VICTOR LÉVY-LASNE
CO-FOUNDER
MAXIME LE GUIL
CO-FOUNDER
THIS MONTH IN FILTER
WE ARE
BREAKING NEW GROUND
Welcome to the first edition of Filter Magazine.
It’s been an exciting and incredibly rewarding journey since our first seminars at La Fabrique Studios in 2010. In the years since then we’ve hosted tons of amazing seminars with many great mixers and producers. We also started our online presence, which has grown incredibly. This magazine is the latest example of our ongoing drive to give you content that’s exciting and informative!
Introduction ⟶
ILLANGELO
Illangelo, aka Carlo Montagnese, is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian songwriter, mixer and producer, best-known for his work with The Weeknd. His other credits include Drake, Post Malone, Wiz Khalifa, M.I.A., Lykke Li, Fall Out Boy, Katy Perry, and MØ.
In the interview below he talks about his views on the future of music and the music industry, his daily routine, how to prevent writer’s block, and much more.
DECONSTRUCTING THE MIX BUSS
In this month's analysis we explore the workflows of some top-class mixers with regards to master buss processing.
We'll take a detailed look at signal chains, consider the rationales behind individual approaches, and compare the similarities and differences between the techniques of these talented engineers.
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IN THE KEY OF AI
As intelligent audio tools become more and more common in the music making process, AI is slowly making its transition from teaboy to assistant engineer. But can these tools take on the more creative tasks that come with this new role?
We undertook a series of experiments using AIVA, an AI tool that generates unique musical compositions, to find out whether a machine is capable of composing 'authentic' music.
Read Article ⟶& EQUALITY IN MUSIC
In this article, Paul Tingen begins to unpick the impact that social movements such as the BLM protests have had on the lives of our masters, as well as the broader issues of equality in the recorded music industry.
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Playlist
RECORD COLLECTIONS
We invited a couple of our masters to create a hand-selected playlist for you. Take a listen below!
Entertainment
GAMES
Take a swing at solving this month's MWTM crossword.
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