Thursday October 26, 2006 The articulate monkeys
There are several ways to write a good lyric. You might think that the best approach is to draw on personal (sometimes painful) experiences and then carefully craft couplets that express your innermost feelings, but the Infinite Monkey Project is addressing...
Monday October 23, 2006 Who's the greatest?
There's still time for you to influence the result of the KVR Developer Challenge . To recap, the organisers asked developers to create a brand-new (and free) plug-in or application that would benefit "the community at large". They received 31 entries, and...
Wednesday October 18, 2006 New CM features available for download now!
Download two major features from Computer Music 100... ...
New CM cover wallpapers available for download now!
Get CM 106's Magic Torch cover image for your desktop. ...
Computer Music, November Issue (CMU106) on sale now!
Details of what's in this month's issue, including Paax 3 CM, 2982 royalty-free samples and the exclusive reviews of Live 6 and Sonar 6! ...
Friday October 13, 2006 Cracks licked for good?
This week everyone has been falling over themselves to get their hands on the fantastic new Zebra 2 soft synth from independent developer u-he.
However, some people have been trying to get the goodies without handing over cash by downloading cracked...
Wednesday October 11, 2006 CM Mixing Special on sale now!
If your finished tracks aren’t sounding as good as you know they could, check out The Essential Guide to Mixing , the latest CM Special . It’s an entire issue dedicated to demystifying the so-called ‘black art’, with a host of tips and tutorials that’ll help...
Friday October 06, 2006 CM Studio Time!
Today, work in the CM office ground to a halt as the prototype of a new CM-exclusive plug-in arrived. Its sounding great already, even in this early incarnation, but unfortunately we’ve been sworn to secrecy over the details!
Over the coming months, we’ve...
Tuesday October 03, 2006 Cubase Phwoar!
The latest version of the long-running Cubase series is here, and it’s almost as radical an update as the leap from Cubase 5 to SX was. Not only does it feature a fist-load of fresh plug-ins, improved routing possibilities and the new Control Room monitoring...
Monday October 02, 2006 Ableton Live 6 released and videos online
Well, they just made it – Ableton have released Live 6, as promised, within hours of September coming to an end, and what a release it is. The exclusive CM review is in issue 106 (on sale October 18) along with a guide to Live's new features, but why not...
Friday September 29, 2006 Don't fear the Reaper
Cult shareware sequencer Reaper now features ReWire support, usually a feature offered by audio applications from big name developers – check out version 1.21 here .
We can imagine this new feature will endear Reaper in particular to Reason users...
Thursday September 28, 2006 Ad remixes
We know what you're thinking. What the world needs more than anything else are remixed versions of grating TV ads.
Such things might sound like hideous prospects, but we'll admit to being more than a little tickled by the Barry Scott (created by a...
Tuesday September 26, 2006 Opening DAWs
Hello. Given that I'm part of Computer Music's 'blog chorus' I thought it was high time I posted. I would have been here sooner but I've been busy working on the pun that you'll find in the previous sentence. Hope you enjoyed it.
Anyway, the big music...
Thursday September 21, 2006 Computer Music October issue (CMU105) on sale now!
ON THE DVD
• Free Image-Line CM WaveShaper plug-in!
Part of Image-Line's FL Studio DAW, WaveShaper is a powerful distortion unit that enables you to draw in your own waveshapes and imbue your sounds with anything from subtle warmth to devastating filth....
Wednesday September 13, 2006 Welcome to the Computer Music blog!
Yes, we've jumped aboard the blogging bandwagon, sacked off the old website (don't worry - it'll be back, and our forum is still very much in business) and launched this, the official Computer Music Blog.
Here we'll be offering our thoughts on the hot...
