Latest articles by Computer Music Specials
7 finishing touches to add to your stereo mixdown
Put the icing on the musical cake
How to create a punchy, pumping bassline
We explore the ubiquitous sidechaining technique in Ableton Live
My favourite synths: Eats Everything
The Bristol-based house producer tells us about a pair of his favourite instruments
How to breathe life into loops with end-bar cuts and drops
Bring feel to grooves and loops with these end-of-bar tweaks, drops and fourth beat cut outs
My favourite synths: Dubfire
Which soft synths are top banana in the studio of this techno innovator?
Carl Craig on samplers, software, iPad apps and more
"I'm a firm believer that a lot of the best creativity comes from restriction"
Interview: Noisia on beats, basslines, software and more
"You have to make sure you're combining the right sounds for the right track"
Interview: Skrillex on Ableton Live, plug-ins, production and more
"It's all about what makes you smile at the end of day"
Interview: David Gray on songwriting
"You never know when the spanner is going to fall into the works"
The ultimate guide to VST plug-in effects
A selection of the best free and commercial processors
The ultimate guide to effects: stereo processors
Go beyond simple panning and make more of your stereo soundfield
The ultimate guide to effects: EQ
Graphic tone-tweakers to parametric sound-shapers explained, and plug-ins recommended
The ultimate guide to effects: dynamics processing
Compressors, limiters, gates and expanders explained
The ultimate guide to effects: pitch
Auto-Tune, Melodyne, the Eventide Harmonizer and more
How to produce vocals
UPDATED: The ultimate guide to recording, processing and mixing vocals
Interview: Kevin Saunderson on his career in dance music
We talk about Inner City, production and the early days of the detroit scene.
How to make Ke$ha-style pitch-warped vocals
Discover the processing and editing tricks behind the sound
Interview: Frankie Knuckles talks the birth of house music
Frankie explains his part in house music, the reel-to-reel edit and the making of Your Love
