Future Music

Future Music delivers the technique and technology behind the hits. Packed with inspiration for today’s modern musician there’s reviews of hot new gear, tons of tutorials to help you get the most out of your hardware and software, and exclusive In The Studio features where the stars take apart their tracks. Our Zinio edition does not include the DVD but DOES INCLUDE the full samples and tutorial files to download. Full details inside. Download does not include In The Studio With video. This digital edition is not printable.

Future Music

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Generate new musical ideas in Ableton Live • Live 12’s Generative and Transformation MIDI Tools in action

Kartell • The French electronic producer and DJ discusses his ’70s rock-inspired new album

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SUPERCHARGE YOUR STUDIO WORKFLOW • Is your studio setup blocking – rather than unlocking – your music making? Get more out of every session with our guide to maximising your creativity

ST. VINCENT • Ahead of Annie Clark’s seventh album, Kate Puttick learns why the studio is both her heaven and her hell, and why there’s still a place for drum machines even when you’ve got Dave Grohl to hand…

Luke Slater • As the UK techno legend prepares to release his new L.B. Dub Corp album, we visit him in his gear ‐stuffed studio

HOW TO DRESS WELL • Knocked sideways by commercial success, Tom Krell chats to Danny Turner about rediscovering his lost sound on sixth album, I Am Toward You

Simple music theory for electronic producers • Get a grip on the notes in your piano roll and start creating more meaningful music

DIY modular building • Break out the soldering iron and build your own modules – Rob Redman shows you how

JEFF MILLS • Hamish Mackintosh caught up with the producer extraordinaire prior to his set at this year’s CRSSD Festival

Pharrell Williams • A behemoth of pop culture who has collaborated with Daft Punk and produced Snoop, Britney, Missy Elliott and more

PREFUSE 73 • Fascinated by news media’s sensationalism of crime, Guillermo Scott Herren created his own soundtrack. Danny Turner finds out more

Arturia AstroLab $1,699 • Those hoping for the full V Collection experience in hardware form might be disappointed. But, as Si Truss discovers, AstroLab’s simplicity is its biggest selling point

Analogue Solutions Ample £2,398 • Is Ample more than just a greatest hits package from the AS back catalogue? Simon Arblaster reaches for the pins

Forever 89 Visco €139 • This drum machine from former Ableton and Teenage Engineering developers uses a distinctive resynthesis ‘blob’. Si Truss investigates

Kali Audio LP-6 2nd Wave £185 each • As Kali revisits its nearfield monitor, Simon Fellows finds a near-perfect balance of performance and price

Noise Labs Wrinkler mk2 £280 • Can this module “fold, wrap and bend” to Rob Redman’s whim?

Modbap Per4mer £399 • Is this live-focussed module a star performer, asks Rob Redman?

SSL UC1 and 360 Link £569 • SSL’s UC1 is now capable of controlling all of your plugins thanks to the company’s new (and free) SSL 360 Link plugin. Andy Jones asks if it’s time for a reappraisal?

Universal Audio Sound City Studios £349 • Stu Williams steps into one of rock’s most revered studios

Native Instruments Electric Keys – Tines Duo £129 or individually for £89

Audiotent – Electric Fields £45

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