Future Music 396 June 2023

English | 100 pages | True PDF | 62.6 MB

We often dedicate a lot of FM to discussing the specifics of sound design, production and mixing, all of which are complex and varied disciplines worth studying and exploring, but none are of any use without an actual song to work with. To quote one of this month’s featured artists, Lewis Thompson, “the production should support the song”. While Thompson is often working with pop vocalists, the principle is true even for the most experimental, minimal or ambient tracks – unless you’ve a core song worth developing, no amount of mixing or mastering skill can paper over a lack of ideas. This issue we’re tackling the principles of songwriting from an electronic musician’s perspective, with tips and techniques along with deep dives into the theory behind a classic tracks from Frankie Knuckles, Deadmau5 and Floating Points.

Electronic Sound Issue 101

English | 100 pages | True PDF | 13.7 MB

We have British Electric Foundation on the cover of this month’s Electronic Sound and our lead feature is the story of BEF’s debut album, ‘Music For Stowaways’. It begins at The Human League’s HQ in Sheffield in late 1980, with Martyn Ware being ejected from the band and Ian Craig Marsh deciding to leave with him. What followed was a whirlwind year, with Martyn and Ian releasing ‘Stowaways’, initially only on cassette, and at the same time hooking up with Glenn Gregory and getting to work on Heaven 17’s ‘Penthouse And Pavement’ album. “We wanted to present this notion that you were entering our universe,” says Martyn. “We were creating an alternative fantasy existence, because the real world – I mean, I was living in a two-bedroom council house – had no glamour to it. At all.”

Electronic Musician May 2023

English | 68 pages | True PDF | 121.3 MB

TRACKTION WAVEFORM FREE 12 NEW GEAR All the hottest info on the latest releases..

Electronic Musician June 2023

English | 66 pages | True PDF | 23.8 MB

NEW GEAR The latest gear, software and happenings. Sequential Trigon-6. Apple MacBook Pro M2..

Electronic Musician July 2023

English | 68 pages | True PDF | 26.4 MB

MASTERCLASS: MUSIC THEORY TOOLS. NEW GEAR The latest gear, software and happenings.

BEAT Magazine 209 June 2023

English | 84 pages | PDF | 50.8 MB

PRODUCER TRICKS: 40 Boosters for your tracks with BEAT 06/23

How do I find musical inspiration and how do I bring my ideas from my head into the DAW? How can I increase my musical productivity? How do I turn loops into a song and how do I develop stirring chord progressions and melodies? For everyone who hates instructions, who finds specialist recording books too dry and who finds long searches on YouTube just too stupid, we provide the best power tips on the topics of inspiration, songwriting, production, mixing, sound design and arrangement to make producing faster and easier to handle and more fun!

BEAT Magazine 208 May 2023

English | 84 pages | PDF | 52.7 MB

AUDIO INTERFACES: all answers on 22 pages – 15 models reviewed

Whether you want to record melodies or vocals, record or sample beats, integrate a modular system into your DAW setup or perform live, you need the right audio or CV interfaces to keep things running smoothly. But which ones can do what and, above all, which ones fit your workflow best? In our market check, we answer the most important questions and present current devices along with their features, compare different models and give concrete tips on how you can optimize and expand your setup. Plus an extra feature on Dolby Atmos for home studios.