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Interviews
Pole – The dub techno icon on making his majestic new album and his work as a mastering engineer
FaltyDL – Drew Lustman gets lyrical on A Nurse To My Patience, but not at the cost of his famed experimentation, as FM found out
George Fitzgerald – The British producer explains how he mined the cosmos for the lush electronica of Stellar Drifting
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – The West Coast synth icon on her lifelong love of Buchlas and creating her latest LP
Produce Like… Mandidextrous – The Bristol-based producer on creating a unique blend of hard techno and drum & bass
Classic Album – Dom & Roland talks us through his cult classic Industry
Technique
Hack your studio – Purse strings are tight right now, but what better time to dig deeper into what we already have, with tips, tricks and (cheap/free) hacks
Producer’s Guide – Everything you need to know to get the most out of NI’s Komplete 14
Reviews
Oberheim OB-X8
Eventide Misha
Empress Effects Zoia Euroburo
sE Electronics Neom USB microphone
Cableguys ShaperBox 3
Austrian Audio Hi-X25BT
Bitwig Studio 4.4
& more
Samples
EBM Essentials – Capture the synthesised industrial sounds of electronic body music, with this pack of gritty synth lines and throbbing drum rhythms.
Out-There Transitions – Tired of the same old white noise risers? Take a more abstract approach to builds and bridges with this pack of creative FX.
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