In this issue

BUNDLES OF FREE FUN
We take a focus on the most robust freeware bundles you can download right now.

THE FUTURE OF FREEWARE
A look ahead to how the industry continues to adapt to the ever-swelling freeware landscape..

15 questions with...Gryffin

With millions of YouTube and Spotify streams, and successful collaborations with Maroon 5, Carly Rae Jepsen and One Republic under his belt, there’s no stopping the meteoric rise of US producer and songwriter Gryffin. Here he describes how going from AC/DC to deadmau5 and classical piano to Ableton Live helped him launch his bid for Spotify superstardom

7 mins

BUILD YOUR ALL-NEW FREE STUDIO

No, it's not just another freeware roundup of titles you've seen in countless 'best of' lists before. This time we're ditching the old guard, going for quality rather than quantity, and looking at some of the newest and most exciting freeware releases around and how to use them in your music productions. And all for free, of course!

10+ mins

Bundles of free fun

Last time we looked at freeware, we suggested a bunch of different bundles for different uses, so here's a recap, plus some you can download in one go

10+ mins

The future of (free) software

More software has become free or so cheap that you might wonder how long people will be willing to pay for it. While we’re pondering, just what do those new subscription models mean for us all? Time to look ahead…

6 mins

Modulating gates on synth pads

Gating a pad has long been considered a classic effect. Adding real-time control takes pad-gating to the next level!

4 mins

MAKING IMMERSIVE LONDON WITH ARK360⁰

Are you ready for a post-stereo world? For the Immersive London project, spatial experts ARK360° took a host of emerging Londonbased artists on a quest to expand their understanding of immersive sound. The results, as heard on a new compilation, may serve as an example to the rest of us...

9 mins

Steinberg HALion 7

Steinberg's do-everything sample-based instrument now does a lot more, is easier on the eye and, importantly, is a lot easier to grapple with

3 mins

Audient EVO SP8

Audient call SP8 the world’s ‘smartest mic preamp’, which might not set your heart racing, but it could also be the desktop expander you need

3 mins

Rhodes V8

The Rhodes is back! The new Mk8 electric piano is now joined by the V8 software, with plenty of surprises under the virtual Rhodes lid

3 mins

GForce Software Minimonsta2

What's that coming over the hill? It's the latest incarnation of the Moog Model D from soft-synth pioneers GForce Software...

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.