Electronic Sound 114 June 2024

English | 100 pages | PDF | 62.5 MB

We’re investigating the visual art of John Foxx in this month’s Electronic Sound. While he is best known as the frontman of Ultravox and a revered solo musician in his own right, Foxx is also a highly distinctive visual artist. He has worked in photography, collage, graphic art and other media since the mid-1970s, and his extraordinary portfolio is detailed in a forthcoming book called ‘Electricity And Ghosts’. We’ve invited him to talk about some of his favourite pieces from the book, and the result is a fascinating glimpse into his artistic approach and the aesthetic principles he applies to both his imagery and his records. You could describe it as a sort of synthesis of John Foxx. We have a bumper selection of other great interviews elsewhere in this issue too, including Jeff Mills, John Grant, Suzanne Ciani, Orbital, Wolfgang Tillmans, Low End Activist, Keeley Forsyth and Chanel Beads. We also have a splendid new regular column called “The Best Of…”, which we think you’re going to really love. Our first volunteer is μ-Ziq man and Planet Mu label boss Mike Paradinas, who speaks about peaches, thigh-high socks and geek pies. As you do.

Synthwave Anthems

FANTASTiC | 19 June 2025 | 382.23 MB

Welcome to the 1980s – A vivid, neon landscape of big hair, breakdancing and trash TV. Synthwave Anthems invites you to embark on a musical journey back to the heart of the decade where synths, guitars & drums were digital royalty. These samples are ideal for producers trying to capture that glory of artists like New Order, The Human League and Berlin, with a modern twist. This synth-heavy collection is bound to fill your head with visions of futuristic cities and retro futures. With monumental basslines, rich analog pads, distorted power ballad guitars & attentive leads that will make you want more of the nostalgia!

DUEL XT v1.0.1 macOS

MORiA | 18 September 2026 | 159.5 MB

DUEL XT Stop stacking plugins. Start charging your mix.

DUEL XT turns raw sound into cinematic force. Shape the harmonics, control the energy, refine the tone and decide exactly how every transient lands – all inside one focused processor built for music that needs to feel bigger. Get a balanced, powerful sound in just a few clicks. DUEL XT brings weight, energy and polish to everything you feed it – from individual tracks to full mixes. Skip the long plugin chains and endless tweaking. Get the sound faster and keep creating. THE SOUND YOU KNOW. THE CONTROL YOU WANTED.

Gospel Hits 3

FANTASTiC | 19 June 2025 | 510.56 MB

‘Gospel Hits 3’ is the third installment of Gospel themed kits that take you straight to the heart of authentic contemporary and traditional Gospel music. These head bobbing, choir jamming, Gospel grooves will give you an authentic Gospel sound similar to artists such as Hezekiah Walker, John P Kee, Fred Hammond, Tasha Cobbs, and more. These five Construction Kits will give you that authentic Gospel music feel. The sounds and samples are licensed as Royalty-Free for you to use in commercial productions and DJ or remix purposes. Instrumentation includes piano, organ, bass guitar, drums, electric guitar, strings, brass and percussive instruments.

Fluid Pitch v1.5.0 WiN

Team TCD | 19 June 2025 | 7.8MB

PLATFORM: STANDALONE/VSTi/VST3/x64

The Next-Gen Pitch Bend System

Fluid Pitch locks your pitch bend wheel to your chosen scale so you never land on a wrong note ever. Spend less time practicing and more time performing!

Dynamic Plate Reverb v3.1.9 MAC

Team HCiSO | 19 August 2025 | 29.34MB

Dynamic Plate Reverb is an effect plugin that uses a physical model of thin plate vibration to recreate the classic sound of plate reverbs.

Kult v1.26 WiN

Team R2R | 18 September 2026 | 237.36 MB

Pushing the boundaries of technology and synthesis, KULT delivers fascinating, unique synth sounds. From warm to cold, from soft to hard, from familiar to alien, from vintage to futuristic: it’s alive.