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Editor-In-Chief Si Truss, simon.truss@futurenet.com Reviews Editor, Music Technology Simon

The low down

It’s fair to say the bass is a

Generate new musical ideas in Ableton Live

Coming up with good melodies is difficult. Sometimes you just need a little bit of extra help spark creativity

Akai Pro’s MPC Key 37 is a standalone synth and sampling keyboard that promises to blend portability with power

The Future Of Music

Cherry Audio releases its first drum machine

Cherry Audio has released its first drum machine,

SoundGhost Jumble: "An ode to the limitlessness of generative music"

SoundGhost makes fun, intuitive plugins that are easy

Audacity gets free AI plugins for music separation, generation and remixing

It might be free and open-source, but Audacity

The Access Virus TI 2 has been discontinued: is this the end of the line for one of the synths of the century?

We’d suspected it for a while, but it

The Dirtywave M8 handheld tracker has a Model:02 version coming this summer

The Dirtywave M8 Tracker Model:02 doesn’t particularly look

Grubs up: Dada Life serve up the recipe to their Secret Sauce

The proverb is that "anyone who loves the

The new Omnichord has finally broken cover with retro and modern sounds, keyboard/drum pad modes and MIDI Out

It’s happening: Suzuki has confirmed that the new

Is it an EQ? An effect? Who cares? Oeksound Bloom promises the world

Oeksound is one of those companies that brings

Juno Reactor Bible Of Dreams

Blue Room Released, 1997

RELEASES

ALBUM OF THE MONTH 

AI sample organisers

Discover the latest time-saving programs and workflow features that samplists should know

Make music together

It’s never been easier to collaborate. Here’s why you should...

Autechre

We explore the genius of the divisive, Warp-affiliated duo who have taken the shears to electronic music staples 

AUTECHRE IN FOUR RELEASES

Autechre, Flutter (1994) The environment in which Autechre

Folly Group

The rising UK group discuss WhatsApp flute loops and recording “the punk way”

CARL CRAIG

Second generation techno pioneer Carl Craig chats to Danny Turner about the genre’s cultural visibility and how he’s keeping the flame alive

IN THE STUDIO WITH Paranoid London

Quinn Whalley of the UK acid duo on studio sessions and capturing the magic of analogue gear

BEN FROST

On Scope Neglect, Ben Frost extends his guitar obsession by re-engineering our perception of metal music. Danny Turner finds out more

JULIA HOLTER

The composer-producer’s latest album continues her quest to distil feelings we never knew had a name. Kate Putttick learns more 

BASS SYNTHESIS

From subtle subs to frequency-filling basslines, synth bass comes in many shapes and sizes. Learning how to craft your own patches is a fulfilling and useful skill to learn

Ableton Live 12 Suite £539

v12 introduces some major changes but, Si Truss asks, does it risk wrong-footing long-time users?

beetlecrab.audio Tempera €670 (excl VAT)

This granular instrument is unique and slightly baffling, but as Si Truss discovers, it’s also hugely rewarding

Erica Synths Hexinverter Mindphaser £460

Rob Redman toasts the new incarnation of a Hexinverter staple some thought would never again see the light

PreSonus Eris Studio 8 £219 each

PreSonus Eris monitors offer incredible value. Jon Musgrave powers up the newly updated Studio 8

Native Instruments X1 MK3 £259

Charlotte Sterland gets to grips with this portable controller for DJs who want looping and effects at their fingertips

Allen &Heath CQ-18T £899

Can one device solve all your studio and performance routing needs? The CQ-18T is giving it a go, says Chris Corfield

T.bone HD 515 £25

Jon Musgrave tries these new headphones from Thomann’s low cost brand. Can they provide a meaty sound?

Kali Audio WS-6.2 studio sub £599

Simon Fellows gets big bass tones from a sub that punches way above its size

Denise Audio Bass XXL $69

Denise’s latest ‘single use’ plugin looks to add harmonic presence to bass sounds. Si Truss goes XXL

Baby Audio Atoms $99

A network of springs? A shape-shifting violin? Si Truss attempts to explain Baby Audio’s new synth…

Spitfire Audio – Aska Matsumiya Crystal Bowls £79

> Whether or not you believe in the

MIDI KEYBOARDS

Arturia Keylab Essential Mk3 €199 Full Review: FM399

SYNTH PLUGINS

Baby Audio Atoms $99 Full Review: FM407 Atoms

ABLETON LIVE CONTROLLERS

Ableton Push From $999 Review: FM397 | Push

HARDWARE EFFECTS

Elektron Analog Heat +FX £829 This revamp of

AUDIO INTERFACES

Universal Audio Apollo Twin X £880 As with