Computer Music Specials
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Interview: Skrillex on Ableton Live, plug-ins, production and more
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"It's all about what makes you smile at the end of day"

Beats & Bass: The Producer's Guide
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Computer Music Special 50 is here!

Scanner on sampling the world around him
By Computer Music Specials last updated
Robin Rimbaud discusses the science of sound

The ultimate guide to VST plug-in effects
By Computer Music Specials last updated
A selection of the best free and commercial processors

Tim Exile on creative sampling
By Computer Music Specials last updated
The resampling wizard discusses his amazing setup

The ultimate guide to effects: stereo processors
By Computer Music Specials last updated
Go beyond simple panning and make more of your stereo soundfield

The ultimate guide to effects: EQ
By Computer Music Specials last updated
Graphic tone-tweakers to parametric sound-shapers explained, and plug-ins recommended

The ultimate guide to effects: dynamics processing
By Computer Music Specials last updated
Compressors, limiters, gates and expanders explained

The ultimate guide to effects: pitch
By Computer Music Specials last updated
Auto-Tune, Melodyne, the Eventide Harmonizer and more

How to make Aphex Twin-style demonic vocals
By Computer Music Specials last updated
A quick step-by-step guide in Ableton Live

How to make vocal stutter effects in your DAW
By Computer Music Specials last updated
Step-by-step walkthrough and audio examples

A brief history of computer music
By Computer Music Specials last updated
From Baa Baa Black Sheep to Ableton Live

25 more pro tips for better home recordings
By Computer Music Specials last updated
Essential advice for bedroom producers

14 ways to promote your music online
By Computer Music Specials last updated
Make your profile page and website work harder

The beginner's guide to: virtual instruments
By Computer Music Specials last updated
Find out what they are and try four for free

10 good reasons to start making music on a computer
By Computer Music Specials last updated
Plus, should you use a Mac or a PC?

8 killer sampling tips for guitarists
By Computer Music Specials last updated
Give your sound a hi-tech makeover

26 free Mac music-making tools
By Computer Music Specials last updated
Our list of the best plug-ins and apps for OSX

14 Reason remixing tips
By Computer Music Specials last updated
Learn how to rework tracks in Propellerhead's software

The ultimate guide to GarageBand, part 4
By Computer Music Specials last updated
The concluding part of MusicRadar's A to Z overview

The ultimate guide to GarageBand, part 3
By Computer Music Specials last updated
The penultimate part of MusicRadar's A to Z opus

7 classic sci-fi sounds – and how they were created
By Computer Music Specials last updated
Star Wars, Doctor Who and Star Trek secrets

A brief history of sound design technology
By Computer Music Specials last updated
How did we get from the sound of early man making noises by hitting things to the all-singing, all-dancing computer-based recording tools that we have at our disposal today?
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