Rival Consoles
Ryan Lee West reveals the magic behind his soundtrack to powerful Alexander Whitley dance production Overflow.

Roland SP-404 MKII
The performers’ favourite gets an update with some tantalising new features.

Roland SH-4d
This fun-filled groovebox may not fit into existing moulds but does it break any?

Classic Album
Palm Skin Productions.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Ahead of sixth album V, Ruban Nielson shares his wisdom on the joy of rejecting ‘polish’, eBay oddities and more

Neil Cowley
The popstar’s pianist turned popstar pianist embarks on an ambient journey on new LP Battery Life.

Cherry Audio Synth Stack 3
Can this bulging softsynth bundle contend with the big players’ offerings?

Maelstrom & Louisahhh
European techno and New York rock worlds collide as the longtime collaborators finally release a debut LP.

Korg Drumlogue
The long-awaited hybrid drum machine gets our once-over..

Saoirse
The DJ and Radio 1 presenter on how the COVID-19 pandemic allowed her to finally make the move into production.

Arturia MiniFreak
Is Arturia’s latest hybrid synth more than just a beefed-up MicroFreak?

FaltyDL
Drew Lustman gets lyrical on A Nurse To My Patience, but not at the cost of his famed experimentation, as FM found out.

Oberheim OB-X8
Oberheim call this “the best modern OB ever created”. We give our verdict…

Mura Masa
The Grammy-winning producer – aka Alex Crossan – invites FM into his South London studio shed.

Roland Juno-X
The much beloved Juno-106 gets a 21st century upgrade..

The Comet is Coming
The London-based jazz experimenters shine a Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam on their studio practices.

PWM Malevolent
Is this new contender to the semimodular crown the fairest of them all?

Carl Cox
The club veteran reveals all of the gear that refreshed his energy for music making amid the global pandemic.

Akai MPC Key 61
Is the addition of keys the key to a new era for the MPC?

Objekt
TJ Hertz catches us up on why his latest Objekt white label has been almost a decade in the making.

Roland Aira Compact Series
Do these shrunk-down clones of classic hardware retain the spirit of the originals?

Jeff Mills
Techno royalty Jeff Mills meets jazz legend Jean-Phi Dary for genre-defying new project The Paradox.

Roland JD-08
The ultimate ’90s analogue throwback do-over… done over again in 2022.

Ultimate Beat Builder
Program better drums with our guide to the fundamentals of electronic rhythm

Reviewed
Polyend Play
Polyend follow cult hit Tracker with this sample-powered drum machine

Nik Colk Void
The Factory Floor and Carter Tutti Void artist gives us an insight into her working practices and solo debut.

Sequential Take 5
Is this more than just a Prophet-5 shrunk down into portable form?

Steinberg Cubase Pro 12
Does this latest DAW update have what it takes to please its varied user base?

Louis La Roche
The UK producer on his love of hardware synths and finally creating his authentic disco album.

IN THE STUDIO WITH..
Subjective
Goldie and James Davidson’s second album looks back to drum&bass history… from the shores of Thailand.

REVIEWED
Dreadbox effects pedals
The worlds of pedal and modular collide with this colourful new range.

Sally Shapiro
The enigmatic Swedish italo-disco/synthpop duo emerge from hiatus for new LP Sad Cities.

Classic Album
Krust, Coded Language.

Bonobo
More than two decades after his laid back debut, Simon Green takes the plunge into modular for Fragments.

Korg ARP 2600 M
Is smaller better for this 2020s take on the ARP 2600?

Nightmares on Wax
George Evelyn talks 30 years of Warp, new album Shout Out! To Freedom and re-evaluating life’s important stuff.

Waldorf M
A classic of wavetable synthesis is brought into the modern world.

Boys Noize
Alex Ridha discusses his fifth album and the uncompromising techno style that has won him fans in high places.

Korg Collection 3
Our roundup of highlights from v3 of this quietly exceptional plugin bundle.

Filter
Erica Synth Perkons..

Feed Me
Where has Jonathan Gooch’s penchant for colourful characters taken him for his latest LP?

Erica Synths LXR-02
We review this “drum synth that stands out from the masses”.

DJ Seinfeld
We meet the humourously-named Swedish dancefloor don who’s become known for his raw, honest style.

Sequential Prophet-5 Rev 4
A legend reborn – and then rated by us.

Korg Modwave
Another cult classic revisited for this wavetable synth.

Mano Le Tough
The Irish producer-DJ tells us how he dug into his garage band roots for his latest album for Pampa Records.

Sunroof
Two storied producers return to the fore to air their modular jam sessions – and the results are off the chart.

Novation Circuit Rhythm
The new sampling partner to the popular Circuit Tracks gets our once-over..

IK UNO Synth Pro
Is the Italian brand’s latest analogue instrument worthy of that ‘pro’ tag?

Telex
The Belgian synth pop pioneers look back at their influential early years, now compiled on a new album for Mute..

Hainbach
German producer Stefan Goetsch tells all on his lifelong love affair with tactile tech and new LP Landfill Totems.

Soma Labs Pulsar-23
The ‘Organismic Drum Machine’ gets put through its paces..

SG Lewis
The producer and singer-songwriter on the inspirational inclusivity of disco and being mentored by Nile Rodgers…

Novation Circuit Tracks
Does this followup to the popular Circuit grooveboox offer the same great value?

Ableton Live 11 Suite
The latest update of the performers’ staple gets our once-over.

Nookie – Kaeya
The rave stalwart pays homage to ’90s DnB and hardcore with this nostalgic track, and shows us how it’s done...

UDO Super 6
Does this hotly-anticipated debut synth live up to the hype? We take a test drive.

Drew McDowall
The Coil veteran and art-punk lynchpin sheds light on his projects new and old.

THE MAIN FEATURE
We round-up the year’s bumper crop of music making hardware and software, to bring you our guide to the essential gear you need in your studio for 2021.

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