Probably more than with any other music creation gear, producers can get very tribal about their DAWs. Sure, it’s common to find specific synths or plugins with their ardent fans or detractors, but DAW users are a particularly defensive bunch. Try telling a Live user how much you love Logic’s looping tools, or a Cubase user why Studio One is better for scoring, and you’ll no doubt encounter a defensive rant worthy of the depths of Reddit.
While it makes sense to learn a DAW and stick with it, there’s also something to be said for crossing the divide and exploring a new application – and the new ways of working that can come with it. That’s what we do in this issue: take a long look at the DAW market in 2022 and ask if it’s time to rethink some of your long-held misconceptions.
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Interviews
Subjective – Goldie and James Davidson’s second album looks back on the history of drum&bass… from the shores of Thailand
The crystal method – Scott Kirkland opens the doors of his studio for a peek inside the gears behind his new album, The trip
mike paradinas – The boss of Planet Mu on his favorite plugins and the creative inspiration behind his various aliases
Produce like… Turno – The British drum & bass producer on his creative workflow and creating his new multimedia collaboration with freeclimber George King, aka The Shard Climber
classic album – Addictive TV on the origins of their world-class project Sample Orchestra
Talking Shop – TomVR on his past influences, creative workflow and more
Technical
Rethink your DAW – Logic sentenced to life? FL fanatic? Find out what cool stuff you might have missed from rival couriers…
Producer’s guide – Learn how to create complete unique sounds using physical modeling synthesis
Retrospective – The origins and influence of rap cloud
Comments
Dreadbox Effect Pedals
SSL Big Six
PreSonus AudioBox GO
JZ Vintage V12 Pickups
Eurorack: ALM Beast’s blackboard
Beyerdynamic DT 900 Pro X
Benchmark: Entonal Studio
Long-term test: Behringer Model D
& more
Samples
Synth Mallets – We’ll take care of all your chromatic drumming needs with this set of synth vibes, glocks, marimbas and more.
Rhythm noise – Noise as Percussion – from gated white noise patterns to filtered effects riffs, sequenced synth noise and beyond.
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