FM | GEAR GUIDE
Austrian Audio Hi-X15 £89
Full Review: FM386 | Superb cans for those tracking and mixing on a budget. Their compact size and light weight will also appeal to pros on the move.
Røde NTH-100 £149
Full Review: FM384 The NTH-100s are the best over-ear headphones we’ve tried for their price bracket. Go-to cans for all listening scenarios.
Focal Listen Professional £219
Full Review: FM342 Honest, transparent circumaural phones that cause little fatigue over long periods. A favourite choice in the all-rounder headphone category.
Beyerdynamic DT 700 PRO X £219
Full Review: FM379 A reliable pair of headphones that combine great build quality with excellent sound.
Sennheiser HD-206 £20
Deceptively rugged all-rounders delivering much bang for buck, the Sennheiser HD-206’s represent a brilliant solution for budgetconscious studio scenarios.
Full Review: FM382 | More than just a more affordable Prophet, Take 5 is its own, distinctive synth with a fantastic sound.
Full Review: FM367 The Super 6 is an impressive machine; even more so for being a first release. Intuitive, super-versatile, totally unique sounding… a pleasure to get lost in!
Full Review: FM362 Arturia’s first polysynth is packed with unique features and has bags of character. A worthy flagship for the Brute range and a top-tier poly.
Review: FM355 The Matriarch is very inspiring. It’s well built, has the classic Moog Modular sound and it’s complex yet intuitive. This is a future classic!
Sequential Prophet-5 £3,000
Review: FM374 An excellent sounding poly paired with a very creative sequencer. Despite reservations regarding polyphony and the price, this is an impressive piece of gear.
MIDI KEYBOARDS
Full Review: FM386 Launchkey 88 is a solid performer that makes a great standalone controller but is best coupled with one of the script-supported DAWs.
Full Review: FM324 For melodic sequencing duties and flexible hardware control, this is one of the best keyboard devices around.
Review FM363 A very decent upgrade with genuinely pro features, that cements its position in the top handful of mini keyboard controllers available.
Review FM338 A quality controller combined with a well-rounded software bundle.
Review: FM383 There might be little in the way of competition when it comes to FL Studio controllers, but Novation’s FLkey is a genuinely slick keyboard.
Review: FM349 Small but well spec’d, this is a convenient and well-made controller that’s great with or without Ableton Live.
Review: FM338 Well-designed and versatile. For those who work with both hardware and software
