WE’RE STARTING WITH BEATS
Create perfect beats from scratch, three ways…

KEEP THIS FREQUENCY CLEAR
Basic and creative EQ and perfecting your filtering..

KÖLSCH

Danish house and techno artist Kölsch discusses his latest album I Talk To Water, a sonically dense masterclass by a multimillion streamed artist at the height of his creative powers

CATCHING FLIES

London-based producer Catching Flies talks his latest album Tides, where he manipulates samples into abstract new forms while keeping a keen melodic sense firmly in his grasp

In this issue
Wavetick: forging an equitable music market
Deeper reverb manipulation
interview - sedibus

PETRI ALANKO
Alan Wake 2’s soundtrack composer talks scoring with DIY instruments and an arsenal of plugins.

SYNTH SHOWDOWN
Celebrate the brilliance of software synths, and how to get more from them..

AARON HORN
The heir to the Buggles empire has more than entered his own. We hear more about his immersive work which straddles dimensions and categories.

SIGN LIBRA
From Lapland with love, Sign Libra was classically trained for perfection..

LINUX IN THE STUDIO
Tempted by this alternative OS’s music-making potential, but don’t know where to start? We offer up a comprehensive guide.

MAGNETIC SKIES
The ’80s-channeling quartet tell all..

CLASSIC SOUND DESIGN
Take a step forward into the past, as we give you the formula for some of history’s coolest sounds.

DANCE MUSIC MASTERCLASS
Sara Simms joins us and builds a tech house groove..

GREGG KOWALSKY
The meditative LA maestro muses on MIDI and more ahead of new release Eso Es.

INFEKT
Dubstep’s finest talks bangers, bananas (!) and bass music as he unveils the processes behind his sound..

CREATIVE SIDECHAINING
Learn how to make tracks pump harder with this classic feature on the art of sidechaining.

APASHE
Apashe explains how he has melded hard-hitting bass music with a 69-piece orchestra..

SYNTH MASTERCLASS
Dave Gale shows us how to add harmony to our bass.

MAKE BETTER BEATS
Learn all you need to build booming beats across numerous genres..

MASTERING IN THE BOX 
Grapple with the process once considered an experts-only domain.

CHRIS LAKE
We speak to DJ and modern house music megastar Chris Lake and discover a lifelong love of software..

LOGIC PRO FOR IPAD
We guide you through getting started with the tabletoptimised version of Apple’s flagship DAW.

SYNTH MASTERCLASS
Dave Gale shows us how to build punchy synth bass..

WAVETABLE SYNTHESIS
We pull apart this dense synthesis technique and explain how you can fashion unique wavetables.

BITWIG STUDIO
8-TRACK
Explore the new version – free with this issue.

ARRANGE LIKE A PRO
Our main feature goes deep on arrangement, with tutorials and pro advice on structuring your tracks.

14 ARRANGEMENT TIPS
A cherry-picked selection of some of CM’s tried-andtested methods for quickfire arrangement building..

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..

THE COMPOSER’S TOOLKIT
A guide to the best sound design effects, orchestral libraries, DAWs and our recommended go-tos from within the Plugin Suite.

THE BEST REVERB PLUGINS
One of the most essential effects in music production, we’ll guide you through the cream of the crop of both convolution and algorithmic types..

SYNTH MASTERCLASS
Dave Gale explores how to get perfect with your pads.

PRODUCTION MASTERCLASS
Jon Musgrave delivers more amazing mix practices..

PART 1: MPE – THE NEW STANDARD OF CONTROL
The latest MPE standard has changed the face of control. Here we look at the best synths and controllers and how to take control with them, with tutorials on Expressive E’s Touché and Equator 2.

PART 2: GESTURE, TOUCHSCREEN AND THE FUTURE
Touchscreen control has often been touted as the future: here we look at where it is now, then examine the latest gesture controllers and glimpse the future of how you might one day make music..

SYNTH MASTERCLASS
Dave Gale reaches for the highs… with his bass patch?

MIX MASTERCLASS
Jon Musgrave takes us for a spin (delay)..

BECOME A SYNTH POWER USER
Synth Jedi Dave Gale takes us back to the fundamentals of synthesis before propelling us up a few levels by exploring every aspect of synthesis. All synthesis types explained for max synth power!

SYNTH POWER!
How to get the most from a selection of some of the greatest and most commonly-used synths out there. Workshops on every aspect of synthesis to take your soundscaping to the next level..

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO EXTREME EFFECTS
How pushing the limits on your effects plugins can pay dividends with your music production.

METERING AND VISUAL TOOLS
All of the different visual displays on your software explained.

GET A GREAT STUDIO SPACE
Upgrading your studio is not just about the gear but the room it is on. We’ve got some great advice on how you can fix that space on a budget.

HANDS-ON TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS
Hands-on guides to upgrading your sound with cheapware, freeware and the CM Plugin Suite!

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO ULTIMATE BEATS
We go in depth with drum machines, looking at programming, arranging, mixing and more.

HANDS-ON TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS
Recreate some of the best beats of the last four decades with these step-by-step tutorials..

YOUR GUIDE TO THE PRO PRODUCER’S FAVOURITE EFFECT
How delays can take your sound to the next level, all the types revealed and the best on test.

HANDS-ON TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS
Recreate some classic delays as used by Jean-Michel Jarre, Jon Hopkins and Bonobo!

BACK TO BASICS: PRO GUIDE TO ANALOGUE PROCESSING
A look at the analogue signal chain and how emulating it can add warmth to your mixes.

GUIDING YOU THROUGH THE MAIN VOCAL PROCESSES
You can make a bad vocal great with our main guides to pitch correction, effects and mixing.

HANDS-ON TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS
We look at five in-depth vocal treatments in these hands-on, step-by-step workshops.

THE SOFTWARE THAT CAN MAKE YOUR MUSIC FOR YOU
From beat creators to melody makers, we examine some of the tools that make your music lifeeasier.

HANDS-ON TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS
We explore four of today’s AI plugin stars to see if they really can assist in music production.

THE COMPUTER MUSIC PLUGIN SUITE V2.0…
It’s been a huge part of this mag’s offering since day 1 and now it’s been reborn for 2022. Read more here…

HANDS-ON TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS
Get to know some of the newer plugins and how they will change the way you produce music..

PRODUCTION MASTERCLASS
Ashley Thorpe tackles the low end of mixing in his regular Expert Guide.

SYNTH MASTERCLASS
Dave Gale gets metallic and synthy with the mighty Zebra CM.

THE BEST FREEWARE APPS, WHATEVER YOU DO… Produce EDM, perform live, podcast, play guitar, make hip-hop and so much more… for free...

HANDS-ON FREEWARE TUTORIALS & WORKSHOPS - Step-by-step tutorials on how to make a track, sample and enjoy modular synthesis… all for free!

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Computer Music Magazine - March 2022

Computer Music Magazine - March 2022

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Beat it!

Keys and more

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EQ & filtering

Dynamics

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