Anybody read Computer Music Magazine?

ShrimpUSA · Post by **ShrimpUSA** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:05 pm

Anybody read Computer Music Magazine?

If so, have you found that many of their VSTs don't work on your intel Mac? It seems that the PPC VSTs work on my PowerBook (yes, my PPC) but not my Intel Mac mini. Like the CM101.

dphouse84 · Post by **dphouse84** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:35 pm

never had problem using, but the free stuff was mostly poo, IMHO.

fatrabbit · Post by **fatrabbit** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:51 pm

It's good stuff for a beginner though.

lola · Post by **lola** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:00 pm

Its my no1 magazine to read on the toilet.

Stace · Post by **Stace** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:38 pm

Great mag, I was lucky enough to win one of their competitions, I must thank them for introducing me to the world of Presonus Pain & headaches!!:(

I still luv em! A lot of the free VST's are great! Never had a problem, but then again I'm a P.C geezer

arachnaut · Post by **arachnaut** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:25 pm

I like rachMiel's column.

Some of the VST's don't work right - Astralis CM comes to mind.

Astralis version 1 worked, but the newer model doesn't work for me.

littlepig · Post by **littlepig** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:05 pm

Zebra CM is awesome! Not sure if it works on Mac though...

The other good one is the Audio Damage stomp box tremolo thing (I think it is called Pulse Modulator)

rasputin · Post by **rasputin** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:14 pm

littlepig wrote:Zebra CM is awesome! Not sure if it works on Mac though...

The other good one is the Audio Damage stomp box tremolo thing (I think it is called Pulse Modulator)

Shoot, ZebraCM and the BFD "Lite" were worth wading through all the beginner stuff. These are not cripple- or expire-ware but fully working subsets of Zebra2 and BFD 1.

They have had the desired effects, however, of getting me interested in the full versions of those apps.

Bagle · Post by **Bagle** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:18 pm

yeah its a great magazine, alot of the more beginner stuff is great when starting out
but after a few months its not of much help

stuff i enjoy in it:

Rachmiels experimental articals
scot solidas synth stuff

the reviews the Q&A at the back

and the samples, sometimes good, other times not so good

and the product reviews arnt too bad

Warminstrel · Post by **Warminstrel** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:17 pm

Was a fantasic aid to my early production days though currently I tend to only buy if it I like the look of the issue.

Not been too impressed with some of the samples on the DVD of late; Mostly the genre specific ones such as DnB, Techno etc...though some of the more obscure offerings arn't too bad.

The 'sound like' and other lessons tend be a bit hit and miss and its best to listen to the audio examples before tackling any of the tutorials as many are pretty crap.

Can be realy good for insights into what the pros use/do, sometimes featuring some proper underground artists like yer man Shitmat..

Tbh I think the main appeal for me is to be able sit back and read something instead of staring at a monitor....

I do sometimes feel for readers outside of the UK though as it is quite parochial for a magazine thats read worldwide.

ShrimpUSA · Post by **ShrimpUSA** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:37 pm

I absolutely love it. Can't get enough. Going back to basics never gets old for me. Or, i'm just so thick I still can't get it straight!

In the most recent issue, Booka Shade claim to use CM's free synth for a track of there's. I wonder if it is BS...

samplefreak · Post by **samplefreak** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:38 pm

always the same old story. include free goodies and the majority of the dumbasses out there will love it and buy your shit.
sorry, cm is one of the shittiest magazines out there. period.
and yes. even for beginners it is crap.
why do people always think of cheap and faulty or inaccurate stuff (gear, sound libraries, magazines) is fine for you if you're a starter?
what's wrong with learning the stuff the right way from the beginning?

condra · Post by **condra** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:47 pm

Hi Shrimp.

Most of the free plug-ins were created long before intel macs came about, and have yet to be ported to Universal Binary.

Theres more info about it on the Music Radar forum, but it seems unlikely that they will be ported any time soon.

Warminstrel · Post by **Warminstrel** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:52 pm

samplefreak wrote:always the same old story. include free goodies and the majority of the dumbasses out there will love it and buy your shit.
sorry, cm is one of the shittiest magazines out there. period.
and yes. even for beginners it is crap.
why do people always think of cheap and faulty or inaccurate stuff (gear, sound libraries, magazines) is fine for you if you're a starter?
what's wrong with learning the stuff the right way from the beginning?

Isn't it though?

Same old story......

I do so wish I was in the minority of dumbasses but looks like I'm just common.

samplefreak · Post by **samplefreak** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:50 pm

"I want to live like common people,
I want to do whatever common people do,
I want to sleep with common people,
I want to sleep with common people,
like you."

sampled by quotefreak.