In this issue

THE GEAR YOU NEED
An in-depth look at how to connect up to the Eurorack world and the module types on offer.

STARTER SETUPS AND ALL-IN-1S
Tips for setting up beginner modular synth systems, plus some incredible all-in-one options..

15 questions with… JIMMY EDGAR

Playing games with music, using three EQs, no compression, nor reverb. Welcome to the glorious mind of Jimmy Edgar

6 mins

The cm guide to MODULAR SYNTHESIS

Modular, aka Eurorack, synthesis has taken the production world by storm. Here’s your complete guide on how to get going, as we go from zero to modular hero…

10+ mins

TOM HOLKENBORG

Having just scaled his personal ‘Mount Everest’ with a four-and-a-half-hour score for Justice League: The Snyder Cut, Tom Holkenborg reflects on isolation working methods, casting out his old kit and his enduring passion for boutique Eurorack synths

10+ mins

Spitfire Audio Contemporary Drama Toolkit £169

Spitfire invite you to enjoy a world of effortless, feel-based scoring. But are these simple routes to sonic success just smoke and mirrors?

5 mins

Neuratron PhotoScore & NotateMe Ultimate 2020 £199

To scan and edit existing musical scores, the best option is a dedicated application (and one with a very long name)

3 mins

Caelum Audio Tape Pro £39.99

Tape saturation can be an excellent flavour-enhancing tool. Let’s see if this new affordable plugin from Caelum Audio tingles the taste buds

3 mins

Tom Wolfe Premier Collection £239.99

This preset collection for softsynth classics could catapult your next soundtrack into the top division, but is it in the premier league?

3 mins

New keys samples

We have two all-new packs of highly-processed keyboard samples for you this issue. You can get both packs on the DVD or download direct at filesilo.co.uk

2 mins

Spiritual Sounds

It’s time to raid the mighty Vault, and we have found a much-needed collection of samples to calm us all down a bit. One, two, three: breathe…

2 mins

15 questions with…SNARL

Snarl might not be old enough to set foot in a club yet, but he’s already producing tracks so good that he has been described as ‘dance music’s next great prodigy’. Not that Prodigy, although he does come from Essex…

7 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.