Latest articles by Computer Music
Songwriting tips you can use: Program the perfect bassline in your DAW
Use music theory and programming tricks to take your low-end up a notch
"If you’re into creating interesting vocoder sounds, try feeding a drum machine through the vocoder instead of a vocal": 14 tried and tested vocal effect tips
Everything you wanted to know about raising your vocal game
Create your own simple synth bass sound in 6 easy steps
Synthesis is one of the quickest and, potentially, easiest methods of creating awesome, original bass sounds. Here’s how it’s done…
Usable music theory: How to create a chord progression from any melody
12 easy steps to harmonising in your DAW
Issue 334 of Computer Music is on sale now
Transform your voice with Computer Music's June issue – and get a FREE FM synth plugin worth £44
Computer Music 334 June 2024: free downloads
If you've purchased a copy (digital or print)*, you can grab the bonus content to accompany issue 334 of CM here. Just click through to the embedded quiz and answer the questions below…
How to choose the right set of studio monitor speakers so you can hear how your mix really sounds
Milking monitors.
How to choose the right piano sound for your track
GEAR EXPO 2024: All pianos are the same, right? Wrong. There’s a ton of variety in brands and models, and it pays to know how they differ
Issue 333 of Computer Music is on sale now
Get creative with reverb with Computer Music's May issue – and get a FREE Modalics distortion plugin!
Computer Music 333 May 2024: free downloads
If you've purchased a copy (digital or print)*, you can grab the bonus content to accompany issue 333 of CM here. Just click through to the embedded quiz and answer the questions below…
10 of the best Roland TB-303 tracks of all time: Fatboy Slim, Voodoo Ray, Aphex Twin and more
Celebrate TB-303 Day with these squelchy bassline classics
Canblaster: "The idea is to go back and forth – to have the computer sequencing the synthesizers and then the synthesizers being destroyed by plugins - creating a weird conversation between them all"
We spoke to the man behind the Can, Cédric Steffens, to learn about his evolution from arcade dance game enthusiast to one-fourth of the acclaimed Club Cheval, and his collaboration with BLEASS on its Arpeggiator plugin
Music theory basics: Master modulation, or how to use key changes in your songwriting (without resorting to cliché)
If the only modulation you’re familiar with is in your soft synths, read on…
Raül Refree and Pedro Vian: "We mixed the album in analogue with a '70s Trident board. It has no automation, so for me, it was like playing the music all over again... With analogue, you’re trying to give the listener an experience"
Barcelona-based collaborators Raül Refree and Pedro Vian talk us through the making of their blissful, atmospheric new project, Font de la Vera Pau
Issue 332 of Computer Music is on sale now
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How to work with piano in your DAW
From chords to production tips, here's how to get the digital hammer down
Computer Music 332 April 2024: free downloads
If you've purchased a copy (digital or print)*, you can grab the bonus content to accompany issue 332 of CM here. Just click through to the embedded quiz and answer the questions below…
How to make '90s rave-style piano chords
Hardcore stamina! Here's our easy step-by-step tutorial for having it large with your DAW piano...
How to process and mix piano for rock and pop music
Rock 'n' roll your DAW piano with this easy step-by-step tutorial...
9 piano plugins you need to try: "If you have a MIDI keyboard, the sound of a $10,000 grand is just a few clicks away"
Supercharge your piano-playing know-how with this selection of our in-the-box favourites
Music theory 101: notes, intervals, scales and chords explained
There can be little doubt that understanding how music works can help you to make better music; or, at the very least, make things easier when you’re at the composing stage of your project.
How to design an ethereal ambient piano sound
Get the perfect atmospheric piano tone using a free plugin from Spitfire Audio with this easy step-by-step tutorial
14 essential piano production tips
Key advice! Here's our round-up of everything you wanted to know, but were too afraid to ask
