Computer Music
Solid State Logic SSL 2 & 2+ £179/£239
Brand new and cheap interfaces with an expensive name on them? What is the interface world coming to? A studio near you, that’s what
4 min |
May 2020
Computer Music
Novation Launchpad Pro Mk3 £300 / $350
In a hotly-anticipated update, Novation’s top-of-the-range Launchpad finally gets the ‘Mk3’ treatment, but is it ready for lift-off?
4 min |
May 2020
Computer Music
Korg Collection Triton $249
Amid a 90s revival, Korg release their pioneering late 90s workstation in software. But is the promise of on-trend sounds worth shelling out for?
4 min |
May 2020
Computer Music
cm/ the 6 best … Emulations of classic gear
We’ve reviewed some amazing software that emulates classic hardware. Here are six great examples…
2 min |
May 2020
Computer Music
CM PLUGIN SUITE
The plugin suite is world-famous for delivering everything you need to make music, and you get it free with every issue! Here’s your complete guide…
1 min |
May 2020
Computer Music
BLAST FROM THE PAST
This time we get to know some of the Plugin Suite’s ‘firsts’, including a software sampler that made a stir back in issue 50…
3 min |
May 2020
Computer Music
All-new free samples
There’s a bumper crop of new samples this month, from Cyclick Samples and Groove Criminals… Get them on the DVD or at filesilo.co.uk/computermusic
1 min |
May 2020
Linux Format
VIRTUALISE ALL THE THINGS
Fed up with breaking Linux installs, and Linux installs breaking him, Jonni Bidwell looks to virtualisation to ease his very real woes.
10+ min |
April 2020
Linux Format
THE RAZOR'S EDGE
More tales from Jonni Bidwell’s pilgrimage to the 2019 Open Source Summit – this time from virtualisation guru Erik Nordmark.
10+ min |
April 2020
Linux Format
PsychOS 3.4.6
Forever 90s’ Jonni Bidwell finds nostalgia and confusion in a weird lightweight/heavyweight superposition of distro-space.
3 min |
April 2020
Linux Format
PrimeOS 0.4.5
John Knight reviews a beautiful and promising desktop Android distro, but before falling in love he finds it clouded by a particularly thorny issue.
3 min |
April 2020
Linux Format
Linux Lite 4.8
As the lightweight distro now welcomes Windows 7 EOLers, Mayank Sharma wonders if Lite is the right option?
3 min |
April 2020
Linux Format
GhostBSD 20.1
There were many people who said BSD didn’t have a ghost of a chance on the desktop. Mayank Sharma was one of them.
3 min |
April 2020
Linux Format
Dwarf Fortress
Management’s wondering what Steve Hogarty has been up to in the LXF Server Dungeon, but it’s nothing to worry about, he’s digging a hole to hell.
6 min |
April 2020
Linux Format
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
Jarred Walton tries out AMD’s “just north of mid-range” graphics offering.
3 min |
April 2020
Computer Music
Roland Cloud update £sub PC MAC
Roland’s Cloud subscription has quietly become a fantastic resource for classic, and now recent Roland instruments. Should you reach for it? view (see opposite box) good, some not so but, hey, it’s free (ish!)
4 min |
April 2020
Computer Music
PETE TONG
Knowing how to spin a few discs – and plates – aside, what does this industry kingpin know of production? Turns out, quite a lot
10 min |
April 2020
Computer Music
Steinberg Cubasis 3 €54.99 iOS
Steinberg’s Cubasis enters its third phase with multiple new features and iPhone compatibility. Is this the best way to make music on the move?
4 min |
April 2020
Computer Music
JANSONS
In this month’s exclusive Producer Masterclass video, Jansons takes us through one of 2019’s biggest house tracks, Switch. And over the next few pages, he discusses how he started out on his path to production success…
10+ min |
April 2020
Computer Music
V-Moda M-200 £285
Headphones designed for professional studio applications are just what you need for monitoring, and these have Roland’s input too…
3 min |
April 2020
Computer Music
Audiaire Zenith £69 PC MAC
Pulled from the heart of the Zone synth, this open-ended multitrack MIDI sequencer helps bring your hardware and software synths to life
4 min |
April 2020
Computer Music
Presonus Eris E8 XT £422/pair
Presonus have updated their Eris-series monitors but retained their competitive prices. Are these the best budget speakers you can buy?
3 min |
April 2020
Computer Music
Auddict PercX Pro $299
Mixing up onboard pattern sequencing and one-shot triggering, is this the most comprehensive percussion ROMpler yet?
4 min |
April 2020
Computer Music
Accusonus Rhythmiq $149 PC MAC
With machine-learning and AI inside, this groove remixing and rearranging plugin could help you take your loops to the stage
4 min |
April 2020
Computer Music
What's On Your Hard Drive?
Spektre - The techno duo – Rich Wakley and Paul Maddox – reveal their time-stretching secret weapon
4 min |
April 2020
MacFormat UK
Rapoo 9900M mouse and keyboard
Control your Mac, iPad, iPhone, TV…
2 min |
April 2020
MacFormat UK
Google Nest Wifi
Google Wifi and Home together at long last
3 min |
April 2020
MacFormat UK
Satechi Type-C Stand and Hub for Mac mini
Sit your Mac mini on this stylish and useful stand
1 min |
April 2020
MacFormat UK
Samsung T7 Touch
An impressive update for this SSD device
2 min |
April 2020
MacFormat UK
CES 2020 The world just got smarter
From security cameras to robots to automatic toilet roll deliveries, here’s a glimpse into next year’s smart tech
5 min |