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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The joy of flex • Vocoflex is a new vocal transformation plugin from Tokyo-based Dreamtonics that lets you access AI-powered voice modelling in your DAW in real time

THE CM PLUGIN SUITE RELOADED! • We’ve overhauled and upgraded our world famous Plugin Suite for the modern age, adding a wealth of new instruments, tools and effects – and they’re all yours with this issue! Over the next few pages, we’ll shine a light on the best new additions, and how to get the most from the greatest free arsenal in music production

The cm Suite reloaded • We’ve spent the last few months immersed in the building of our spruced-up plugin suite, securing a range of astounding new additions. Here’s our overview of the very best free bundle, ever!

SUITE V3.0 • The Plugin Suite is world famous for delivering the instruments, effects and utilities you need to make music, and you get it free with every issue! Here’s your guide to v3.0

THE CM SUITE V3.0 MATRIX

Void & Vista: Art to make art with • With just two products released to date, Void & Vista has already captured our attention via its hugely creative approach to sound design. We spoke to the key minds behind the company to find out more about its refreshingly artistic attitude to the craft of software instrument making…

#11 Make a loop into a track • It’s simple to make a killer loop, but how does that become a dancefloor-filling hit? It only takes a few steps to get the process started…

#1 Make a spicy lead with GForce Axxess • It’s time to turn up the heat and Axxess a searing lead, with a little help from an ultra-cool addition to the plugin suite

#24 Tailored reverbs • Reverb is a great tool, but cleverly thinking about its application can really take your mix to the next level. Here’s how to get tailoring…

KATIE TAVINI • A ubiquitous name in the world of mastering, Katie Tavini’s intuitive senses and aptitude for bringing out the best in a huge array of music has been rightly praised. We were keen to catch up with Katie – fresh from moving her studio into a new setup in Liverpool – to find out more about her acclaimed approach

GForce Software VSM IV £99.99 • This updated VSM continues to prove that strings are very much the thing! Roland Schmidt swots up on his virtual string theory

Dawesome/Tracktion Myth $179 • Peter V is fast becoming the most ground-breaking plugin developer around. His latest is a synth of mythical proportions, says Andy Jones

SSL Module8 £80 • Multi-effects are getting more powerful at the expense of ease of use, but Module8 manages both and is therefore pretty gr8, says Andy Jones

DH Plugins LFO-EQ-1 £39 • Modulating your EQ parameters opens up a multitude of exciting effects. Can this affordable plugin really hit the mark? Jon Musgrave finds out

Orchestral Tools Monolith €299 • To create a soundtrack of epic proportions, you’re going to need a percussion library on a grand scale. Roland Schmidt scales the Monolith

iZotope RX 11 Advanced £1,149 • The latest update to iZotope’s spectral editing and repair toolbox brings powerful new features, but is it worth Stuart Adams’ cash?

Cherry Audio Chroma $69 • If you’re after a colourful new synth, Cherry Audio has something that covers the whole...