Future-proof?
If the last 22 years are anything to go by, then the next few decades should see a raft of revolutionary new technologies, providing us the ability to master what was once thought impossible
Back in 1998 we dared not dream of the scale of the uptake towards computer music-making. Sometimes, the future is just completely unknowable – though the next few baby steps towards tomorrow’s major innovations are already being taken. While the dominance of computer-based DAWs shows no major signs of being superseded, the architecture of computer music software itself has undergone radical transformations.
iZotope’s RX8 relies on AI algorithms, though they require the guiding hand of a human to program them
Clever clogs
Increasingly, over the last ten years, technologies such as artificial intelligence and forensic audio analysis have opened up our eyes to the potential of unlocking some of these former barriers. Take iZotope’s astounding breakthroughs with their RX audio suite, largely dependent on artificial intelligence – something that the 1990s bedroom producer regarded as science fiction.