In this issue

BACK TO BASICS: PRO GUIDE TO ANALOGUE PROCESSING
A look at the analogue signal chain and how emulating it can add warmth to your mixes.

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO ANALOGUE DIRT

Your digital mixes may well be too perfect! Here's our guide to bringing some humanity back into your productions and how to get deep, down and dirty with some 'analogue' processing

10+ mins

Zebra CM go-getta bass

Creating a square bass with movement is a cool commercial trick. Let's widen the pulse of Zebra CM's oscillators, David Guetta-style

5 mins

Getting a great bass tone

In this tutorial you'll learn how to get a great sound for your bass, straight from your audio interface

5 mins

WILLIAM ORBIT

After working with Madonna, U2, Blur, Robbie Williams and Britney Spears, William Orbit’s career went on hold after battling with drugs and his confidence. The joy of painting and a beginner’s guide to Pro Tools got his mojo back and now he is about to release his first new album in eight years

10+ mins

CINEMATIC BEATS

Enormous drum and percussion sounds are the order of the day as we turn our attention to producing blockbuster beats suitable for a Hollywood epic

10 mins

Nicky Romero/Cableguys Kickstart 2 €14

If you want pumping sidechain effects, a dedicated plugin is a must and this one's just had a tasty update

3 mins

Cherry Audio Minimode $59.00

Endorsing the fact that “everyone should have a Minimoog”, Cherry Audio re-mode the early 70s classic into a highly desirable plugin form

3 mins

Caelum Audio Flux Pro £50

Can an affordable plugin deliver compelling multi effects? This latest offering from Caelum Audio could be the one

3 mins

Artur V Collection 9 £419

The reputed resource of software synths gets an update. We should all be looking to complete our collections as we upgrade to version 9

5 mins

Røde NTH-100 £145

Can Røde's first attempt at producing headphones be anywhere near as good as the company's microphones? Let's find out...

3 mins

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Computer Music Magazine Description:

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 - FROM ISSUE 182 (October 2012) onwards - 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.