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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IN THE ARCHIVE – UPDATED! • FM’s Sample Archive gives you over 18GB of royalty-free sounds.

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BONUS SAMPLES • DOWNLOAD AT MUSICRADAR.COM/HOW-TO/FUTURE-MUSIC-414-DOWNLOADS

“Re-engineered to look, feel, and play like an instrument” Novation unveils Mk4 LaunchKey range

“We were blown away by the level of risk-taking”: 2024 Oram Award winners revealed • As this year’s winners of the Oram Awards are unveiled, organisers have raved about the increasingly diverse outlook in the uptake of music technology and experimental sound art

IK releases T-RackS 6 suite

After “many years of hard work”, KV331 Audio has finally released SynthMaster 3

TALKING SHOP PHOTAY • Producer Evan Shornstein gives us the lowdown on his unique new album inspired by the wind

Ken Ishii, Reference to Difference • Sublime Records, 1994

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THE FINAL MIX: FM’S ULTIMATE MIXING & MASTERING TIPS • Once again, as we’ve done over the last three decases, FM is here to help you improve your tracks’ mix and master

Keep an eye on your headroom • Make sure you get your gain structure right to make the most of the headroom on offer

Avoiding mid-range clutter

Mid-range clarity • If you need to weed out frequency content, both EQ and compression can play critical roles as you seek to bring clarity to mixes

Six mixing tactics to try for pro stereo width • Use these widening techniques in combination to create wide yet mono-compatible mixes

Dynamic range: peaks and troughs

EQ skills: filters, notches and shelves

Beat the brightness with de-essing • De-essing is traditionally associated with vocal processing, but has a whole world of other uses for any high-frequency material

Don’t forget the verbs!

Building a complete mastering chain in your DAW • Setting up an entire mastering chain in your DAW needn’t be a daunting task. Here we take a look at one way you can go about it…

RAFAEL ANTON IRISARRI • The in-demand engineer and adventurous musician – formerly known as The Sight Below – on the subtle art of mastering ambient music and his new solo album

10 THINGS PRODUCERS CAN LEARN FROM OUR IN THE STUDIO WITH… SERIES • FM’s long-running In The Studio With… series has visited the creative workspaces of some of electronic music’s best-known artists, giving viewers behind-the-scenes access to producers’ studio setups while offering invaluable insight into their creative process

PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING • J. Willgoose Esq. navigates PSB’s fifth album The Last Flight – a tribute to pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart. Danny Turner finds out more

IN THE STUDIO DJ BORING • The DJ-producer shares the 180° workflow about-turn that saw him shun his once-staple software arsenal

MPE synths • Express yourself with the new generation of software synthesisers and hardware controllers – we’ll show you how to unlock this new style for yourself

THE ROLI ECOSYSTEM

Have synth, will MPE?

Exploring MPE implementation in Ableton’s Wavetable synth

More MPE plugins

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