welcome

There’s a certain computer musician who will tell

Moog Music making more… software

It’s not the first time, of course, and this time it’s not about synths…

Graindad, Graindad, we love you…

Yes we only put it as our second

App watch

We report on the latest developments in phone and tablet music making

Kontakt 7 has been made

Native Instruments have announced Kontakt 7, an update

Cherry Audio synths

Cherry Audio are yet another company who seem

Bitwig launch Spectral Suite then make it part of Studio

Bitwig did launch a new Spectral Suite of

Computer Music 10 years back

Our monthly shake-of-thehead at our earlier selves’ news choices…

I’m in Spacer man

Spectral Plugins have announced a new modular reverb/delay

Ins & outs

15 questions with… Mafro

Rising dance music producer Mafro has already been lauded by two Radio One greats, notched up a million Spotify plays on a track with TSHA, scored the soundtrack to Channel 4’s I Hate You series and co-produced Diplo’s single Let You Go. Did we say ‘rising’ star? Mafro has clearly already risen! Time for the 15, ok, 16 questions that matter...

EXTREME FX

Why settle for run of the mill when you can do something incredible? If this thought resonates with you and you’re ready to go off the beaten track, then read on…

6 of the best paid-for plugins for extreme sounds

While much plugin development focuses on recreating the past, some developers really take advantage of the powerful options available to them. Here we’ve plucked six of the best creative and boundary-pushing softwares

6 of the best freeware plugins for extreme sounds

Fledgling developers are often a great source of plugin freebies. Here we’ve selected just a few amazing freeware plugins that can help with more extreme processing

6 of the best Suite plugins for extreme sounds

Our long established cm Suite is a treasure trove of creative processors. Many of these are exclusive to Computer Music or offer better functionality than other related freebies

#21 Recreate the Plaid effect

This month, we create some interesting rhythmic effects, as used by one of Warp Record’s finest, Plaid

#10 How to sort phasing issues

Ashley Thorpe shows you how to recognise, and most importantly fix your phasing issues

DEADMAU5

It’s something of a cliché to state that an artist needs no introduction, but with deadmau5, this may in fact be true. His big-eared mouse helmet might possibly be the most recognisable brand in electronic music

The Pro Producer’s Guide To METERING

Are you dazed by decibels? Struggling with spectrograms? The world of music production is strewn with complex meters and visual indicators that all aim to show you what you’re hearing. This Back To Basics guide aims to clear up what you’re seeing…

Phoscyon 2 - 303

If certain songs are to be believed, ‘everybody needs a 303’. D16’s latest plugin delivers an updated emulation that you might just ‘need’ instead

Ozone 10 Mastering Suite from $249

As iZotope’s long-established suite gets an update, we look at the new layers of Ozone and ask if it’s still the master of its domain?

HARMONY £128

Voice a little weedy in the mix? Apply Waves’ new instant harmony generator, which bolsters your pipes via some smart vocal multiplication

Halo Vision £209

If you work in surround formats, this new analysis suite from Nugen Audio could be just what you need

Devious Machines Infiltrator 2 £99

There are some plugins that raise the bar for others around it… and one such example has just had a big update

IK Multimedia T-RackS FAME Studio Reverb £149.99

IK’s meticulously modelled virtual take on FAME Studios can instantly conjure the character of the hits of yesteryear

LiquidSonics/Reverb Foundry Tai Chi £170

Tai Chi is an apt name for a piece of software that can impart rich power to your mix and voice. Is this a must have reverb?

Soundware round-up

Alliant Audio Neo Soul Essentials Vol. 2 £14.95

Soundware round-up

Audiotent Mutate £21 Morph and mould your synth

IK MULTIMEDIA T-RACKS EQP-1A

This month we have an awesome and classic plugin giveaway courtesy of the lovely people at IK Multimedia

EXTREME SAMPLES!

We’re exploring the extremities of music production, so what better theme for our two new sample packs? It’s time to go extreme with your (free) sounds…

1990 Classic Extreme Leads

From the vault we have a huge collection of searing royalty-free lead loops and multisamples

Loopmasters 315 samples

This month’s demo sample selection highlighting Loopmasters’ latest releases

Mode Audio cm315 samples

We have a set of demo samples showcasing