Computer Music

Computer Music's goal is to help its readers create great music with a PC or Mac. Each month find easy-to-follow tutorials for all sorts of music software, unbiased reviews of the latest products and answers to technical questions. Our Zinio edition does not include the DVD but it DOES INCLUDE the full software, samples and tutorial files to download. Full details inside. Download does not include Producer Masterclass in-studio video. This digital edition is not printable.

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Listen better • IK Multimedia’s ARC Studio room correction promises a monitor upgrade like no other…

Wavetick: forging an equitable music market • Promising an artist-focused service that gives musicians, beatmakers and producers a free marketplace to trade their sonic wares, Wavetick aims to disrupt the current sample website paradigm in the creator’s favour. Let’s find out more…

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CREATIVE REVERB • Reverb has been relied on for its evocative sonic character ever since the first homo sapien warbled expletives into a dark cave. The transformative power of space is still a vital mix ingredient

Reverb types • Before you get creative, it’s important to understand how different types of reverb work

Deeper reverb manipulation • Now you know the basics, let’s delve into the more complex attributes of reverb control for our tracks

Reverb effects • While we can manipulate those regular sounding ’verbs with ease, it’s time to explore how to make all manner of reverb-based effects…

14 creative reverb pro tips • Take our advice, and become a reverb master in no time

MARIA W HORN • An avid explorer of sound’s spectral properties, Maria W Horn’s work realises the potential of long-forgotten spaces. Via instrumental textures, room responses, the human voice and a specialised computer language, she synthesises entirely new sonics. We heard more about her processes and the at-times chilling story behind her affecting new album, Panoptikon

#03 Make a filter kick bass with BazilleCM • Following our deep-dive into the oscillator section of BazilleCM, we follow the signal flow to create a filter-thumping bass sound

#05 How to make a rave-style techno track • Prepare to get fists in the air as we learn the tools, tricks and tempos for nailing the basics of rave-ready techno

#18 Sidechain compression • Sidechain compression is an excellent mixing tool and in this tutorial we pick apart this essential process

SEDIBUS • Detaching from The Orb mothership, Sedibus is the latest project of core figurehead Alex Paterson, accompanied by former Orb-member and key creative collaborator Andy Falconer. With a studio shorthand and a shared passion for flourishing ambient textures, the pair’s second record SETI gazes skyward for its inspiration. We spoke to Andy to learn more…

RADICAL RHYTHMS • From pepping up basic grooves to creating full-on 4/4-flouting madness, learn a multitude of timing tricks with our classic guide

Ableton Live 12 £69/£259/£539 • He’s lived with it for a few months, now Andy Jones judges if Ableton Live’s 12th major update is still the DAW MVP…

BLEASS Arpeggiator $39 • Classic synth-based arpeggiators’ up-down patterns can be tedious, says Stuart Adams. Can Arpeggiator bring the variability he craves?

Cherry Audio Pro Soloist $69 • A bit of a diva in synth clothing? Roland Schmidt travels back to 1972 for a reimagining of an ARP classic with soloistic tendencies

Synthogy Ivory 3 German D $279 • One of the most highly regarded piano libraries around gets an update. Does it strike a chord with our reviewer, Herr Roland Schmidt?

Soundware round-up

MODALICS BITFUZZER • Distortion can be a great effect for enlivening and mashing up...