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.

Relinquish control

Editor’s choice

Electronic Musician US

NEW GEAR

WAVEFORM FREE DAW UPDATED FOR 2022: NEW FEATURES AND NO ANNOYING RESTRICTIONS

TWISTED ELECTRONS’ MEGAFM MKII SYNTH DELIVERS THE SOUND OF SECOND-GEN SEGA GENESIS

YAMAHA UNVEIL NEW MODX+ SYNTH UPDATES

CHERRY AUDIO REVIVE THE ELKA SYNTHEX, BRINGING SOME ’80S ITALIAN STYLE TO YOUR DAW

BABY AUDIO RELEASE “THE HARDEST HITTING COMPRESSOR IN THE INDUSTRY”

IK MULTIMEDIA TAKE ILOUD PRO WITH NEW PRECISION STUDIO MONITORS

Full Bucket Frequency Shifter 2

THE PRO PRODUCER’S GUIDE TO ANALOG • Getting a characterful analog sound is a great way to add warmth to digital productions. Here’s a look at the classic analog signal chain and how to recreate it in your DAW

HARMONIC DISTORTIONS IN THE ANALOG RECORDING CHAIN

The quick guide to analog synthesis • Whether real or virtual, analog-style synthesizers come with their own specific quirks, idiosyncrasies and jargon. Our quick guide will get you up and running!

CARL COX • The dance music icon explains how the Pioneer DJM-V10 mixer resuscitated his lost passion for music making

Carl Cox’s CHOICE GEAR

Vangelis — An Appreciation Part 2 • Beyond Chariots of Fire…

Enharmonic modulation • This month, Dave deploys diminished sevenths to devastating effect with this unique way of changing keys

Yamaha TX81Z • Yamaha’s DX-style synthesis got simultaneously slimmed down and beefed up in this bargain-priced 1U wonder and its truncated keyboard counterpart

Three great plugin alternatives

MPC Key 61 • Akai’s standalone MPC Live becomes a full-blown keyboard workstation. How well does it scale up?

MPC LIVE VS MPC KEY 61

Model 82 • It’s the return of the unintended vintage classic! Softube revisit 1982 and teach us a thing or two about old-school charm with their 101 clone

Tempo lock

Synchron Prime Edition • If you’re considering dipping your toe in the orchestral palette, VSL may have the prime package for you, as their new edition gets Synchron-ized

Total control

Mavis • Mavis promises West Coast flavors from a traditionally East Coast synth company - all from a synth you put together yourself

EAST MEETS WEST

Handy Drums • In the market for powerful, punchy drums without the long-winded faff of fine-tuning your life away? Handy Drums might just rock your world…

Get your groove on

Sequent

15 QUESTIONS WITH… The Maghreban • With three decades of production in many different genres under his belt, Ayman Rostom’s latest album, Connection, could be described as ‘a bit of a melting pot’ of different styles. But with praise from Pitchfork, The Quietus and Resident Advisor, plus fans including Ben UFO, Benji B and The Horrors, it might well be a candidate for dance album of 2022…

ARTURIA FX COLLECTION 3 • Let’s get processing with this latest collection’s new members, and see what a few of its long-standing highlights can do

Different distortions

Notable mentions

THREE OF THE BEST

Paramida

Paramida’s TOP TIPS

Rack ‘Em Up • Your new amp modeler may be a module.