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scuzzphut · Post by **scuzzphut** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 4:21 pm

I have just recieved an email which suggests that I get a mention in this month's CM

Anyone got a copy? Could anyone scan that wee bit and post for me to get a swatch ?

I have a feeling that they printed my old URL, though - the email was a "problems downloading" email

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 4:32 pm

Issue 76 isnt in the shops till 20th, but i have issue 75 here. Which one are you in?

scuzzphut · Post by **scuzzphut** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 4:36 pm

ermmm.
don't know

It's highly likely to be a one-liner, though

don't ruin your eyes, m8

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:21 pm

hey! I just saw it!!

It said, "Scuzzphut takes top honors for having the fruitiest looking VST GUI in creation with the brilliant rythmic gate Scuzzphutt 6...the color pink never sounded so cool.."

sorry, couldn't resist. I love that plug, btw

ianweb123 · Post by **ianweb123** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:23 pm

There was a hint that they are going to run a regular section on freebies.. I'd have a look for you but I'm not at home at the mo..

Its REALLY nice when you get a mention tho!

jens · Post by **jens** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:27 pm

ianweb123 wrote:
Its REALLY nice when you get a mention tho!

no - it's really a shame that they usually don't mention all that fantastic free stuff (or at least not very much)
- magazines rather support the industry than the musician

Klemperer · Post by **Klemperer** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:37 pm

jens wrote:
ianweb123 wrote:
Its REALLY nice when you get a mention tho!
...
- magazines rather support the industry than the musician

That's true. And in my case CM mag doesn't give me issue 75+76 because my postman (drunk

)did sent some mag a month ago back instead of delivering it to me. So instead of TELLING me anything, there are e-mails, are there ??? CM simply dropped my subscription

. Cannot do anything, they don't send me the forthcoming one 76. Any good man from the UK who sends it to me will get the money immediately (wink), simply send me a pm

)))))))), as I do like CM pretty much. At least they mentiones Ian Webster in one of the last mags, not sure which...
Well if they add some reviews of good freebies it would be fine, otherwise we'll have to do it here more

.

Scot Solida · Post by **Scot Solida** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:57 pm

jens wrote:
ianweb123 wrote:
Its REALLY nice when you get a mention tho!
no - it's really a shame that they usually don't mention all that fantastic free stuff (or at least not very much)
- magazines rather support the industry than the musician

Well, there was recently a ten or twelve page feature in CM dedicated to making songs with nothing but freeware...

And I for one always try to use freeware in the articles I write, if I can...I use as much freeware as commercial stuff in my daily studio work, and I try to reflect that in the articles I write...

jens · Post by **jens** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 6:01 pm

then CM is far better than the german mags

Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 6:02 pm

jens wrote: - magazines rather support the industry than the musician

That's because the industry pays with their ads.
Simple but true.

jens · Post by **jens** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 6:16 pm

Sascha Franck wrote:
jens wrote: - magazines rather support the industry than the musician
That's because the industry pays with their ads.
Simple but true.

Yes, I know that - but it's still a shame

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 6:23 pm

Scot Solida wrote:Well, there was recently a ten or twelve page feature in CM dedicated to making songs with nothing but freeware...

I heard that I (as TenCrazy.com) got a mention (for my free MFX) in one of the mags recently, so maybe it was in that section?

- m

bitcrusher · Post by **bitcrusher** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 6:26 pm

That's because the industry pays with their ads.
Simple but true.

I think such politics are not a big problem in these music mags. The biggest censorship here is probably the restraint to say negative things about anything, knowing an existing advertiser might pull ads, and a new client might go elsewhere.

Its similar to News on Television, the customer is the advertisers, yes, but more important the actual product being sold is You, the viewer.

Because of this, media has the survial instinct to provide the content that the reader wants.

Future Music and Electronic Musician both did detailed reviews on Devine-Machine and both gave us Editors' Choice award for 2004. We never gave either magazine a dime, so to me this speaks good things about these magazines, and hopefully our product too

Scot Solida · Post by **Scot Solida** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 6:43 pm

Markleford wrote:
Scot Solida wrote:Well, there was recently a ten or twelve page feature in CM dedicated to making songs with nothing but freeware...
I heard that I (as TenCrazy.com) got a mention (for my free MFX) in one of the mags recently, so maybe it was in that section?

- m

It wasn' that article, if I recall, but yeah, there has been at least one mention that I know of of your stuff. I can't remember which issue off the top of my head, though...

ianweb123 · Post by **ianweb123** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 6:48 pm

I've had a very fair run with at least 4 mentions in CM over the years (albeit some of them minor). I personally feel that they have got the balance about right.. I actually think that it is only right and proper that they should be an outlet for news about 'for sale' plugs and software. By its very nature free stuff doesn't 'need' pushing..

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