In this issue

THE TB-303 IN SOFTWARE
The various emulations including Roland’s own.

TEN LEGENDARY 303 TRACKS
The TB tunes you need to know about… now.

15 questions with… Mason Maynard

After last month’s 15 Questions With Shane Codd, we have another young producer who is making it big in the world of dance music. Mason Maynard already has the backing of BBC stars and some top production legends plus a studio packed with the best hardware and software. And it all stems from a school lesson when he was asked to produce on a computer. “There was another way to make music…”

6 mins

The Roland TB-303

It’s issue 303 of Computer Music so there really was only one feature that we could lead with – one comparing and contrasting the attributes of a hardware 303 with its many software counterparts. It’s time, then, to explore the finest pieces of software inspired by the legendary Roland TB-303…

10+ mins

EFTERKLANG

Producer Mads Brauer explains how the experimental Danish trio have gone back to basics for their latest album – and back to nature…

10+ mins

Problem-solving mixing

Part of the job of a mix engineer is to solve problems that might arise at the recording stage. Software – and creative thinking – can help!

5 mins

A TB-303 via Zebra CM

TB or not TB! It’s not so much a question, as how we use our own Zebra CM plugin to recreate the sound of a TB-303 for our 303 issue!

5 mins

15 questions with… Amon Tobin

Amon Tobin’s new release, How Do You Live, marks his 25th year in music. Working under four aliases and across more than a dozen albums, he’s transmuted elements of jazz, drum & bass and trip-hop into his own brand of intricate, brooding electronica, developing a sound and method that’s defined by process and technique – not genre or style. But, we hear you ask, what are his favourite plugins?

6 mins

Cherry Audio Mercury-4 £30

The bygone, underappreciated Jupiter-4 hums with life once again, thanks to this new, intricately modelled software adaptation

6 mins

Arturia SQ80 V Cross Wave synth €199

Arturia have emulated the SQ80 from Ensoniq, an interesting sample-based synth from the 1980s. But does it have a place in 2021?

6 mins

Steinberg WaveLab Pro 11 £430

If 11 is one louder than 10, then WaveLab 11 must be one better than WaveLab 10. But, actually, it turns out that’s quite a lot better…

6 mins

Nugen Audio Paragon ST £209

Imagine if you could combine the flexibility of an algorithmic reverb with the authenticity of convolution? Imagine no more with Paragon ST…

6 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.