Computer Music

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 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.

welcome

news • NEW RELEASES • COMMENT • INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS

App watch • We report on the latest developments in phone and tablet music making

10 years back • Our monthly shake-of-the-head at our earlier selves’ news choices…

SampleScience reclaim their old slot. Right here

Ins & outs

POWER UP YOUR MUSIC [FOR LESS] • Even with budget-conscious intentions, setting up the best studio for your needs can quickly devour your cash. So this issue, we’ll give you a carefully considered roadmap to lay the foundations of a studio ready for all manner of genre-oriented demands…

MONEY-SAVING STUDIO • The first thing to consider when powering up your sound, is your studio. Does it fit your music, is it a creative space… If your studio needs changing or upgrading, we have some great value solutions

Power up your electronic music for less than £500! • Building your studio to cater for the dancefloor – or headphone-based connoiseur – is easy

Get a set-up for making soundtracks and earn from your music • Fancy yourself as the next Hans Zimmer? If you’re set on a career as a soundtrack creator then you’ve come to the right place…

Get powerful pop sounds without shelling out • You think you’ve got what it takes to climb the charts? It’s surprising how little you need to build a playlist-friendly banger…

Get a big rock sound for less than 500 pounds! • You don’t need to have walls of amplifiers and a spacious LA studio to conjure hair-raising rock’n’roll. In fact, it’s one of the easiest genres to go large on, for less

Create an amazing hip-hop setup for under £500. Yes, really! • You don’t need a million dollar studio to tangle with the big boys. Here’s our penny-saving guide to becoming a grandmaster

Be the best singer/songwriter without breaking the bank • Powering up your singer/songwriter studio will require heavier investment in some areas, but you’ll be able to dispense with more advanced kit that other approaches demand

Become a better mixer with the best tools (but for less cash) • As well as producing music of different flavours, training your focus on the mixing process in general will mean you’ll want to allocate your budget to some more specialised tools…

How to get better song masters without shelling out • The final stage of preparing your music can be costly, unless you take the reins yourself. Here’s our guide to building up that solid mastering hub

Big guitar tones for zero outlay • Need oomph for your guitar tone on a budget? The CM Plugin Suite has just the thing

Free sound design with Synapse Audio Dune CM • Available from the Plugin Suite right now, Dune CM can be used as a solid – and free – sound design synth

Budget mixing in Garageband • Essentially a lite version of Logic, Garageband has all you need to record and mix a superb demo…

Free audio analysis with Vengeance Sound Scope • Analyse your audio using the kind of detail you’d normally pay for!

Bigger vocals for free with zplane Vielklang 2 CM • Bolster your vocal performances with zplane Vielklang 2 CM from the new CM Plugin Suite…

Budget beat-building with XILS-lab StiX CM • Included in the new CM Plugin Suite and will have your beats building in no time for no cash…

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