The latest Special edition of Computer Music magazine is a focused guide to making better music with Steinberg\'s Cubase. Inside you’ll find:

• 32 pages of projects covering Cubase’s MIDI, Audio, Mixing and Mastering applications, from conception through to finished track
• Expert tutorials on Working with Loops, Sampling, Patching the A1 synth, VST System Link, Using ReWire, Controller setups, Speeding up your Workflow, Advanced Features and Disaster Recovery
• Frequently asked technical questions and answers

The accompanying CD features the exclusive Cubase SX Toolbox, a collection of more than 480 plug-in patches for all the standard effects and instruments that ship with Cubase SX. The patches have been specially designed to ease the process of recording, mixing and mastering and include delay, distortion, dynamics, filters, modulation, restoration, reverb, vocoders, synths, project templates and more.

The Essential Guide to Cubase is available until 1 December from your newsagent or online from http://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk