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Researchers at the University of Southern California have created a piece of music software able to analyse music by an artist, then create accompaniment to any melody in that style.
Most multi-gigabyte bits of music software, including the majority of ROMplers, don’t have their own trial versions. Now thanks to Best Service and SoundsOnDemand.com you can test a selection of these sample-packed instruments out from the comfort of your PC. The Try-Sound Windows application allows you to connect your computer to a remote machine loaded with a selection of ROMplers including titles such as Drums Overkill, Real Strat and Chris Hein Bass.
We’ve just got out hands on Steinberg’s MR816 CSX and CC121 units, which integrate tightly with Cubase. Steinberg have released Cubase hardware before, but these new devices are the first such integrated hardware created in conjunction with parent company Yamaha, and they offer some exciting features.
Dad-rockers Oasis are hardly the first band that spring to mind when considering lo-fi computer music recording, but surprisingly it transpires leader Noel Gallagher has been recording demos for the group’s new album with Apple’s entry level GarageBand software.
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UK residents might be used to living in rip-off Britain, but this coming bank holiday weekend us Brits will have a reason to celebrate: the funky French lads at Ohm Force are offering a drastic 40% discount to UK-based customers for four days only.
Mere weeks after the launch of the iPhone and iTouch application store, well known music software developer iZotope has stepped up and created a pair of drum machine applications for Apple’s touch screen devices.
In CM130 (out August 28th) we get out hands on the monome one twenty eight configurable controller. Check out this exclusive Computer Music video that shows off the abilities of this cool box of tricks.
The fantastic IK Multimedia StompIO package consists not only of a top-quality foot controller but also every title in the AmpliTube range, and we've got one such setup to give away as part of CM129's competition. And for the first and second runner up, there's a copy of IK's SampleMoog and SampleTron respectively. Turn to p89 in the current issue of Computer Music (CM129, Summer) for full details.
While the idea of effects that utilise the power of video cards’ accelerators is nothing new, there have been precious few examples of this thus far.
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