Posted on Wed 11 July 2012 in entries • Tagged with elicenser, soft elicenser, Steinberg, steinberg key, usb dongle
Certain software products require what is known as 'soft eLicenser' activation. This means that you do not need a physical USB eLicenser to activate the software, but you will still need to go through a similar activation procedure. Here is our step-by-step guide to activating a product using a soft …
Posted on Tue 10 July 2012 in entries • Tagged with avid, pro tools, pro tools 10, pro tools expert, russ hughes
Get to grips with a bit of Pro Tools know-how with these expert tips rounded up by PT junkie Russ Hughes...
MEET THE WRITER: RUSS HUGHES
Long-time Pro Tools user and self-confessed computer geek Russ is founder of the pro-tools-expert.com blog (formerly known as the AIR Users blog) and …
Posted on Tue 10 July 2012 in entries • Tagged with arturia, elicenser, Steinberg, steinberg key, usb dongle
If you've purchased a product that requires activation using a USB eLicenser and you're having trouble understanding exactly what you need to do to get everything working, then follow our simple step-by-step guide with diagrams...
Please note that within this article, when referring to the physical USB eLicenser, although there …
Posted on Mon 09 July 2012 in entries • Tagged with firewire, firewire 400, firewire 800, hot swapping
In this article we will attempt to answer some common FireWire questions. What's the difference between FireWire 400 and FireWire 800? Can you connect a FireWire 400 device to a FireWire 800 device? Is it safe to hot swap FireWire devices? Read on to find out...
FIREWIRE 400 vs FIREWIRE …
Posted on Fri 06 July 2012 in entries • Tagged with acoustic guitar, electric guitar, recording guitar
There's a real art to recording a perfect acoustic or electric guitar sound, so here's our expert advice on getting it right...
RECORD IT RIGHT
So much of the music we listen to these days features guitars, whether it’s subtle acoustic finger-picking or in-yer-face heavy rock. From the rounded …
Posted on Thu 05 July 2012 in entries • Tagged with arturia, minibrute, minitaur, moog
We sent out our avid gear hounds to track down two of the newest (and smallest) synths: the Moog Minitaur and Arturia MiniBrute...
Any gear junkie worth his or her salt will keep a keen eye on the new products announced at the biggest annual music exhibitions. And at January …
Posted on Thu 05 July 2012 in entries • Tagged with electric guitar
Our guitar manager Terry Haselden talks us through what you need to consider when buying an electric guitar...
Whether you’re buying your first guitar or adding to an ever-growing collection of beautiful pre-owned models, the guitar world can be a minefield. Where do you begin, with a mass of …
Posted on Mon 02 July 2012 in entries • Tagged with djembe, freestyle, synergy, toca
You can read more reviews like this, listen to Tony’s productions, purchase synth patches and more at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.
TOCA SYNERGY FREESTYLE DJEMBE - INTRODUCTION
In this week's review I am going to look at something a little bit different yet close to my heart - a …
Posted on Wed 27 June 2012 in entries • Tagged with drum synth, Korg, wavedrum, wavedrum mini
You can read more reviews like this, listen to Tony’s productions, purchase synth patches and more at his personal site -> Tony Long Music.
KORG WAVEDRUM MINI - INTRODUCTION
I love new drum products, especially when they are based on such innovative ideas. One such product is the new Korg Wavedrum …
Posted on Tue 26 June 2012 in entries • Tagged with ezdrummer, ezx, pop ezx, superior drummer, toontrack
I have been a user of Toontrack’s Superior Drummer for some time now and as a professional composer and producer I have always found the extensive nature of Superior Drummer to be fantastic, predominantly because you have so much control over every aspect of your drum track. I hate …