In this issue

WORKSHOP: PRODUCE RAVE!
Techniques and tips that will help you go old skool!

WA PRODUCTION SYNTHWAVE ARCADE
How to purchase (for nothing!) your incredible 4GB sample collection, free with this issue of Computer Music..

Top collaboration tips

Stuck at home? You’re certainly not alone. It’s time to get out and meet people – at least virtually – and make some music!

5 mins

How to make a 90s hardcore rave track like Calvin Harris's Hypnagogic (I Can't Wait)

We look at how a Bobby Byrd break, an acapella, Korg M1 piano sound and acid house bassline can create the classic sound of early 90s hardcore rave…

6 mins

FERRY CORSTEN

The Dutch trance master has turned down the strobes, ditched the kick drums and released an ambient album

10+ mins

TRANCE

Come with us to a hypnotic, trippy dimension and produce a track in one of the 90s’ best genres…

6 mins

10 classic sample libraries that changed music

From jungle breaks to genre-defining club sounds, Computer Music celebrates some of the sample collections that shaped the 90s and beyond…

6 mins

EastWest / Quantum Leap Hollywood Backup Singers $299

Need backing vocals and need them fast? Then this backing vocal focused pack from EastWest / Quantum Leap could be for you

5 mins

CableGuys CrushShaper €39/$44

CableGuys add a bitcrush effect to their ShaperBox collection. So what has this crusher got to offer that others don’t?

5 mins

Audient EVO 4

Audient might have a history of big mixing desks, but they now also have one of the most compact interfaces available. Is it EVO so good?

4 mins

Krotos Audio Concept £119

For their first ever plugin synth, these Scottish developers have focused on acrobatic modulation and fast, efficient workflow. A good concept?

5 mins

9 Tips For Productive Production In Self-Isolation

Many of us have been confined to our homes of late, so here are some irreverent tips to make these hours as musically productive as possible…

4 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.