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

Electronic songcraft

Drift adds extra MPE-ready synthesis into Ableton Live • Live 11.3 puts the emphasis on expressive instruments for a generous free update

Behringer sets its sights on the new media market

Sequential significantly updates the Take 5

Universal Audio reveals three new UAFX pedals

Bitwig Studio 5 is a modulating monster

Sound Particles’ “first ever” 3D synth is a “game changer”, according to Jean-Michel Jarre

Neumann updates one of the finest studio monitors ever made

Bastl’s Bestie is a distortionfuelled mini mixer

Polyend announces Tracker Mini

Joyce Muniz • The Brazilian producer on her eclectic new album and love of hardware sequencers

Attica Blues Attica Blues

Track by track with Attica Blues

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Nabihah Iqbal, Dreamer

Clark, Sus Dog

Piezo, Odd Hooks

ON OUR PLAYLIST

THE SECRETS OF SONGCRAFT • Whether you’re creating dance music, pop or left-field experiments, an understanding of the theory behind what makes a song work can be the difference between a flop and a hit

Why keys matter

Creating a melody

Breaking the rules of harmony • For every key you can write in, there is an ‘expected’ group of chords which sound ‘right’. Sometimes, breaking this expectation provides a more memorable melody

QUICK TIPS

The power of inversions and chord voicing • By inverting the notes of a chord, you can ‘re-voice’ them to add greater lift to a track

Using passing notes to create basslines

Working with melodic suspensions • Delaying the resolution of melody notes produces a powerful musical technique we call a ‘suspension’

Dance music theory in action • Let’s move beyond theory and see how progressions, melodies and composition can be deployed

Frankie Knuckles, The Whistle Song

Deadmau5, Clockwork

Floating Points, Last Bloom

Modern music theory tools • Learn how to use today’s top theory tools to hit the target or get creative

JAMES HOLDEN • Ever the innovator, the London-based producer tells Matt Mullen how broken synths, 3D printers and Max for Live helped create his stellar new album

Lewis Thompson • From DJ duo Just Kiddin to work with David Guetta, Becky Hill and more, we meet one of the UK’s most prolific songwriters

Developing the ideas behind Enchanté • Lewis talks us through the process of developing his recent single with vocalist Clementine Douglas

NYOKABI KARIUKI • The formally trained composer tells Kate Puttick how sound-journaling opened a world of experimentation to explore on her debut works

Programming the OP-1 Field • Charlotte Sterling sits down with Teenage Engineering’s Jonas Åberg and Tobias von Hofsten to pick up some OP-1 tips

Exploring the OP-1 Field’s creative tools • The updated OP-1 comes stacked with new tools. Here are some of the most essential

OCTAVE ONE • Despite diverging from their techno roots, Octave One tell Danny Turner they’d sooner stop the music than sell their 909

Wendy Carlos • From laying the foundations of ambient music to advising Bob Moog, Wendy Carlos’ impact cannot be...