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

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In many cases, a well-deployed vocal sample can

Yamaha’s Montage M is a workstation that calls back to a beloved virtual analogue classic

The new flagship keyboard adds a vintage feel to its powerful sound engine

Korg announces Keystage, its first MIDI 2.0 controller

>It looks like the wait for MIDI 2.0

Former Spitfire Audio CEO launches new company Song Athletics

>Former Spitfire Audio CEO, Will Evans has launched

Arturia's 'high density' 16Rig is the top of the AudioFuse range

>Arturia has fitted out its new AudioFuse 16Rig

Sonicware Livens up its Lofi-12 sample groovebox with an all-new XT version

>Sonicware has announced the release of Lofi-12 XT,

Roland updates its software JX-3P and now you can make it sound pristine or battered

The words 'Roland has just updated the JX-3P'

Could Lambda Synthetics' PolyPulse revolutionise electronic live performance?

Lambda Synthetics' PolyPulse could well be the performance

Eventide releases immersive versions of its Blackhole and MicroPitch plugins

Eventide is on a mission to create immersive

Mella Dee

The London-based producer admits he’s not precious about gear, and tells us how his new studio keeps him inspired

Mo Kolours Mo Kolours

One-Handed Music, 2014

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ALBUM OF THE MONTH

ON OUR PLAYLIST

SINGLE Cybotron, Maintain The Golden Ratio Tresor

Sofia Kourtesis, Madres

Ninja Tune

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Subtext Recordings

VOCAL SAMPL ING

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO

STEM SEPARA ___TION

THE FUTURE OF VOCAL SAMPLING?

Gaudio Studio free

GAUDIO STUDIO IS a browser-based service that can

Hit’n’Mix RipX DeepRemix $99

IF YOU’RE SOMEBODY that wants to not only

Serato Sample $149

SERATO SAMPLE 2.0 is an updated version of

Acon Digital Remix $49.90

ACON DIGITAL SAYS that its Remix plugin is

FL Studio from $99

JUST LAST MONTH, Image- Line announced that version

GAUDIO STUDIO

WHO’D HAVE GUESSED IT?

Phase cancellation: the old fashioned way to extract vocals

Phase cancellation is usually considered to be an

Extracting a vocal sample using stem separation: 4 tips

1While stem separation tools aim to do the

Basic vocal sample editing

Wherever they’re sourced from, working with vocal samples

PITCH SHIFTING, FORMANT SHIFTING AND VOC ____ODING

PITCH SHIFTING IS a key method for vocal

Using vocals to create textures

Vocals shouldn’t be restricted to adding the lead hook in a track, vocal sampling can be great for atmospheric purposes too

Enhancing a vocal loop with edits and oneshot FX

The beauty of working with sampled vocals is that you’re not beholden to preserving the performance, style or even meaning of your vocalist. Let’s take the basic two-line vocal hook we created earlier and add ear-catching creativity with a few simple edits.

DOS & DON’TS

DO: Try applying pitch and formant shifting to

WORKING WITH ONE- SHOT VOC ______ALS

The Akai MPC – among its other accolades

Sequenced vocal effects

Sequencer-focused multi-effect tools can be something of a secret weapon when it comes to ‘flipping’ a vocal sample. Here are three of the best…

Wavetable synthesis

Get to know this synthesis method by its basics, then discover the more innovative sides of today’s forward-thinking wavetable synth plugins

Exploring modulation possibilities in wavetable synthesis

1Here’s a patch in Phase Plant with two

Advanced wavetable scanning and manipulation

1It’s not just a wavetable’s position control that

MODULATION IN WAVETABLE SYNTHESIS

>With wavetable scanning using the ‘position’ dial, wavetable

Wavetable tips

There may be two wavetable oscillators available, but

Building a patch in the free SocaLabs Wavetable plugin

1SocaLabs Wavetable is a free plugin synth offering

Building an evolving, sustained sound in Cherry Audio Harmonia

1Cherry Audio’s Harmonia synth is technically an additive

THREE OF THE BEST

Arturia Pigments $199 1Wavetable synthesis is just one

What next for wavetables?

>From its start in the PPG Wave synths,

Teletronix LA-2A

Universal Audio recently made its LA-2A leveling amplifier plugin free to download for a limited time. For those lucky enough to get hold of it, or with access to any of the many other LA-2A clones (or even the original hardware!), Andy Jones has an in-depth guide to this classic compressor

New Order

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FM | KNOWLEDGE

UNDERSTANDING: Distortion

FM | GEAR GUIDE

Essential Tools For Music Making

MARTA SALOGNI

Recording engineer Marta Salogni chats to Danny Turner about her career and restoration of albums for ’80s synth pioneer Pauline Anna Strom

DJ SHADOW

The iconic crate-digger speaks to Matt Mullen about serendipitous needle drops, YouTube samples and why he’s moved on from MPCs

EVIAN CHRIST

After a decade of silence, Joshua Leary (aka Evian Christ) finally returns with his longawaited debut album, Revanchist. Danny Turner asks, why now?

AJH Synth MiniMod Keyz

£2,795

Teenage Engineering TP-7

£1,299

Erica Synths Black Stereo Reverb £280

Rob Redman gets to know this latest Black range release, whose USP is simplicity

the t.bone SC 420 USB Desktop Set from £44

Does this budget condenser deliver for vocals? Jon Musgrave finds out

Sugar Bytes Effectrix2 €129

The classic rhythmic effect machine returns with a long-awaited follow-up. Si Truss enters the matrix

Lewitt Microphones Pure Tube £859

A tube mic with all the benefits and none of the drawbacks? Chris Corfield checks it out

Sonic Charge Synplant 2 €149

An esoteric classic gets an AI-powered update. Si Truss plants a seed to see what grows…

FM | SOUNDS & SAMPLES

Spitfire Audio – Trevor Horn £99 >There’s