits
Creating percussive chord stabs
James turns the original track’s epic chords into something more rhythmic for the dancefloor
ASH WALKER
Fusing a cosmic shower of styles, Danny Turner dissects Ash Walker’s ‘anti-engineering’ approach to his latest album, Astronaut
Bus processing
Get more out of your mix by processing in groups, and discover pre-master strategies for your master bus
NATHAN MICAY
The multi-talented producer tells Matt Mullen about the creation of his playful new album and lauded score for HBO series Industry
JAMES ELLIS FORD
Hamish Mackintosh catches up with the Simian Mobile Disco founder turned in-demand producer
TECHNIQUE & FEATURES
FINISH MORE TRACKS
Turn your unfinished ideas into release-ready records – fast!
STRATEGIES FOR CREATING FINISHED ARRANGEMENTS
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FIVE RULES TO HELP YOU FINISH MORE TRACKS
REGUL ARLY FINISHING CREATIVE projects takes self-discipline. Try following these workflow rules to help motivate yourself
FINISHING TRACKS: ARTIST ADVICE
FINALISING THE LAST few bars of a project
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Bitwig Studio 5 From £79
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Audio-Technica ATS99 £280
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Arturia KeyLab Essential Mk3 from €199
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Arturia MicroFreak v5 £295
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ADDAC 107 Acid Source £199
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Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT2 from £170
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