August 17, 2010

Avid intros new Pro Tools HD interfaces, HEAT software

Avid on Tuesday introduced three new Pro Tools HD interfaces and a new piece of software, called HEAT, that the company said will add the realism of vintage analog sound to Pro Tools recordings.

Apogee unveils the Symphony I/O audio interface

One of my favorite audio hardware companies, Apogee Electronics, recently released the Symphony I/O multi-channel audio interface.

Review: iRig and AmpliTube for the iPad and iPhone

I’ve been using IK Multimedia’s AmpliTube on my Mac for years, so I was interested to see what the company developed for the iPad and iPhone. They didn’t disappoint.

Adobe Audition coming to the Mac

Adobe on Wednesday will announce that it will bring its professional music application, Audition to the Mac. A beta for Mac is expected to be released later this year, sometime in the Winter 2010.

Pro Tools LE update adds Snow Leopard support

Digidesign on Wednesday released an update for Pro Tools, adding support for Apple’s Snow Leopard operating system.

Hands On: OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 external RAID

I’ve been testing Other World Computing’s (OWC) Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 RAID system for the past few weeks and have been very impressed.

Groove3 releases Music production and mixing Pro Tools videos

Video tutorial-maker, Groove3, released two new tutorial videos targeted to users interested in learning about music production and mixing.

Brady Barnett brings his audio engineering talents to the masses

I love to learn. I absorb every little piece of knowledge I can about music production and editing, from as many people as I can. These days, it’s a lot easier to get that knowledge. Now, you can access the expertise of professional audio engineers, like Brady Barnett to find out what they do to [...]

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November 2, 2009

Pro Tools 8.0.3pr adds Snow Leopard support

Digidesign’s Pro Tools 8.0.3 pre-release software slipped by me, but it’s important enough that I wanted to make sure I circled back and mentioned it.

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October 28, 2009

Universal Audio plug-ins updated with new EQ

Universal Audio on Wednesday released version 5.5 of its plug-in suite, adding a new EQ and fixing several issues with the older version.

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October 12, 2009

Recording an acoustic guitar into your Mac

Technology is allowing just about anyone to record music without venturing into a traditional recording studio. That’s good and bad.

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October 8, 2009

Hands On: Beta Monkey’s Double Bass Mania IV: Groove Metal

For some musicians, there is no better sound than that of a real acoustic drum set. If that’s you, I have a real treat for you in this review.

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October 7, 2009

Beta Monkey releases Double Bass Mania IV: Groove Metal

Hot on the heals of Double Bass Mania III, Beta Monkey Music on Wednesday released Double Bass Mania IV: Groove Metal.

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October 5, 2009

Upgrading your drum sampler from EZdrummer to Superior Drummer 2

After my article appeared last month about writing songs with EZdrummer, I received quite a few questions about how hard it was to upgrade from EZdrummer to Superior Drummer 2. Good news — it’s really easy.

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September 24, 2009

Digidesign unveils Eleven Rack guitar amp and effects processor

Digidesign on Thursday upped the ante in the world of digital guitar amp and effects processing with the introduction of Eleven Rack.

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September 15, 2009

Universal Audio: The best audio plug-ins for the Mac

I made some pretty bold statements when I first wrote about Universal Audio’s plug-ins for the Mac. I’ve had quite a few questions from that article, so I thought I’d try to answer them here.