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As 2023 comes to an end, it’s time for us to cast our collective minds back over the last 12 months and sum up the impact of the year’s releases as we enter 2024. Across the following pages, we’ll scrutinise what we deem to be the most significant products (and updates) of the year, exploring the trends, successes and jawdropping innovations that have changed the game at Computer Music HQ
It’s been quite the year for Computer Music, though the start of the year brought a slight internal re-alignment (with the departure of editor Andy Jones, and the arrival of new editor Andy Price) we’ve continued to keep hyper-focused on tracking the ebb and flow of in-the-box music production. From complex and rich software instruments, lifelike sample libraries and new idea generators to the onrush of AI-fuelled tools, we’ve always been eager to review as much as we can.
However, the truth is that there’s simply been so much released that we’ll likely continue to be testing some of the deluge of 2023’s releases well into 2024.
That being said, what we have scrutinised this year has been largely excellent. Some offerings have introduced something new, and others have solidified already capable packages. Others, we now just can’t live without. This is the feature where we justify that love, and explain just why the following chosen products have attained the highly-co
