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.

welcome

HOW TO USE cm

Moog Music making more… software • It’s not the first time, of course, and this time it’s not about synths…

App watch • We report on the latest developments in phone and tablet music making

10 years back • Our monthly shake-of-the-head at our earlier selves’ news choices…

I’m in Spacer man

Ins & outs

15 questions with… Mafro • Rising dance music producer Mafro has already been lauded by two Radio One greats, notched up a million Spotify plays on a track with TSHA, scored the soundtrack to Channel 4’s I Hate You series and co-produced Diplo’s single Let You Go. Did we say ‘rising’ star? Mafro has clearly already risen! Time for the 15, ok, 16 questions that matter...

EXTREME FX • Why settle for run of the mill when you can do something incredible? If this thought resonates with you and you’re ready to go off the beaten track, then read on…

Transient shaping • For truly banging beats, it’s a transient shaper we want and the Suite has plenty to offer

Getting granular • For something truly unique, splitting it into tiny bite size pieces and rearranging it is the way forward

6 of the best paid-for plugins for extreme sounds • While much plugin development focuses on recreating the past, some developers really take advantage of the powerful options available to them. Here we’ve plucked six of the best creative and boundary-pushing softwares

Dub delays • Let’s use a simple delay effect to create two very different outcomes…

Pitch manipulation • Push the limits with Zplane’s excellent Vielklang 2 CM

6 of the best freeware plugins for extreme sounds • Fledgling developers are often a great source of plugin freebies. Here we’ve selected just a few amazing freeware plugins that can help with more extreme processing

Image issues • Let’s not forget how creative we can be just by manipulating the stereo image

Crazy convolutions • Despite its impulse-based mechanics, convolution can deliver delightfully unexpected outcomes

6 of the best Suite plugins for extreme sounds • Our long established Suite is a treasure trove of creative processors. Many of these are exclusive to Computer Music or offer better functionality than other related freebies

Shimmering distortion • Distortion is a perennial tool for adding energy and destroying sounds. But it comes in many flavours…

Creative reverbs • Reverbs can be almost invisible, but you can also embrace their more characterful capabilities…

#21 Recreate the Plaid effect • This month, we create some interesting rhythmic effects, as used by one of Warp Record’s finest, Plaid

#10 How to sort phasing issues • Ashley Thorpe shows you how to recognise, and most importantly fix your phasing issues

DEADMAU5 • It’s something of a cliché to state that an artist needs no introduction, but with deadmau5, this may in fact be true. His big-eared mouse helmet might possibly be the most recognisable brand in electronic music

Back to BASICS The Pro Producer’s Guide To METERING • Are you dazed by decibels? Struggling with spectrograms? The world of music production is strewn with complex meters and visual indicators that all aim to show you what you’re hearing. This Back To Basics guide aims to clear up...