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Reviews: Choosing A 500-series Chassis (front cover) - Choosing 500-series Modules - Antelope Audio Zen Tour Synergy Core interface - Prism Sound Dream ADA-128 (first look) - API 312 mic preamp - Aston Element mic - Roger Mayer 500 Series - Roland VAD506 electronic drums - Korg SoundLink MW-2408 mixer - DACS HeadLine - Universal Audio Apollo Solo - Apple MacBook Pro 13 - IK Multimedia MixBox - UST UT FET 47 mic - Audix A Series headphones - Akai MPK Mini MkIII - PreSonus PM-2 mic - UJAM Virtual Bassist 2 - zPlane deCoda song deconstruction plug-in - Amphion FlexBase25 - 4MS Ensemble Oscillator, Spitfire Audio Symphonic Motions - and plenty more...

Reviews: Avid Pro Tools | Carbon (front cover+video) - Audient EVO 4 & EVO 8 interfaces - iZotope RX8 audio restoration software - Avantone CLA-10A nearfields - UDO Audio Super 6 polysynth - Heavyocity Damage 4 library - APS Klasik 2020 monitors - Tascam Model 12 USB mixer/recorder - Arturia Modulations plug-ins - Mojave MA-50 microphone - Austrian Audio Hi-X50 headphones - Spitfire Audio Abbey Road One: Orchestral Foundations library - RYK Modular M185 sequencer - TC Electronic Finalizer software - and plenty more...

Songwriting, Claude Vonstroke interviewed, Synthesising a bass from scratch and much more...

Earn money in spite of Corona + d16 Nepheton for free! the latest Beat issue 01/21 has just been released. This month we focus on THE contemporary topic: How to earn money during the Corona crisis? Find new way and alternatives to let your music business stay alive. Software-wise this issue comes with a full version of d16 Nepheton, a XXL Overdrive & Filter bundle with five top-notch effect plugins as well as our LoFi EDM expansion for Zampler and Akai MPCs. Altogether 12 GB of samples, tools, effects and instruments.

There was a time, not too long ago, when the release of a new record was an event of gargantuan importance, and worthy of marking in your calendar. With each passing year, it seems that new albums are to be expected at a nearly monthly rate – competing as they are, in the overflowing streaming domain.

For much of the past decade a lot of hardware developers, at least the more affordable end of the market, have seemingly been obsessed with recreating the sound of vintage gear. However, after years of 808-alikes and vintage-styled monosynths, things seem to be swinging back toward towards innovation (with the exception of Behringer, of course, who continue their mission to clone every instrument ever released). 2020 so far seems to have been a year of interesting and unique instruments, and even retro-leaning gear like Pol end’s Tracker has put a fresh spin on old ideas.

Capture the perfect take with our ultimate guide, Pristine vocals, Rich guitars and much more...

It’s quite common for musicians to re-establish themselves as producers, after years of on-the-road toil and disputes over royalties (ok, we’re generalising a little here) it’s unsurprising that many seek a life of relative stability behind the desk. But to make the opposite career switch is not something we encounter very often.

In every issue, you'll find: Easy step-by-step guides to follow at your own pace Video for every tutorial – see it all demonstrated by our Computer Music Experts

Pro producers reveal their creative secrets, 4+ hours of track breakdown videos, We gave 14 producers the same basic sample pack and challenged them to make a track and much more...

Interview with Anthony Baldino, Talking Shop: Martin Terefe, 20 Classic Album: DJ Fresh and much more...

The 90s was quite the decade for musical development. House, acid, jungle, drum & bass, techno and hip hop all exploded around the world, defining not only the present, but the future of music too.

This month’s Electronic Sound cover story is a major interview with the one and only John Foxx. The focus of the piece is the forthcoming brilliant new album from John Foxx And The Maths, ‘Howl’, a record that reflects the tension of the times that we are living through, despite being completed some months before the current global crisis began. We talk to John’s three associates in The Maths too – Benge, Hannah Peel and ex-Ultravox guitarist Robin Simon – all of which adds up to a fantastic 12-page feature.

Studioreport Kanada +++ TEST: Heritage Audio Successor +++ TEST: Clavia Nord Wave 2 +++ KULT: Vintage Park Aelita – Der beste Sowjet-Synth? +++ Korg Wavestate: Wave Sequencing Synthesizer +++ Niklas Paschburg: Ideen aus dem dunklen Eis +++

Wrangler The supergroup invite us into their extraordinarily well-appointed studio to divulge more about new LP, A Situation