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Though it was only a few issues ago that we contemplated the future of music, we came to the realisation that the future is now! With more effects at our disposal than ever before, we tour the modern arsenal of plug-in effects, tools and software that you might not even realise existed! Elsewhere, we speak to the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff about his production and DJing ethos, and join Detroit-based artist Klayton, whose love of 80s electronic and metal bands has borne many fruitful projects, not to mention an amazing studio. We put Hans Zimmer Strings to the test, as well as a slew of new pieces of gear and software in our expanded reviews section. Additionally, there’s 4 new tutorials for Live, Logic, Cubase and Pro Tools, brand-new tips, retrospectives and our Essential Guide series draws to a close with a 101 to recording. We hope you enjoy the issue!

Drum & Bass veteran DJ Rap walks us through the sound design, mixing and mastering processes that she used when producing her track ‘Emote’, which she released on her Propa Talent label.

If you want to produce authentic house music fuzed with jazzy samples, Julian Gray has you covered. Julian will walk you through the exact techniques he uses to produce an funky, jazzy house track from start to finish in Ableton Live

Watch classically trained musician and world famous music producer Ill-Esha as she arranges and composes every section of this mid tempo hip-hop inspired track step by step

A music-career book like no other, The Music Producer's Survival Guide offers a wide-ranging, exploratory, yet refreshing down-to-earth take on living the life of the independent electronic music producer. If you are an intellectually curious musician/producer eager to make your mark in today's technologically advanced music business, you're in for a treat.

Audio Engineering 101, Second Edition is a real world guide for starting out in the recording industry. If you have the dream, the ideas, the music and the creativity but don't know where to start, then this book is for you!

This series, Perspectives On Music Production, collects detailed and experientially informed considerations of record production from a multitude of perspectives, by authors working in a wide array of academic, creative, and professional contexts. We solicit the perspectives of scholars of every disciplinary stripe, alongside recordists and recording musicians themselves, to provide a fully comprehensive analytic point-of-view on each component stage of record production.

Music Rights Unveiled provides an inside look at the complex world of music rights for film and video and includes step-by-step guidance to navigate these tricky waters. Authors Brooke Wentz and Maryam Battaglia share their decades of expertise in this user-friendly guide, designed specifically with filmmakers and producers in mind. The book provides a brief history of the pricing of music in film, television and digital media markets, and explains the process by which music is licensed or acquired for films, highlighting pitfalls to avoid and strategies for success.

Learn how to craft cinematic pads, epic chord progressions and punchy basses, and master advanced sound design techniques employed by ArtFX while he attempts to beat our challenge.

Start crafting Future Bass masterpieces in Logic Pro! Acclaimed DJ and producer David Heartbreak shows in this course how to put together a mind-blowing Future Bass track from start to finish, sharing his expertise on topics such as music theory, sound design, arrangement, mixing and mastering.

Blues, jazz, and funk solos are usually improvised. Top players almost never play the same exact solo over a particular tune or groove. However, they might tap their own vocabulary of licks and use those licks in their improvised solos. Sometimes, they'll even build their solos around those licks. I'll show you how to do that in this course.

In this video, StayLoose dissects his brand new single “Fight Back ft. Nevve” released on Dim Mak Records.

Echo Sound Works, the team behind top selling products like Ashes, Chainsmoking, Snake Lazers, CODA and so much more, is proud to share with you one of the most unique sample pack/soundsets we’ve ever made.

Buildups are an extremely important part of any EDM track. They create tension and contrast that will make your drop hit much harder if you do it correctly! It’s important not to overlook this section and approach it carefully.

Learning how to write drums in your DAW is one of the first – and most important – things you should learn when you start producing. Knowing how to write drums will give you fundamental knowledge about the workflow and basic features that your DAW provides.