Electronic Musician

The new ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN is a “must have” resource for anyone who makes music, plays music, and shares music. Every issue includes "gig tested" product reviews on music gear, tons of how-to's, and interviews with today's stars revealing the secrets of their songwriting approaches and audio-production concepts.

EM is going digital

Electronic Musician

UNIVERSAL AUDIO MAKES A BOLD INTRODUCTION INTO THE MICROPHONE SPHERE

MUTABLE INSTRUMENTS’ PLAITS EURORACK MODULE HAS BEEN REIMAGINED AS A FREE REASON RACK EXTENSION

DOWNLOAD 33 AUDIO DAMAGE PLUGINS FOR FREE – JUST DON’T EXPECT ANY SUPPORT

BITWIG 4.2 ADDS MODULAR SEQUENCER AND NEW EFFECTS

PRESONUS RELEASES AUDIOBOX GO, ITS “SMALLEST, LIGHTEST, MOST PORTABLE AUDIO INTERFACE YET”

GENERATE ENDLESS DRUM SAMPLES USING AI WITH THE NEW SYNAPSE DRUMS SERVICE

WAVES COSMOS IS A FREE SAMPLE MANAGEMENT TOOL THAT ORGANISES ALL YOUR LOOPS AND ONE-SHOTS

United Plugins Mirror

THE PERFECT (VIRTUAL) GUITAR TONE • In any guitar recording situation, your first consideration is just how you want the guitar to sound in the mix; are you after bright chiming chords? Distorted riffage, ethereal washes or soaring solos? Whichever way you’d like it to sound, building your own unique tonal palette is part of the fun of being a player or producer…

DAWS FOR GUITARISTS • The best DAWs for getting a great guitar tone…

AMP SIMS • Some of the best software to simulate guitar amps

SALLY SHAPIRO • After disbanding in 2016, Swedish italo-disco/synthpop duo Sally Shapiro returns with a fourth album. Danny Turner discusses synths, pseudonyms and the making of Sad Cities

The Caped Wonder • Rick Wakeman’s keyboard mastery outlined

Suspended chords • This month, Dave Clews keeps us on the edge of our seats with an in-depth exploration of chordal tension and resolution

Akai MPC60 • The king of hip-hop production tools, the Roger Linn-designed MPC60 mapped out the path still followed by manufacturers today

RC-505 MkII Loop Station • The Boss of tabletop loopers receives an upgrade after eight years at the top.

USB MASS STORAGE AND INTERFACE

Rack 2 Pro • After a few years of development, VCV Rack 2 is here. Let’s grab some cables and get plugging

VCV PRO PREMIUM EXTRAS

Black K-Phaser • Erica Synths remind us what’s great about phasers

Syntronik 2 MAX • Maxing out its vintage plugin package, IK Multimedia adds new synths, effects and some tasty new GUIs to this already generous softsynth

Sampled vs modeled

R80 V2 • Lusting after some 8” monitors? The revised R80s from PreSonus could be just the thing

HD 400 Pro • Sennheiser’s latest are open-back cans developed for long mixing sessions in the studio

SplitEQ • Agonizing over whether to give that snare a 1kHz boost for snappiness, or a 1kHz cut to take away the boxiness? Why not do both?

Decomposing

Imagine • With the latest addition to its softsynth lineup, Expressive E gets modeling, and there’s not a tube of glue in sight

Getting Expressive - Touché feely!

Reso • Mastering the Mix presents another innovative peak-smoothening tool. Reso’s smart insights prove the benefits of AI for music production

Wave

A MODERN WAY TO SMASH • Pit colorful character against state-of-the-art flexibility and discover the benefits of each

A modern way to smash

FET’s speedy attack vs digital

Modern Compressors

THREE OF THE BEST

A CAREER IN GEAR Sylvan Esso • The electronic pop duo explain the gear choices that defined their most important work

Ups and Downs • Using octave pedals to extend range

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