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Computer Music
January 2021
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COMPUTER MUSIC
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Essentials
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NEW RELEASES • COMMENT • INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS
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We’ve gone galactic with this month’s two new free sample packs for some awe-inspiring space and sci-fi sounds. Get them on the DVD or at filesilo.co.uk
Epic Fantasy
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Steinberg Cubase 11
The venerable DAW gets its annual boost up and spruce up, bringing with it some tasty new treats and a few welcome once-overs…
STEINBERG
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Strings in Freeware
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d16 Group
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TAKE IT TO 11
Ableton Live 11
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE
New in Live 11
The many new features, devices, effects, workflow tweaks and other improvements in Ableton Live 11
New additions
A focus on some of the multitrack comping and Take Lane features in Live 11, and the new effect plugins…
Step by step
1. Take Recording and Comping 1  >A significant
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2. Linked Track Editing 1 >Another great new
Step by step
3. Linked Track Comping 1 > We love
Fabfileter
http://www.fabfilter.com
Step by step
4. MPE additions 1 > The additional expression
Soothe2
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5. Digging into Hybrid Reverb 1 >We’re liking
AUDIO TENT
http://www.audiotent.com
Step by step
6. Exploring Live 11’s two spectral devices 1
ZOOM
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7. Extra Clip detail and chance events 1
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01 > Redux, a very simple bitcrusher gets
Loopcloud
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ROISIN MURPHY
The former Moloko songstress – whose “dicking around in the studio” translated to a slew of international chart-topping hits – has music flowing through her DNA…
24 (DJ) Parrot Magic
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Easy Strings
Dave Clews reveals how you can use your computer to bring authentic string sounds to your tunes… on any budget
Articulations and techniques
So you’ve downloaded a string sample library and now you’re ready to write some stirring string parts. But hang on, why do all the patches have Italian names and how do you pick the right one? There are a lot of different playing techniques to create different sounds, effects and textures from string instruments, and any sample library worth buying will include a generous selection of techniques and articulations. So to get the most out of your library, it’s worth spending some time to get a handle on what some of these techniques are called and when might be the best time to use them. In the long term, it’ll help you no end to know your flautando from your col legno battuto. Here’s a list of some of the terms you might encounter…
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Native Instruments Komplete 13 Ultimate Collector’s Ed. £1349
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