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Mella Dee
The London-based producer admits he’s not precious about gear, and tells us how his new studio keeps him inspired
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VOCAL SAMPL ING
From sourcing samples to extracting acapellas, rearranging your audio to creative effect processing, let’s take a deep dive into the art of the vocal ‘flip’
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STEM SEPARA ___TION
Once the domain of a handful of specialised software tools, stem separation – the ability to separate full tracks into their constituent instrumental parts – is becoming increasingly prevalent in modern music technology
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Enhancing a vocal loop with edits and oneshot FX
The beauty of working with sampled vocals is that you’re not beholden to preserving the performance, style or even meaning of your vocalist. Let’s take the basic two-line vocal hook we created earlier and add ear-catching creativity with a few simple edits.
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Sequenced vocal effects
Sequencer-focused multi-effect tools can be something of a secret weapon when it comes to ‘flipping’ a vocal sample. Here are three of the best…
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MARTA SALOGNI
Recording engineer Marta Salogni chats to Danny Turner about her career and restoration of albums for ’80s synth pioneer Pauline Anna Strom
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Wavetable synthesis
Get to know this synthesis method by its basics, then discover the more innovative sides of today’s forward-thinking wavetable synth plugins
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DJ SHADOW
The iconic crate-digger speaks to Matt Mullen about serendipitous needle drops, YouTube samples and why he’s moved on from MPCs
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Teletronix LA-2A
Universal Audio recently made its LA-2A leveling amplifier plugin free to download for a limited time. For those lucky enough to get hold of it, or with access to any of the many other LA-2A clones (or even the original hardware!), Andy Jones has an in-depth guide to this classic compressor
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EVIAN CHRIST
After a decade of silence, Joshua Leary (aka Evian Christ) finally returns with his longawaited debut album, Revanchist. Danny Turner asks, why now?
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New Order
Always making the most of modern technology, but never following an obvious path, this pioneering band, one of the best regarded of the past 50 years have become – perhaps unwittingly – the ultimate trend jumpers, setters and mixers
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AJH Synth MiniMod Keyz
An integrated Eurorack system with the benefits of a Minimoog, and more? Dave Gale says ‘yes, please’ to the MiniMod Keyz
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Teenage Engineering TP-7
TE’s ever-growing Field Kit now adds a tactile recorder, but can it stand the rigours of the road? Simon Arblaster finds out
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Erica Synths Black Stereo Reverb £280
Rob Redman gets to know this latest Black range release, whose USP is simplicity
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the t.bone SC 420 USB Desktop Set from £44
Does this budget condenser deliver for vocals? Jon Musgrave finds out
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Sugar Bytes Effectrix2 €129
The classic rhythmic effect machine returns with a long-awaited follow-up. Si Truss enters the matrix
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Lewitt Microphones Pure Tube £859
A tube mic with all the benefits and none of the drawbacks? Chris Corfield checks it out
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Sonic Charge Synplant 2 €149
An esoteric classic gets an AI-powered update. Si Truss plants a seed to see what grows…
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FM | KNOWLEDGE
Distortion is one of the most common effect types, but it comes in a host of shapes and sizes. Let’s examine some of the science behind it…