In this issue

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.

15 questions with...John Newman

John Newman may already be known as the charttopping singer with hits like 2012's UK number one Feel The Love (with Rudimental) and global top 10 Love Me Again, but this year he's taken his own advice - "move on before it's too late". He's now embarked on a new chapter, John Newman 2.0, which is more dance-orientated, but actually returns to his production roots where he discovered computer music via some breakfast cereals...

10 mins

What does A.I. mean mean for your music?

As artificial intelligence seeps into every aspect of modern life – self driving cars, telephone answering systems, speech and facial recognition - so its impact in the world of music production continues apace. Here we reveal how it will impact on your music making. The good. The bad. The future!

10+ mins

SOUND +VISION

A-V artist Halina Rice tells Martin Delaney about the evolutionary process that took her immersive live show from dream to reality

9 mins

The 21st Century

As we waved goodbye to the '90s, the bedroom producer concept paved the way for song writers and solo artists alike. And the synth was just about to explode everywhere...

10 mins

Universal Audio MAC Spark from $20/month

With a seismic change in plugin policy, one of the world's most renowned audio companies hopes to spark your imagination... without hardware

5 mins

BLEASSP Phase Mutant £32.99

FM synthesis is known for its deep expressiveness. With their new effect plugin, BLEASS aim to bring that quality to your audio parts too

3 mins

Arturia Efx Fragments £80

Whether you want to build a glitchy vocal, stutter up your rhythms or just bring aural chaos, you'll find a capable ally in this new sound reshaper

3 mins

AudioThing Noises €69

Ever felt inspired by background hums and whirrs? Award-winning soundsmith Hainbach has made a plugin that takes them further...

3 mins

Sinevibes Skew £22

Cleverly dicing your input signal, Sinevibes Skew manipulates the fabric of time via some complex reverse engineering...

3 mins

Leapwing Audio UltraVox £59

Delivering a consistently sparkling vocal sound every take is the goal of this new algorithmically-directed vocal plugin

3 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.