15 questions with… BLANCMANGE

welcome

I’m feeling slightly insecure. I’ve just read our Sleaford Mods

Roland Zenology

Providing a wealth of emulations of their classic synths and

FabFilter Saturn 2

FabFilter’s multiband distortion plugin, Saturn (10/10,CM 179), has been a

Toontrack EZbass

Joining the excellent EZdrummer 2, EZkeys and EZmix 2, the

Celemony Melodyne 5

It’s the little things that count with version 5 of

Muramasa Morphverb

Newly signed up as the fourth member of the United

App watch

Facebook may not be the first name you think of

Get with the programmers

TF “I started Mastering The Mix in 2014 with a

Spitfire Audio BBC Orchestra Discover

Spitfire’s BBC Orchestra ROMpler is a thing of beauty but,

Softube Weiss EQ1

Continuing their clearly fruitful partnership, the latest collaboration between boutique

iZotope Tonal Balance 2

Breaking out from iZotope’s Ozone 9 and Neutron 3 plugin

Eventide Rotary Mod

The swirling, psychedelic sound of the Leslie rotary speaker cabinet

COMPUTER MUSIC 10 years back

Anyone who says that music’s been devalued over the past

Arturia OB-Xa V

Arturia’s awesome vintage synth and keyboard emulation line just got

Ins & outs

Sample vendors Splice have enjoyed a dramatic rise, and it

cm/backchat

Great idea to bring back readers’ messages! I always enjoyed

LOGIC GOES LIVE

For once you can agree with the hype. Apple have

NEW ADDITIONS

1 There are many different ways to incorporate the new

BASS SPECIAL

How to make a variety of synth bass sounds using

SYNTH BASS

Samples and presets are all very well, but if you

37 ESSENTIAL BASS TIPS

These days, producers and artists have access to music-making tools

SUB BASS

Sub bass is a music production term typically used to

SLEAFORD MODS

The East Midlands has a very specific accent. To anyone

cm Producer Masterclass C.A.R.

London-based Canadian Chloé Raunet is currently making music under the

Logic 10.5 FREE

The arrival of Logic Pro X 10.5 - which Apple

Tracktion Software Waveform Pro 11 $119

Metronomic in its regularity, this year’s Waveform Pro update introduces

oeksound soothe2 €199

Released in 2016, the original soothe was billed as an

Mastering The Mix Mixroom £49

Mastering The Mix first got our attention with their easy-to-use

cm mini reviews

This bundle from Presonus looks, on the face of it,

BABY COMEBACK CM

Get the plugin and the video tutorial on your PC/Mac

All-new bass samples

We’re celebrating the low end this issue, with sub and

Cinematic Soundscape

Missing a good old trip to the flicks? We’ve raided

Loopmasters cm 284 samples

15 questions with… RAC

RAC: “I’ve been working professionally since 2007 and originally got