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

The best of 2023

As we head into the final weeks of

Teenage Engineering’s EP-133 KO II is a supersized Pocket Operator

The PO-33 KO! sampler gets an enhanced ‘evolution’

Korg Kaoss Replay takes the classic X/Y effects pad and marries it to a full sampler

Imagine a hands-on effects processor that’s also a

UA’s new plugin recreates Sound City Studios

Universal Audio has announced the Sound City Studios

Torso Electronics’ S-4 Sculpting Sampler looks like a next-gen 4-track

If you miss the immediacy of recording on

2023 Oram Awards breaks new ground

The 2023 awards ceremony – celebrating the legacy of pioneer Daphne Oram – offered an exciting glimpse at the diverse future of electronic music

Rhyw

The Welsh-Greek producer on the synths and effects behind his high-energy tunes

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RELEASES

ML Buch, Suntub ALBUM OF THE MONTH 15

Alternative synths

What if titans like Vital, Serum, Phase Plant and Pigments didn’t exist? Here are today’s coolest ‘alt’ synths for the contrarians and the experimentalists

Ableton Live 12

Version 12 might be the biggest shake-up to Live in a decade. Here’s what you need to know to get up and running…

Ricardo Villalobos

The Chile-born producer is no stranger to lengthy, minimalist techno and remains a master of inspired remixes to this day

Daniel Avery Drone Logic

Phantasy Sound, 2013

Track by track with Daniel Avery

Water Jump “The majority of the album was

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My Bloody Valentine Loveless A beautiful wall of

VINCE CLARKE

As synth icon Vince Clarke releases his debut solo album, Danny Turner discovers how he’s embraced the electronic dark side

DANNY DAZE

After canning two albums, Miami-based DJ/ producer Danny Daze delivers a 92-minute concept LP, truncated for VR headsets. Danny Turner finds out more…

FANTASTIC TWINS

Based on her schizoid Fantastic Twins persona, Danny Turner delves deep into Julienne Dessagne’s eerie debut album, Two Is Not a Number

Steinberg Cubase 13 £497

A new Cubase update has arrived and Bruce Aisher finds out if it’s going to be a lucky number for Steinberg

Yamaha CK Series keyboards from £1,119

What do you get if you cross a stage piano with a portable keyboard, organ and synth? Something like this, reckons Ben Rogerson…

Hexinverter VCNO £165

Rob Redman reviews a noise module that should generate a veritable buzz

1010music Nanobox Razzmatazz £389

The Nanobox range gains a drum machine, but is it too small for making beats? Simon Arblaster reaches for his reading glasses

Lewitt LCT 440 Pure £215

Is this the best sub-£300 condenser microphone around right now? Chris Corfield breaks out the spectral analyser

Teenage Engineering CM-15 £1,049

This portable studio mic has a few tricks up its sleeve, but is it a victory for minimal design? Chris Corfield finds out

PreSonus Eris 3.5BT £119

PreSonus’ highly popular speaker line has been overhauled. Jon Musgrave hooks up the baby of the bunch

SOUNDS & SAMPLES

UVI – Synth Anthology 4 €149

UNDERSTANDING: Reverb

It’s an essential effect used on almost every track, but what actually is reverb and how does it work its magic?

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS 2023

Pangaea Changing Channels Hessle Audio This latest album