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.
“It’s a true privilege to come full-circle” Last issue, after ten years of service at Computer Music HQ, long-standing Editor and all-round top bloke Lee du-Caine penned his final Welcome before leaving for pastures new. We’d like to raise our glasses and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours. Bon voyage, Lee! Which leaves the new mugshot down in the bottom-right corner of this page – yep, that’s me. After sitting in the Features Editor’s chair for several years, I’m taking the helm to sail the good ship towards new horizons. My music-making career began over a decade ago with a knackered old PC and a copy of Computer Music, so it’s a true privilege to come full-circle. If you hadn’t noticed it on the cover [should…
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BAZILLE CM You’ve got yourself a huge modular synth free with this issue – now find out exactly how to use it with our videos. Also included on this issue’s DVD! Read the full article on p36 Finish and polish your modular patches with the rest of this feature’s huge video tutorial collection Read the full article on p36 SAMPLEPHONICS CM PACK This month’s sample pack in action Read the full article on p10 PHORIA See Trewin Howard at work in this in-studio video Viewing instructions from p59 ROLAND SYNTH WORKSHOP Bring classic synth sounds to your DAW Read the full article on p63 NEUROFUNK D&B BASS Put the puzzle together with our tutorial videos Read the full article on p71 Get these…
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EASY GUIDE KEY SIGNATURES Every song’s got one, but how do you interpret the theory behind the notes? Read the full article on p80 Our resident gurus walk you through their specialist field every month – plus, see readers’ questions answered by Owen Palmer on page 84! GEEK TECHNIQUE STEREO BASS Throw conventional wisdom to the wind and see how it’s done Read the full article ad on h p82 ll DR BEAT HYBRID DRUMS Get the best of acoustic and electronic worlds with this video tutorial Read the full article on p86…
