Computer Music
DELAY TACTICS
The delay effect is the pro producer’s favourite effect. Here’s how to get creative and cost effective with your own set of delay tactics
10+ min |
October 2022
Computer Music
CHICANE
Dance music legend Chicane, aka Nick Bracegirdle, is back in the UK and revisiting the blissed-out, Balearic beats he’s renowned for – his new release celebrates the 25th anniversary of his debut album Far From the Maddening Crowds, produced with an all-digital computer music setup
10 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
The Pro Producer's Guide To Headroom and levels
How loud can you go? Where's your head(room) at? Why do you have to be careful with levels? Here's our guide to signal-to-noise ratio, gain staging, headroom and a lot more as we continue our Back To Basics journey through some of the first principles of music production...
10+ min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Softube Model 82 €99
It’s the return of the unintended vintage classic! Softube revisit 1982 and teach us a thing or two about old-school charm with their 101 clone
4 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Native Instruments Alicia’s Keys £89
reviews: virtual pianos roundup
1 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Kate Bush's synth sound
Recreating a synth sound from an '80s classic? Stranger things have happened, and that's the hill we're attempting to run up this month
4 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Softube Model 82 €99
It’s the return of the unintended vintage classic! Softube revisit 1982 and teach us a thing or two about old-school charm with their 101 clone
4 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) Synchron Prime Edition €595
If you’re considering dipping your toe in the orchestral palette, VSL may have the prime package for you, as their new edition gets Synchron-ised
4 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Bitwig Studio 4.3 €399
Each regular update makes genuine additions to this impressive contemporary DAW. Let's see what the latest has to offer
3 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Synthogy Ivory II Studio Grands £285
reviews/virtual pianos roundup
1 min |
October 2022
Computer Music
Orchestral Tools Vivid Keys €79
reviews/virtual pianos roundup
1 min |
October 2022
Linux Format
Inscryption
We're not trapped in here with The Management, they're trapped in here with Jody Macgregor. And that's just the way we like it.
3 min |
Summer 2022
Linux Format
EasyOS 4.2
Michael Reed tries a Linux distribution that's suitable for extremely limited hardware, and finds that it breaks with conventions in some areas.
3 min |
Summer 2022
Linux Format
MakuluLinux Shift
Michael Reed is wowed by the visual bling of MakuluLinux, a distro that claims to be 'game ready' thanks to its many pre-installed components.
3 min |
Summer 2022
Linux Format
Intel Core i3-12100
A lowly quad-core serves up big performance gains, finds Paul Alcorn.
3 min |
Summer 2022
Linux Format
Relive the classic ARM-based RISC OS
RISC OS is an operating system with a fascinating history that dates back decades. Michael Reed tries it out in its current incarnation.
10+ min |
Summer 2022
Linux Format
GIMP batch processing
have Tackling mass image processing is a walk in the park when you Karsten Günther on your side and BIMP installed alongside GIMP.
6 min |
Summer 2022
Computer Music
Spitfire Heirloom
Get your hankie ready as Spitfire's latest toolkit promises quick-fire access to devastatingly affecting instrumental flavours. But are Heirloom's emotion-tickling samples worth your money?
3 min |
August 2022
Computer Music
Tracktion Waveform Pro 12
With multiple new features, now could be a good time to try this impressive and competitively priced DAW
4 min |
August 2022
Computer Music
Baby Audio Crystalline
Baby Audio are on a roll with their releases, but can they crystallise their reputation with their latest algorithmic reverb? The answer's crystal clear
4 min |
August 2022
Computer Music
Free software PC MAC: JMG AUDIO HYPERSPACE CM²
Are you a reverb lover with control freak tendencies? You'll love this newly updated CM Suite plugin
7 min |
August 2022
Computer Music
The Pro Producer's Guide To DIGITAL AUDIO
If you want to achieve the best mixed and mastered tracks within your DAW, an understanding of how digital audio works is essential. Let's find out exactly what's going on 'inside the box' as we go back to first principles
10+ min |
August 2022
Computer Music
Toontrack EZdrummer 3
As night follows day, so does this much anticipated update from Toontrack, but does the magic follow the number? We find out!
5 min |
August 2022
Computer Music
Aphex modulation pad
Pads can do far more than fill out chords. This month we create a set of Aphex Twin-inspired modulating pads
4 min |
August 2022
Computer Music
BASS DÉSIGN: Bass ALTERNATIVES
Bass doesn't have to be... well, bass! Pretty much any sound can be pressed into low-end service, as we're about to demonstrate
10+ min |
August 2022
Computer Music
GET GREAT VOCALS (WITHOUT BEING A GREAT VOCALIST)
Behind pretty much every great song, hit record or memorable performance lies a great vocal. But what do you do if you, like us, can't sing for toffee? Luckily, this is what Computer Music is all about: using technology to boost a lack of skill! And there's plenty we can do to make a bad vocal great...
10+ min |
August 2022
MacFormat UK
Get your art fix with DailyArt
This app will bring joy to art amateurs and connoisseurs alike
2 min |
September 2022
MacFormat UK
Customise Control Centre
Here's how to make Apple's speedy system tweaker even sleeker
3 min |
September 2022
MacFormat UK
Create amazing documents
Plan a holiday, research a renovation, or just make your notes look beautiful
3 min |
September 2022
MacFormat UK
Clear out, clean up and detox
Get your marigolds on for a deep delve into your Mac
4 min |