SSL NUCLEUS REVIEW

Posted on Tue 26 July 2011 in entries • Tagged with controller, daw, mackie, universal

Solid State Logic (SSL)… a name renowned in the music production world for manufacturing some seriously tasty professional mixing desks! Honestly, if you have never heard of this company before, their products really are something to get very excited about, having found homes in numerous top-end professional studios across the …


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REASON 6 GRACE PERIOD

Posted on Wed 20 July 2011 in Computer Music • Tagged with daw, propellerhead, reason, record

Propellerhead Reason 6

30th September 2011 is a date for your diaries as this is the day that Reason 6, Reason Essentials and Propellerhead Balance will be released! However, if you are already an owner of Propellerheads' Reason, you may be entitled to some serious money off the new version! Read on for …


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LOGIC PRO ADVANCED TUTORIALS

Posted on Fri 01 July 2011 in Computer Music • Tagged with daw, logic, pro, software, tutorials

[[Logic Pro LogoINTRODUCTION]

Introducing to you the final installment of my Logic Pro mini-tutorial series, taking a look at some of the advanced features within this powerful DAW.

You may also be interested to check out these other articles in this series:

LOGIC PRO BEGINNER TUTORIALS
LOGIC PRO INTERMEDIATE TUTORIALS

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WHAT IS THE BEST DAW?

Posted on Fri 24 June 2011 in Computer Music • Tagged with avid, cubase, daw, logic, pro tools, propellerhead, reason, record, software, Steinberg

DAWS INTRODUCTION

With so many DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) on the market, a very commonly asked question is, which is the best? However, whilst most people would just like to receive a straight-forward answer, the cold, hard truth is that there really isn't one that is considered 'the best'! It …


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LOGIC USERS, ARE YOU UTILISING 64 BITS?

Posted on Wed 18 May 2011 in Computer Music • Tagged with daw, logic, pro, software

Logic Pro 9 IconThis little piece was written by our resident Logic expert, so I can't really take the credit! But when he e-mailed it to me the other day, I thought it just had to have a place on our website! So here it is... Using a Mac with Snow Leopard and …


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LOGIC PRO INTERMEDIATE TUTORIALS

Posted on Mon 16 May 2011 in Computer Music • Tagged with daw, logic, pro, software

[[Logic Pro 9 LogoINTRODUCTION]

Once you've got to grips with the basics of Logic Pro and have had some fun with creating a few sounds (check out our Logic Pro Beginners Tutorials if you are still not at this stage), you are probably going to want to do something a little more advanced …


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LOGIC PRO BEGINNER TUTORIALS

Posted on Mon 16 May 2011 in Computer Music • Tagged with daw, pro, tutorials

[[Logic Pro IconINTRODUCTION]

Mac... check! Logic... check! Monitors/headphones... check! Audio/MIDI interface... check! MIDI controller keyboard... check!

So, you're all set-up to start using Logic Pro, but you're not feeling too confident about jumping in at the deep end? Have a read of our simple beginner tutorials and you'll be up …


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ABLETON MINI TUTORIALS

Posted on Fri 13 May 2011 in Computer Music • Tagged with ableton, daw, Live, software

[[Ableton Live LogoINTRODUCTION]

If you're new to Ableton Live and are itching to get up an running, then this quick start guide will walk you through the basics, from installing the software to getting started with making beats! Please note that this guide is designed for the beginner, so if you're ready …


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ABLETON LIVE 8

Posted on Fri 15 April 2011 in entries • Tagged with ableton, daw, intro, Live, live 8, software, suite

If you’re looking for a creative DAW program that you can use for mixing, recording and composition but also perform with live, then Ableton Live 8 is for you…

Forgive us for stating the obvious but the clue is in the name: that word ‘Live’ is the absolute key …


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AVID PRO TOOLS 9

Posted on Wed 30 March 2011 in entries • Tagged with avid, daw, pro tools 9, software

The newest update to the professionals’ favourite DAW brings it within reach of us mere mortals at last. We take a long, hard look at Avid Pro Tools 9…

The introduction of version 9 of Pro Tools last autumn has to be the music industry’s hottest news in years …


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