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.
“Power up your riffing powers to pro level” Sometimes, the classic blend of epic cover feature, free plugin and killer sample pack all combine to form a triple-header that’s truly unmissable… and this is definitely one of those issues! First up, no matter what genre of music you make, it’s a track’s hook – the catchy riff, vocal, percussion loop, sample or any other focal element – that will turn an average production into something truly memorable. So, to power up your riffing powers to pro level, we’ve enlisted our top music theory and sound design experts to create the ultimate melody-writing course! Fastforward to p20 to get started. Once your hook-writing skills are well and truly sharpened, head to p54 and fire up our hot new MIDI assistant app,…
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AUTOTONIC CM Be completely in key all the time with this month’s software giveaway – see how you can get the best out of it on p54 Sample packs TRANSITION TOOLS 500 whooshes, falls, drops and more; royalty-free and in WAV format – grab them on p106 LOOPMASTERS CM240 This issue’s stack of premium-quality samples, compiled from a handful of the soundware kings’ biggest and best packs, p107 CM Plugins Our exclusive collection of free plugins for Mac and PC. See what’s available on pcm108…
Tutorial videos High-quality videos to guide you through our tutorials. Wherever you see the icon on the left, there’s a video version to watch See this issue’s entire video content on the next pages Tutorial files A folder full of audio examples, synth patches and project files to help you follow our tutorials This digital content has been thoroughly scanned and tested at all stages of production, but as with all new software, we still recommend that you run a virus checker before use. We also recommend that you have an up-to-date backup of your hard drive before using the content. Future cannot accept responsibility for any disruption, damage and/or loss to your data or computer system that may occur while using this magazine’s programs and/or data. Consult your network…
HOW TO WRITE PERFECT HOOKS Make sure they can’t get your music out of their heads with these 21 video techniques for making your most ear-catching tunes yet Read the full article on p20 AUTOTONIC CM Keep your MIDI notes in scale with this free standalone software app for Mac and PC Read the full article on p54 DOM & ROLAND See Dom at work in his studio, divulging saintly DnB production tips as he goes Viewing instructions on p47 REASON 9 THE CM GUIDE We expose the updates to Propellerhead’s DAW Read the full article on p67 GENRE MASH-UP Make the right decisions with your stylistic collisions Read the full article on p59 cm/experts Our resident music production gurus walk you through…
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