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GEAR OF THE YEAR 2020

WILD FRONTIERS • Beloved by a broad church of fans for 20 years, Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi’s creative vehicle The Avalanches has long been considered the leading light of the sampling world. The Melbourne duo have weaved together some of their biggest hits from a colossal repository of source material. After a 16-year hiatus between their seminal debut and its vibrant follow-up, the pair have returned with the final piece of the triptych. We speak to them about their evolution, and how they crafted We Will Always Love You in a quarter of the time its predecessor took

SYNTH BASS MAKE IT SPARKLE • Bass shouldn’t be an afterthought, something subservient to melody and percussion. Wrap your head around the frequency range and adopt a creative approach, and you too can build basslines that bolster your tracks and transform damp squibs into all-out bangers. Here, we dig down into the low end to help you unleash its power

THE CALL OF BEC • From her new record label to crafting a live-hybrid setup, rising techno star Bec, AKA Rebecca Godfrey, has adapted to this year’s live-performance restrictions via astute use of social media, broadcasting from a studio replete with stellar gear

COMPRESS TO SUCCESS UNDERSTANDING ADVANCED COMPRESSION TOOLS • Knee? Auto Release? Range? Master every control on your compressor once and for all with this guide

MELODIC STEP SEQUENCING IN LOGIC PRO X • Logic Pro X Step Sequencer is equally adept at bubbling 303-style step sequences as it is at drum programming. We get to steppin’ and take a closer look at melodic Step Sequencing

DEEPER MASTERING IN ABLETON LIVE • Following our last tutorial on mastering in Live 10, it’s time to dig deeper and highlight two of the most important and most-used of Live’s multiple mastering devices: Multiband Dynamics and EQ Eight

Joachim Pastor • This month, we’re stepping into the future and examining three studios that prioritise workflow. New York-based composer Juan Dussán invites us into his organised space, Sydney’s Sam Tauber (AKA AI avatar VNCCII) shows off her playful place of work, and Joachim Pastor reveals a home studio packed with vintage processors

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MANAGING WORKSPACES, SHORTCUTS AND MACROS IN CUBASE • Cubase is packed with tools to help you turn your musical ideas into recorded reality. But it can also be extensively customised, which can speed up your workflow and increase your productivity. Here’s how

CREATIVE LOOP PROCESSING IN STUDIO ONE • Though you’ve likely got archives of pre-packaged loops and samples on your hard drive, sometimes the simple process of effecting the basic bundled sounds in Studio One can be all you need to open up new possibilities

DESIGNING NEURO BASS IN FL STUDIO • This month, we’re venturing out into the gritty twilight world of neurofunk to build our own impactful neuro bass in FL Studio

REVIEW • HARDWARE | SOFTWARE | ACCESSORIES | GUIDES

WALDORF Iridium • As Waldorf adds to the periodic table, we take a quantum leap into this next-generation desktop unit to see if its power is as dense as its namesake

BLACK LION AUDIO Eighteen • Fast becoming one of the heavyweights of the outboard world, Black Lion continues to impress with a roaring new offering that’s all grown up…

BETTERMAKER EQ232D • This...