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Formerly @futuremusicmag. Music technology news, reviews and features from the internet's no1 site for musicians. Brought to you by the team behind Future Music

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What is a producer? In an age of bedroom studios, DIY recording and remote collaboration, it's a term that's increasingly hard to define. With production and songwriting credits for Adele, Kae Tempest, Stormzy and more, Fraser T Smith is better qualified to offer an explanation than most... Watch the full interview on our youTube channel: youtu.be/ElL4WlkFWGU?utm_sou…
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The H1 Essential is the simplest and cheapest unit in the range, and yet it still packs a punch in terms of features. It’s a clear winner on portability and ease of use, and at €119/£99, it offers fantastic value.
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How to make 8-bit video game sounds in your DAW with a free synth trib.al/7K8LK05

How to make 8-bit video game sounds in your DAW with a free synth

It's relatively easy to brew some authentic Nintendo console-esque sounds with modern software. Here's how to rustle up some chiptune seasoning

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NAMM 2025: Scaler 3 promises to widen the feature set of one of our favourite songwriting tools trib.al/ELSuzIF

NAMM 2025: Scaler 3 promises to widen the feature set of one of our favourite songwriting tools

This third version of the ultimate music theory workstation promises to be more effective than ever at suggesting creative routes forward

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“We quite like the CR-78 hats, but you can use anything else that adopts a similar lightness of touch”: How to create a low-key ambient techno beat in your DAW trib.al/VPZG6sZ

“We quite like the CR-78 hats, but you can use anything else that adopts a similar lightness of...

Creating an ambient techno groove can be far from a chilled affair, so we take you through the basics of generating a low-key pattern.

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“The biggest and best all-in-one modular step sequencer, offering flexibility and playability”: Analogue Solutions AS500-SEQ review trib.al/9euEvRo

“The biggest and best all-in-one modular step sequencer, offering flexibility and playability”:...

Step on with this sequencing Colossus from Analogue Solutions

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“Nile's riff on Get Lucky is a classic example of a funk riff, where the second of each 16th-note duplet is slightly delayed”: Locking down the theory of groove trib.al/ysfcoPB

“Nile's riff on Get Lucky is a classic example of a funk riff, where the second of each 16th-note...

If you’ve ever wondered why your tracks don’t have that extra exuberance, it could just all be a matter of groove.

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“It’s by no means necessary to attend a music production school to have a career in electronic music - this is, in fact, a relatively new concept”: Opinions vary on the value of music production schools in 2025 trib.al/2zeZoE9

“It’s by no means necessary to attend a music production school to have a career in electronic...

In a recent long-read feature, we heard a range of views on the usefulness of music production schools when building a career

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Use this classic free Computer Music synth to generate bubbling movement across your track trib.al/unYH5ab

Use this classic free Computer Music synth to generate bubbling movement across your track

One of the magazine's most beloved freebies is the perfect tool for creating a sense of movement in your mixes

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“At certain points in music history it became fashionable to place accents on certain beats”: How to score a drum part trib.al/721qHff

“At certain points in music history it became fashionable to place accents on certain beats”: How...

Understanding how a drum kit works will unlock the secrets of drum programming. We dive into kicks, snares, hats and drum scoring

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“In a world where AI is starting to impact in so many areas of tech, it is notable and perhaps refreshing that this gets no mention in this release”: Steinberg Cubase Pro 14 review trib.al/PY33kkn

“In a world where AI is starting to impact in so many areas of tech, it is notable and perhaps...

Does Cubase still have what it takes to remain at the DAW top table?

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Best iPad for musicians and producers 2025: My pick of Apple tablets for all levels of music maker trib.al/7WttROs

Best iPad for musicians and producers: My pick of Apple tablets for all levels of music makers

Apple's iPads can now comfortably handle every music production task, but which is most suited to your needs? I put the whole range under the microscope

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Make your instrument recordings more dynamic with this slick modulation hack trib.al/4V4qcsU

Make your instrument recordings more dynamic with this slick modulation hack

Sometimes the best way to make your track feel more kinetic is to eschew plugins and consider how you're recording your instruments

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“A lot of times Prince’s drums were LinnDrums. That wasn’t a human playing the drums on some of the Prince songs. That too was a machine”: will.i.am says that musicians should be inspired by AI in the same way that he was inspired by Prince trib.al/1yMqhVA

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NAMM 2025: New MIDI-integrated Rhodes pianos merge old-school craft with extended expression via polyphonic aftertouch trib.al/egfVPbs

NAMM 2025: New MIDI-integrated Rhodes pianos merge old-school craft with extended expression via...

At this year's NAMM show Rhodes will unveil the new MIDI-capable version of its MK8 Piano, alongside a glimpse at its new 61-key stage piano

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How to get this classic Sega-inspired synth for free and use it to create next level chiptune sounds trib.al/GsRrHw2

How to get this classic Sega-inspired synth for free and use it to create next level chiptune sounds

If you're regularly making chiptune tracks, or just want to infuse some retro video game flavours, this ultra-fun synth is a mega option

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“They're poised to have a breakthrough year”: Can Shazam really predict music's next superstars? trib.al/sPAX4io

“They're poised to have a breakthrough year”: Can Shazam really predict music's next superstars?

The track identifying app's Fast Forward 2025 pinpoints who its data suggests will explode in the coming 12 months

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“It's rare to encounter a song from the last 70 years or so that doesn’t involve it in some way”: How to work with reverb effectively trib.al/1eFk4aj

“It's rare to encounter a song from the last 70 years or so that doesn’t involve it in some way”:...

Reverb doesn’t have to be confusing. Learn how to use this incredibly important effect.

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"For me, it was essential - even though nobody has ever asked me what my qualifications are”: Should you consider music production school? trib.al/rI8ohM9

"For me, it was essential - even though nobody has ever asked me what my qualifications are”:...

Attending a music production school could give you the skills to succeed in the industry. But is it really worth the money?

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“I’m not the technical producer, I’ve learned how to use a compressor but I haven’t learned why it does what it does”: Revisiting the intuitive production skills that made Avicii a superstar trib.al/bae4jBc

“I’m not the technical producer, I’ve learned how to use a compressor but I haven’t learned why it...

As a new documentary lands on Netflix, we revisit Future Music's early interview with the late EDM hitmaker

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