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Welcome to the Music Producer's Guide to Ableton Live, a complete guide to one of the most popular Digital Audio Workstations, as used by top producers, DJs, musicians and bands the world over

BEAT 11/22: Ambient & Drones - How to create chilled tracks As one of the most timeless music genres, Ambient has always kept a firm place in the flood of electronic styles. Thanks to inspiration from other styles of music, several successful subgenres have emerged, such as Drones and Psybient. We‘ll go through the most important varieties of Ambient and show you how to produce tracks in the style of Suduaya, Deepbass, Align as well as DJ Shadow. Finally, genre pioneers like Ian Boddy and Banco de Gaia as well as current innovators like Solar Fields and Carbon Based Lifeforms give exciting insights into their creative process.

Oberheim OB-X8 synthesizer [front cover] Apogee BOOM audio interface PWM Malevolent synth Focal ST6 Twin6 monitors Pulsar Massive analogue EQ plug-in Roland Juno-X synth sE Electronics DynaCaster mic Audeze MM-500 headphones Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 9 Universal Audio SD-1 & SP-1 mics Goran Grooves Handy Drum virtual drums EastWest Forbidden Planet Noise Engineering Plugin Bundle 1 Manley Reference Silver microphone IK Multimedia Joe Chiccarelli Vocal Strip Hammond SK Pro 73 keyboard Cre8audio NiftyKEYZ Majella Audio Implexus synth module EHX S9 String Ensemble pedal Latest sample libraries - and lots more!

We're delighted to have Blancmange main man Neil Arthur on the cover of the latest issue of Electronic Sound – and a special dot-to-dot image of him, no less. We have a limited edition pink vinyl seven-inch to accompany the magazine too, with the awesome 'Living On The Ceiling' on the A-side.

The specialist magazine for music, production and DJ-ing: BEAT combines competent hardware and software tests with committed reviews as well as reports and interviews from music circles and the music business.

A Computer Music magazine subscription is the complete guide to making music with a computer. There are millions of potential musicians out there and this magazine will help them get the right software and hardware and show them how to use it. Technology is now at a stage where computer users can complete virtually every musical task in the computer domain. Computer Music magazine subscription enables computer owners to develop their musical interest and expertise.

Neve 88M audio interface [front cover] DPA 4055 kick mic Qube Audio Mobi One control surface Novation Launchkey 88 Focusrite Vocaster Two podcast interface IK Multimedia Modo Bass 2 virtual instrument Waldorf Iridium Keyboard synth Audeze Euclid in-ear monitors Golden Age Premier Pre-73 Jr & EQ-73 Hifiman HE400se headphones KIT Plugins Mo-Q AJH Synth Tap Tempo VC-LFO & Dual RVG Eurorack PSI A21-M updated monitors PreSonus Revelator Dynamic mic Vanguard Audio V44S Gen2 mic Wave Alchemy TRIAZ virtual percussion instrument Latest sample libraries - and lots more!

Audient EVO 16 audio interface [front cover] Rode RodeCaster Pro II podcast workstation Hammond SKX Pro keyboard Audix A231 mic Avid Pro Tools Artist Korg miniKORG 700FS synth Viscount Legend '70s Compact stage piano Neumann NDH 30 headphones Genelec Aural ID binaural monitoring Wavefonix W314 & W614 modular synths Benchmark HPA4 headphone amp DS Audio Tantra 2 multi-effects plug-in Golden Age Premier GA-47XT M7 mic Heritage Audio Motorcity EQualizer Positive Grid Spark Mini modelling amp sE Electronics Neom USB microphone Lake People G103 MkII & G105 MkII headphone amps Zoom B6 bass processor Boss Space Echo RE-202 & RE-2 pedals Latest sample libraries - and lots more!

Akai MPC Key 61 keyboard workstation [front cover] Austrian Audio OC16 mic Focal Alpha Twin Evo monitors Modal Cobalt5S synthesizer Warm Audio WA-CX12 microphone Moog Etherwave theremin Roland JX-08 synth Moog Mavis semi-modular synth Focusrite Clarett+ Octopre Behringer MonoPoly synth Echo Fix EF-X2 tape echo Line 6 DL4 MkII Universal Audio UAFX Amp Pedals Universal Audio UAD Spark IGS Audio Zen limiter OneOdio Monitor 60 headphones Novation FLkey 37 controller Signum Audio Skye Dynamics plug-in - and lots more!

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.

This much is certain: Mixing is (not) an art. The inclined hobbyist can try his hand at the perfect compressor settings, while turbo makers mix while arranging, true to the motto „sounds good, is good“. But what to do when the kick doesn‘t bang, the track in the car makes you howl or the hi-hats on the big PA make your ears bleed? Then there‘s our 13-point plan ...

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.

Synths are awesome! That‘s why we‘re dedicating an entire feature to them. We’ll introduce the latest releases from desktop synths to huge workstations and show their best features and strengths for daily use. Furthermore, we asked some of the most famous „synthfluencers” like Cuckoo, Look Mum No Computer and Espen Kraft about their favorite instruments.

SSL The Bus+ compressor/EQ [front cover] Apple Mac Studio computer Apogee Symphony Desktop interface Steinberg Cubase Pro 12 Tascam Portacapture X8 portable recorder Antelope Zen Q Synergy Core USB interface Heavyocity Symphonic Destruction sample library Dreadbox Nymphes analogue synth Behringer BRAINS Eurorack Rode NTH-100 headphones GForce M-Tron MkII virtual instrument Hazelrigg Industries VLC mic preamp Tascam TM-82 mic Enjoy Electronics Reminder delay HH Electronics Tensor-GO PA Pope Audio Dirty C chorus module Small Venue Sound Systems buyer’s guide - and plenty more!

Electronic Music’s journey has been as varied and fascinating as the technology behind it; indeed the music and the technology have influenced one another so much that you can’t really talk about one without the other, so expect us to delve deeply into the rich, technical side of music production as we traverse its history. We are focussing on the synthesizers behind the sound and detail of these machines, from analogue modular monsters to sleek cutting-edge software. And don’t worry if you are not equipped with the latest music production gear, as we are giving you many of the software tools you need, free with this guide.