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In a new series, we're highlighting the best plugins from the CM Plugin Suite V3.0 and showing you how to make the most of them

DH Plugins LFO-EQ-1

Modulating your EQ parameters opens up a multitude of exciting effects. Can this affordable plugin really hit the mark? Jon Musgrave finds out

SSL Module8

Multi-effects are getting more powerful at the expense of ease of use, but Module8 manages both and is therefore pretty gr8, says Andy Jones

Dawesome/Tracktion Myth

Peter V is fast becoming the most ground-breaking plugin developer around. His latest is a synth of mythical proportions, says Andy Jones

Tailored reverbs

Reverb is a great tool, but cleverly thinking about its application can really take your mix to the next level. Here’s how to get tailoring…

Make a spicy lead with GForce Axxess

It's time to turn up the heat and Axxess a searing lead, with a little help from an ultra-cool addition to the plugin suite

Cherry Audio Chroma

If you're after a colourful new synth, Cherry Audio has something that covers the whole spectrum. Roland Schmidt looks through the prism

GForce Software VSM IV

This updated VSM continues to prove that strings are very much the thing! Roland Schmidt swots up on his virtual string theory

KATIE TAVINI

A ubiquitous name in the world of mastering, Katie Tavini’s intuitive senses and aptitude for bringing out the best in a huge array of music has been rightly praised. We were keen to catch up with Katie – fresh from moving her studio into a new setup in Liverpool – to find out more about her acclaimed approach

Make a loop into a track

It's simple to make a killer loop, but how does that become a dancefloor-filling hit? It only takes a few steps to get the process started...

Void & Vista: Art to make art with

With just two products released to date, Void & Vista has already captured our attention via its hugely creative approach to sound design. We spoke to the key minds behind the company to find out more about its refreshingly artistic attitude to the craft of software instrument making...

THE CM PLUGIN SUITE RELOADED!

We've overhauled and upgraded our world famous Plugin Suite for the modern age, adding a wealth of new instruments, tools and effects - and they're all yours with this issue! Over the next few pages, we'll shine a light on the best new additions, and how to get the most from the greatest free arsenal in music production

Solid State Logic UC1 with 360 Link

SSL's UC1 can now control everything thanks to its new 360 Link plugin. Andy Jones hits the big play button and watches worlds collide...

Tone2 Icarus 3

This under-the-radar synth has just received its biggest update ever, and if that doesn't make it 'over the radar, what will

Tracktion Waveform Pro 13

After a series of big updates, Waveform hits v13 and it might be lucky for some. This could be the DAW you're waiting for

Arturia Augmented Yangtze

Stuart Adams embarks on a sonic journey though the world of traditional Chinese instruments - set against a modern backdrop

EastWest Sounds Hollywood Strings 2

LA's finest is back for a long-awaited cinematic sequel. Roland Schmidt auditions EastWest's new string-based nod to tinseltown

Kit Grill

After a decade of making experimental, multihued records, Kit Grill's most recent release, Swimming in Honey concludes a journey of bold aural adventuring with the addition of his vocals to the mix. We spoke to Kit to hear more about the making of this atmospheric, nuanced listening experience

JESS CAMILLERI

From engineering the likes of MIA, Rudimental and GoldLink at Strongroom Studios to her current career as an MPG award-nominated engineer and producer, working with new artists to develop their sound, Jess Camilleri is one of the recording industry's most impressive new talents...

Reason Studios Reason 13

A quarter of a century after v1, Reason reaches the not so unlucky v13, but is this once influential DAW still relevant? Andy Jones investigates

MOONILENA

Standing at the intersection of music and art, where melody and memory blur into hazy half-formed shapes, stands Moonilena. We spoke to the Stockholmbased creative about her technical approach to her aural constructs, and the genesis of her captivating new album, Minnet

EASY SOUND DESIGN

In these days of 'ultimate sample banks' and 'preset-packed' synths and effects, it's easy to think that sound design is a dying art. But, if anything, we think it should be your go-to creative process. So, here's how to get into it, whatever your level of understanding

The Bitwig round table: a decade of innovation

In 2014, a DAW landed that not only rattled the industry's big players, but brought a workflow that encouraged experimentation. To celebrate ten years of Bitwig Studio, we brought its key figures around a table to reflect on a journey that’s still they promise just starting...

Sampleson Drumbada

IF you're searching for more dynamic and rhythmically complex drums, Drumbada can help you change up the pace

Ray Volpe

A titan of the bass scene, showered with acclaim by both his peers and an enraptured audience, Ray Volpe's contemporary spin on dubstep is both earth-shakingly impactful and sonically multi-hued. We caught up with Volpe and discover how he assembles his brand of crowd-pleasing ultra-bangers fully in-the-box...

JASON GRAVES

Harnessing sounds wrangled from a bespoke, hand-crafted sculpture, alongside a legendary synth and a deft mastery of software-shaping tools, composer Jason Graves further justifies his position of the world’s most in-demand score providers with nis latest project the oil rig-set horror Still Wakes the Deep...

A virtual future?

Like many tech-focused magazines, we've been entranced by the latest glut of augmented and virtual reality headset releases from the likes of Apple and Meta. Our question: how good are they from a music production POV?

LOLCOMP LITE CM

As much as we love creating chains from scratch, for quicker results, Computer Musics very own edition of LOLCOMP Lite could be just What youre after, and it’s free with this month's issue

Everyone loves an efficiency hack, so if you're looking for ways to cut valuable time from your mixing process, then it's time to join the chain gang...

When we mix, it would be ideal if we could load up a simple one-knob-style plugin, choose a preset, set an amount and simply move onto the next sound.

BLEASS Arpeggiator

Classic synth-based arpeggiators' up-down patterns can be tedious, says Stuart Adams. Can Arpeggiator bring the variability he craves?