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Computer Music exclusive! We get hands-on with Novation's innovative new Nocturn plug-in controller.

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Lenovo reckon Apple's slimline laptop is a load of hot Air, and they're not afraid to say so in a spoof advert. Meanwhile, Engadget have auctioned off an incredible, one-of-a-kind PS3 portable

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Fancy yourself as a bit of a computer music guru? Then here's your chance to show us your stuff with our all-new Reader Tip Of The Month section!

Make sweet computer music entirely within your web browser using Hobnox's Flash-based Audiotool. Hook up a virtual Roland 909 and two 303s to stompbox effects and run it all into a mixer, modular-style!

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Win an excellent Roland HandSonic 10 with CM131's competition! As well as that, we have an SPD-S Sampling Pad for one runner up.

A subscription to Computer Music is the perfect gift that lasts all year! Why not treat yourself or somebody else to a year's worth of CM? Or indeed, put it on your Christmas wish list and have Father Christmas pick up the bill instead!

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Win the amazing new Steinberg 'Cubase Ready' hardware – the CC121 controller and MR816 CSX audio interface – and a copy of Cubase 4.5 to use them with!

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Win the massive Yellow Tools Independence Pro package with CM132's competition! Containing the Independence sampler instrument itself, a king-size 70GB library of premium-quality sounds, and Live and FX add-ons, for live performance and effects processing.

Win an amazing Image-Line bundle worth $567 with CM127's competition! Each pack contains FL Studio 8 Producer Edition, Deckadance Club Edition and Maximus, and we have 3 to give away!

Two new music formats, MPX4 and MT9, offer new ways for listeners to interact with and experience music, and claim to be alternatives to MP3.

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Computer Music's Scot Solida pays tribute to legendary sound designer Tim Conrardy of Camel Audio, who passed away on 28th February.

WIN the fantastic new Native Instruments Traktor Scratch Pro DJing package!

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WIN the great new IK Multimedia T-RackS 3 Deluxe mastering software and the brilliant ARC System room correction bundle!

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Win an awesome IK Multimedia StompIO with CM129's competition! And for two lucky runners-up, we've got a copy of IK's SampleMoog and SampleTron virtual instruments apiece.