Computer Music Magazine

Consider this my formal introduction to my new site. One of the many things I will be reviewing is one of my absolute favorite magazines, Computer Music Magazine. This is an excellent resource for just about anything you need to know about computer music production. All of the editors and journalists are highly skilled musicians and technicians. The base for the magazine is in the UK but the advise and tips that they give span the globe musically. On the whole, the mag is targeted towards the production of dance music (house, techno, trance, etc.), and digital recording. But once in a while they will have articles on hip hop and R&B (my forte), rock, pop music, and even classical. Each month they have regular articles and sections such as "How to sound like...", which they pick a popular commercial artist and gives tips and techniques on how to basically replicate one of their songs. They review numerous pieces of equipment and software each month and tell you how to use them. Probably my favorite part of the mag is the DVD disk that comes with each and every issue. This disk is packed with tutorals, audio examples from the articles, loads of royalty free samples, free and demo software, and even patches for popular software instruments that readers can submit. Now I don't buy every issue, mainly because of the price (about 15 American dollars). But in my opinion, the DVD alone is worth the price. So, I will be posting regular comments about each issue that I buy or hear about. I hope you enjoy and learn some valuable lessons from this excellent magazine.