In this issue

THE 6 BEST SYNTHS OF ALL TIME
The best softsynths ever (and still available to buy).

ANATOMY OF THE TECHNO KICK
A new series of expert production guides begins!

HOLLY HERNDON
The US musician on why an AI bandmate trumps the human kind..

What Does 5G Mean For Music?

5G is the next generation of mobile cellular technology. Before you ask, it is not just faster 4G (although it can be up to 20 times quicker). 5G brings with it lower latency figures and higher bandwidths – that is, more data and quicker – and it’s more about what you can do with this extra girth that counts. 5G will mean some obvious improvements – like better sound quality for your streaming music and being able to play properly in time with other musicians online – but there are some other less obvious, yet far more exciting 5G musical possibilities. From enjoying a virtual band on stage to accessing a recording studio on your phone, 5G will transform the way we make and enjoy music, and it might just save the live music industry as we know it.

7 mins

15 Questions With… SHAW & GROSSFELDT

Simian Mobile Disco’s Jas Shaw and Bas Grossfeldt make an album completely inspired by a Yamaha Dysclavier. Why not?

7 mins

SYNTH SPECIAL

It’s a super synth special in this month’s Computer Music and we have a fantastic selection of hands-on features to help you make great synth music and create some great sounds…

10+ mins

Softsynths… of all time!

Time to put our heads on the block as we pick the six best software synths… ever (and still available to buy)

2 mins

Modulation

In this instalment of our synth series, we look at some common mod sources and how to use them to bring your patches to life

6 mins

Anatomy Of The Techno Kick

It’s the first in a new series of production techniques from the experts at Audiotent, with a special guide to producing perfect kicks

5 mins

Baby Audio Parallel Aggressor

Parallel processing is a great way to capture the flavour of heavy processing and this new plugin wants to make it easier than ever before

5 mins

K Multimedia iRig Keys 2 Mini €122

IK Multimedia deliver one of their dinkiest computer music-making keyboards, and it might be just what your mobile production needs

3 mins

Beatskillz RetroVolt £99

BeatSkills deliver a sample player with synth ambitions and a plugin simply drenched in nostalgia

4 mins

Future classic softsynths

We have six all-time classics on p36. Here are six young pretenders from the last two years vying to steal the crown

2 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.