Computer Music Magazine

Many of the most memorable sounds in movie soundtrack history are based in analogue synthesis - these days, we can emulate them in software…

Relive the groundbreaking sounds of Dave Smith’s awesome early synth in this emulation workshop

From soaring solos to sweeps, effects and vintage warmth

From risers and sweeps to soundscapes and all-out weirdness, build pro sound effects with your synths with our ten top techniques

Let's get old-skool with the PPG Wave

Tips and tricks for designing attention-seeking hooks that slice through the mix

Pile up those delay plugins to turn the most basic of tones into something special

The burgeoning modular system lets you work with every form of synthesis going - including good old FM…

Bring some of the phattest bass tones of all time to your productions with our guide

Additive synthesis is theoretically capable of reproducing any sound imaginable, so an analogue square wave shouldn't be too much trouble…

When comparing hardware analogue synths to their virtual software counterparts, the question has always been: can we really tell the difference?

Tips and techniques for mix-ready electronic sounds

Modular synthesis is mainly associated with analogue tones, but work some digital techniques into your patches and things can get a whole lot more interesting…