Computer Music | Issue 280

doesn't shy away from controversy. A featured opinion piece titled "The Ghost in the Machine" tackles AI music generation head-on.

The issue analyzes five distinct "drop archetypes" from the past two years: The Techno Roller, The Future Bass Wobble, The Hardstyle Kick, The Lo-fi Glitch, and the Hybrid Orchestral Hit. Computer Music Issue 280

The issue includes a workflow guide for using (free) and RipX DeepRemix to extract surgical components from samples. It's a practical, fear-free approach to technology. doesn't shy away from controversy

(Deducted half a point because the DVD case was cracked in my mailer—some things never change). The issue includes a workflow guide for using

If you buy the magazine for the tutorials but stay for the samples, you will not be disappointed. The "Dark Techno" pack has a kick drum sample so distorted and huge that I clipped my master fader just looking at it.