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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‘It’s ready to bite!’ • The purveyors of some of the most exacting soft synths on the market turn their attention to the Oberheim OB-1

Reason Studios: The sea of possibilities • From their groundbreaking mid-’90s releases to the all-new 13th version of Reason, the brains behind some of the most important products in computer music history speak…

IK Multimedia T-RackS Tape Machine 80 • The next best thing to quality tape is a quality tape emulation. This month we’re bringing you just that, and it’s absolutely free!

EASY SOUND DESiGN • In these days of ‘ultimate sample banks’ and ‘preset-packed’ synths and effects, it’s easy to think that sound design is a dying art. But, if anything, we think it should be your go-to creative process. So, here’s how to get into it, whatever your level of understanding

Getting creative with your synths • From the basics to the different synth styles, here’s how to master your synths and then your sounds

Making your sounds move • Now you know the basics of synthesis, let’s explore some of the more complex design principles

6 of the most creative synths for sound design • Everything from plants that grow sonic tentacles to synths that create sounds in both time and space

Using effects for sound design • Branch out into the world of effects and expand your sound design aspirations beyond the basics

6 of the most creative effects for sound design • The most ground-breaking, recent effect plugin releases to fulfil your sound design desires…

6 of the best free plugins for sound design • Need some extra sound design firepower but lack the funds? Here are six to download (actually more!)

14 easy sound design tips • A few tweaks here and there for sound design heaven

MOONILENA • Standing at the intersection of music and art, where melody and memory blur into hazy half-formed shapes, stands Moonilena. We spoke to the Stockholm-based creative about her technical approach to her aural constructs, and the genesis of her captivating new album, Minnet

#06 The Prodigy's No Good: recreate a rave classic • Rave stabs, detuned saws, a frantic pace and gnarly bass. Let’s toast the 30th anniversary of one of The Prodigy's best tunes

#10 How to create dance pop • Dance music’s core genres have influenced pop for decades. We dig into their impact on the mainstream

#23 Using dynamic EQ in a mix • Dynamic EQ is a great tool for achieving level-dependent frequency changes, and can be a true life saver in certain mix situations

JESS CAMILLERI • From engineering the likes of MIA, Rudimental and GoldLink at Strongroom Studios to her current career as an MPG award-nominated engineer and producer, working with new artists to develop their sound, Jess Camilleri is one of the recording industry’s most impressive new talents…

Reason Studios Reason 13 $499 or $19.99/month • A quarter of a century after v1, Reason reaches the not so unlucky v13, but is this once influential DAW still relevant? Andy Jones investigates

Arturia Augmented Yangtze €99 • Stuart Adams embarks on a sonic journey though the world of traditional Chinese instruments – set against a modern backdrop

Tracktion Waveform Pro 13 From $199 • After a series of big updates, Waveform hits v13...