MacFormat UK
Logitech MX Brio
A champion of webcams in the darkness
2 min |
May 2024
MacFormat UK
Anker A1564 MagGo Power Bank (10K)
A pocket-sized portable charger for when you need it most
2 min |
May 2024
MacFormat UK
Make your iPad smarter
Your iPad's personal assistant just got smarter thanks to ChatGPT
3 min |
May 2024
Computer Music
SEDIBUS
Detaching from The Orb mothership, Sedibus is the latest project of core figurehead Alex Paterson, accompanied by former Orb-member and key creative collaborator Andy Falconer. With a studio shorthand and a shared passion for flourishing ambient textures, the pair's second record SETI gazes skyward for its inspiration. We spoke to Andy to learn more...
10 min |
May 2024
Computer Music
Make a filter kick bass with BazilleCM
Following our deep-dive into the oscillator section of BazilleCM, we follow the signal flow to create a filter-thumping bass sound
5 min |
May 2024
Computer Music
Synthogy Ivory 3 German D
One of the most highly regarded piano libraries around gets an update. Does it strike a chord with our reviewer, Herr Roland Schmidt?
3 min |
May 2024
Computer Music
RADICAL RHYTHMS
From pepping up basic grooves to creating full-on 4/4-flouting madness, learn a multitude of timing tricks with our classic guide
5 min |
May 2024
Computer Music
Wavetick: forging an equitable music market
Promising an artist-focused service that gives musicians, beatmakers and producers a free marketplace to trade their sonic wares, Wavetick aims to disrupt the current sample website paradigm in the creator's favour. Let's find out more...
8 min |
May 2024
Computer Music
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CREATIVE REVERB
Reverb has been relied on for its evocative sonic character ever since the first homo sapien warbled expletives into a dark cave. The transformative power of space is still a vital mix ingredient
5 min |
May 2024
Computer Music
How to make a rave-style techno track
Prepare to get fists in the air as we learn the tools, tricks and tempos for nailing the basics of rave-ready techno
4 min |
May 2024
Computer Music
MARIA W HORN
An avid explorer of sound's spectral properties, Maria W Horn's work realises the potential of long-forgotten spaces. Via instrumental textures, room responses, the human voice and a specialised computer language, she synthesises entirely new sonics. We heard more about her processes and the at-times chilling story behind her affecting new album, Panoptikon
9 min |
May 2024
Computer Music
Sidechain compression
Sidechain compression is an excellent mixing tool and in this tutorial we pick apart this essential process
4 min |
May 2024
Computer Music
MODALICS BITFUZZER
Distortion can be a great effect for enlivening and mashing up sounds, and this month we've got you a plugin that can do both
1 min |
May 2024
Computer Music
BLEASS Arpeggiator
Classic synth-based arpeggiators' up-down patterns can be tedious, says Stuart Adams. Can Arpeggiator bring the variability he craves?
3 min |
May 2024
Computer Music
Ableton Live 12's accessibility revolution
Ableton's Accessibility Specialist Adi Dickens and blind musician Andre Louis speak to us about Live 12 and Note's improved accessibility for the visually impaired
3 min |
April 2024
Computer Music
THE GREAT - SYNTH SHOWDOWN
Grab your favourite softsynths and let us take you on a journey into their evolution. Learn how to get more out of them and see how they stack up next to the pioneers that inspired them. Yes, we're pitting some software against hardware, and on the way, expect to pick up one or two things...
6 min |
April 2024
Computer Music
Moog Mariana
Looking for absorbent synth bass sounds? Moog's new software synth bass plumbs new trench-like depths, Roland Schmidt submerges...
2 min |
April 2024
Computer Music
Leapwing Audio: their own best customers
One of the mixing world's most prolific software innovators, Leapwing Audio's incredible range of intuitive, incisive plugins have let users perform forensic mix surgery with ease, with the company's sideline in emulating the tones of iconic producers merely the cherry on the cake. We gave 'em a call...
9 min |
April 2024
Computer Music
Craft Avicii-style melodies
We pay tribute to the modern dance pioneer who, in his short time, set a standard for songwriting in the genre
5 min |
April 2024
Computer Music
15 questions with... Canblaster
It's becoming increasingly common to find electronic artists and creatives having a hand in the development of the types of creative tools they themselves want to use.
10 min |
April 2024
Computer Music
PETRI ALANKO
Weaving the dramatic and tension-stoking soundtrack to one of the most critically acclaimed games of the last year, Petri Alanko built a score for Alan Wake 2 that harnessed an arsenal of plugins with DIY instruments and a huge array of hardware and software synths. We spoke to Petri about his idiosyncratic approach and its exhilarating results
10+ min |
April 2024
Computer Music
UVI Synth Anthology 4 $149 PC MAC
From the very old to the über new, UVI's latest library has been collated with care. Roland Schmidt blows off the dust on some classics
3 min |
March 2024
Computer Music
Raül Refree and Pedro Vian
With its enrapturing mesh of prepared piano, positive organ and dense synth textures, Font de la Vera Pau is the blissful collaborative debut from celebrated producer Raül Refree and electronic musician and sound designer Pedro Vian. We spoke to the Barcelona-based pair to learn more about their process
6 min |
March 2024
Computer Music
PSP Audioware BinAmp $99 PC MAC
We are taught to not judge a book by its cover… keep this in mind when first looking at BinAmp, says the ever-erudite Stuart Adams
3 min |
March 2024
Computer Music
Mixing Night Audio: pro results with LOLS
Born out of their popular series of YouTube-based producer masterclasses, Mixing Night Audios quirky and innovative first releases have turned quite a few heads with both their gamified design and pro-level results. We catch up with the company’s respected founders to discuss LOLCOMP the underpinning idea, and how their technology serves to arm their audience
10+ min |
March 2024
Computer Music
Native Instruments Guitar Rig Pro 7 £179
Native Instruments’ guitar rack modelling standard is updated with newly modelled amps and effects. Is it seventh heaven asks Andy Jones?
3 min |
March 2024
Computer Music
Germanic Monos + Bass
Were taking the autobahn back in time to tap the sound of those 1970s German pioneers. We'll throw in some deep bass for good measure. KUhI!
2 min |
March 2024
Computer Music
Phase distortion synthesis with BazilleCM
In the first of a new series exploring our CM Plugin Suite, we prove that phase distortion synthesis doesn't have to be perplexing, using the mighty BazilleCM
4 min |
March 2024
Computer Music
SIGN LIBRA
Fashioning a hypnotic sonic universe, which melds expressive vocalisations with lush use of software synthesisers, Latvian artist Sign Libra makes music quite unlike much we've heard before. We caught up with her to find out more about her journey in expressive music-making, and how she shapes her boundless galaxy of sound...
8 min |
March 2024
Computer Music
15 questions with...Aaron Horn
Stepping out of the shadow of his legendary father, Aaron Horn has charted a unique journey across the music industry. From collaborating with Doja Cat on the Grammy-nominated Woman, to being part of colourful pop trio Sam and the Womp, Aaron is also a keen explorer of the effects of music in a healing context...
10+ min |