2020 has not been the 12 months any of us have been anticipating it to be. Excursions and festivals have been cancelled, golf equipment have closed and musicians the world over have discovered their plans upended. Whereas the music making world has felt the shockwaves as world tradition floor to a halt, one glimmer of positivity has remained – regardless of the cancellation of commerce reveals and momentary closure of a whole lot of retailers, it’s really been one thing of a classic 12 months for digital music gear.
From boundary-pushing synths, to revived classics, cutting-edge manufacturing instruments to devices that put a brand new spin on retro designs, 2020 has seen the launch of among the most fun {hardware}, software program and studio gear we’ve tried in years.
Whether or not you’re on the hunt for a brand new instrument to discover, taking a while out to re-kit your studio, or dreaming of your subsequent gear buy as soon as issues get again to regular, this 12 months’s FM Gear Of The 12 months rundown has you lined!
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Interviews
Drew McDowall – The Coil veteran and art-punk lynchpin sheds gentle on his tasks new and previous
Penelope Trappes – The UK-based Australian on how she crafts her intricate and distinctive soundscapes
The Observe: Wealthy NxT – The FUSE resident and tech home grasp breaks down his acid-influence monitor Pure
Basic Album – The Discipline provides us a track-by-track information to Looping State Of Thoughts
Method
Gear Of The 12 months 2020 – We round-up the 12 months’s bumper crop of music making {hardware} and software program, to convey you our information to the important gear you want in your studio for 2021
Producer’s Information – Get patching with our Moog Matriarch masterclass
Retrospective – In protection of the much-maligned time period trip-hop
Evaluations
Korg opsix
ALM Busy Circuits System Coupe
Tascam Mannequin 12
Roland TR-06
Erica Black VCO 2
Leapwing Audio RootOne
And extra!
Samples
Hybrid Beats – We mix and layer acoustic drum sounds with synth percussion for this pack of beats, hits and loops that allow you to have it each methods
Ring Modulation – Faucet into the cruel, metallic sound of ring mod with this pack of inventive loops, gritty vocal traces, crunchy beats and odd FX
Entry the FM pattern archive: Obtain the ‘Archive’ packs, newly up to date and expanded for 2020 with over 18GB of loops, hits and devices from our again catalogue of high-quality and royalty-free samples. From classic synths and drum machines to esoteric devices and FX – consider it as our greatest of. All of the samples you should create nice music!
