welcome

A very wise person once said - think Mr. Miyagi

A quick guide to the drum kit

For as long as human beings have walked the earth,

KICK DRUM

The kick drum, or bass drum, is the powerhouse behind

THE PERFECT SNARE DRUM

The snare drum is huge! Not that it’s ever been

THE PERFECT HI-HATS AND CYMBALS

The hi-hats are a pair of cymbals mounted on a

THE EASY GUIDE TO RECORDING DRUMS

Record drums? Why would you bother when it’s so easy

GET REAL!

Many computer musicians shy away from programming their own acoustic

MIXING DRUMS

Mixing drums is one of the most challenging aspects of

15 questions with… THE DANDY WARHOLS

Peter Holmström is best known as the lead guitarist for

LOGIC VS LIVE

Apple Logic Pro X and Ableton Live 10 are two

GOTSOME

The track Bassline put Bristolian producer GotSome on the map

JORIS DELACROIX

Award-winning techno and trance DJ/producer Joris Delacroix started out making

80s flavours

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The Filter - pt 1

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THE PROFESSIONALS

We’re used to talking to producers in Computer Music, but

PULSAR SMASHER

Pulsar Digital are relatively new plugin developers but with a

All-new beat samples

We’ve got a huge set of features designed to help

8-bit Bonanza

We really have pulled out the stops to give you

Arturia OB-Xa V €199

There’s been a decades-lasting joke among members of the Computer

Rob Papen Quad €99

Quad was originally designed as a rack extension instrument for

Hit’n’Mix Infinity £299

In the decade since Hit’n’Mix’s audio software first appeared, it

Baby Audio Comeback Kid £39

Last month’s Computer Music had a rather great freebie in

Sontronics Podcast Pro £99

For obvious reasons, there have been more of us with

Sound Dust Saxomaphonium £40

Built on the same core engine as Pendleonium (9/10, 237),

W.A. Production Punchy Worm $20

The cringe-worthy GUI scored it a few easy headlines but

Soundware round-up

Misleading title alert, as Rave Game is in fact a

Loopmasters cm 285 samples

Synapse Audio Obsession

Hot on the heels of Arturia’s OB-Xa V (see review

MeldaProduction Monastery Grand

The prolific MeldaProduction have released Monastery Grand, a free sample-based

iZotope Stutter Edit 2

The second generation of electronic music legend BT and plugin

Novation Launchkey Mk3

The Mk3 iteration of Novation’s Launchkey Mini Ableton Live (other

App watch

We rarely talk about a major Android music-making app release

Get with the programmers

cm What challenges did you face in the development of

UVI Drone

The latest from French ROMpler specialists UVI is a dual-layer

SoundDevice Digital SubBass Doctor 808

Giving the producer mixing in less-thanideal monitoring situations a remedy

TC Electronic Master X and Brickwall HD Native

Based on the hardware DSP-powered Master X for Pro Tools,

Apogee/Clearmountain’s Spaces

A visionary collaboration between über-producer Bob Clearmountain and posh hardware/software

10 years back

Some problems are perennial - software crashes, latency issues and

Apple embark on two-year transition to ARM silicon

At this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), Apple made the

Ins & outs

We know that the DX7 is a prized synth, but

Cm/backchat

A while back you used to feature reviews of readers’