Aye, aye Captains
It’s an epic set of tools from the Captain’s table, and apt for this AI issue…
With a large section of this very magazine dedicated to the terrifying prospect of artificial intelligence in music production – actually it’s not really that scary – it’s fitting that our lead story brings together some leading titles in the field into one Epic bundle. Captain Plugins Epic is its name and with it you get help with creating just about every part of your music, from basslines to leads, beats and more…
Captain Plugins Epic has five ‘patented’ titles from the fantastically named Captains series, including Captains Chords, Melody, Deep, Beat and Play. There’s also a host of extra tools thrown into the bundle that you wouldn’t get buying the plugins separately.
Each of the Captains, as you’ve probably guessed, will help you tackle different parts of your compositions, with each connected to the other so you should stay in tune.
Most are self explanatory with Chords, for example, taking the legwork out of your progressions with, get this, 96,000 different transitions to choose from. There’s a new Inversions feature included and it can even suggest transitions ‘based on hit songs and famous musical formulas’, which sounds kind of cool and slightly too easy at the same time. (And if that doesn’t convince you, David Guetta apparently uses Captain Chords every day.)
Captain Play “turns your computer into a musical instrument that can play different chords and scales” and Beat helps you create drum grooves. Deep does the same for your bass while Melody completes the deal with lead lines.
Other new tools include a Create Idea melody tool and Pianistic Rhythms which “gives you unlimited access to play styles from incredible musicians”.
“I think that Captain Plugins Epic is our most innovative software for people who make music,” says Yakov Vorobyev from Mixed In Key who developed the Captain Plugins suite. “There are so many new tools in Captain that will make your life as a producer easier.”
The best part is the price as Captain Plugins Epic costs just $99.