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Ableton Live 8 (Mac/Win) Review 

By Len Sasso

Ableton Live 8 Digital Audio Workstation reviewed by EM editor Len Sasso in EM July 2009 issue...

Native InstrumentsMaschine (Mac/Win) 

By Jason Scott Alexander

Native Instruments Maschine Groove Production Software and Controller reviewed by EM writer Jason Scott Alexander in EM July 2009 issue...

Nord Electro 3 Review 

By Nick Peck

Nord Electro 3 Keyboard Synthesizer reviewed by EM writer Nick Peck in EM July 2009 issue...

Digidesign Pro Tools 8 (Mac/Win) Review 

By Eli Crews

Digidesign Pro Tools 8 Digital Audio Sequencer reviewed by EM author Eli Crews in EM May 2009 issue...

MOTU Digital Performer 6.02 Review 

By Mike Levine

MOTU Digital Performer 6 Digital Audio Sequencer reviewed by EM editor Mike Levine in EM April 2009 issue...

Cakewalk Sonar 8 Producer Review 

By Allan Metts

Cakewalk Sonar 8 Producer Digital Audio Sequencer reviewed by EM writer Allan Metts in EM March 2009 issue...

Review: Synapse Audio Orion 7.5 (Win) 

By Allan Metts

EM reviews Synapse Audio Orion 7.5, a multitrack soft synth suite that that includes its own MIDI and audio sequencer...

Apple GarageBand ’08 

By Nick Peck

GarageBand '08 is part of Apple's iLife '08 bundle ($79, or free with any new Mac). Based on Logic's technology, it includes plenty of editable software...

Ableton Live 7 (Mac/Win) 

By Len Sasso

With the release of Live 7, Ableton implements numerous user requests, improves audio and MIDI performance, and introduces a powerful new rack variation...

Ableton Live 7 (Bonus) 

By Len Sasso

With the release of Live 7, Ableton implements numerous user requests, improves audio and MIDI performance, and introduces a powerful new rack variation called Drum Racks. Three instruments—Analog, Electric, and Tension—join Operator and Sampler as premium add-ons to Live....

Mackie Tracktion 3.03 (Mac/Win) 

By Mike Levine

Electronic Musician's review of Mackie Tracktion 3, digital audio sequencer, which includes a host of new features, and comes in two different bundles featuring plug-ins, loop content, and more....

APPLE Logic Studio (Mac) 

By Len Sasso

Apple has taken a bold leap forward with the release of Logic Studio. The package bundles Logic Pro 8 with Soundtrack Pro 2 audio postproduction software...

PROPELLERHEAD SOFTWARE Reason 4 (Mac/Win) 

By Len Sasso

To borrow a slogan from a well-known winery, Propellerhead will sell no software before its time....

Propellerhead Software Reason 4 (Bonus) 

By Len Sasso

Propellerhead Reason 4 software virtual instrument rack and sequencer brings you a new synth, improved sequencing, additional pattern-based tools, and a bunch of smaller enhancements to make audio production easier....

STEINBERG Cubase 4.0.1 (Mac/Win) 

By Marty Cutler

Digital audio sequencers have become increasingly complex, replicating most recording-studio components in virtual form. First, audio recording found...

MAKEMUSIC Finale 2007 (Mac/Win) 

By Peter Hamlin

Peter Hamlin reviews MakeMusic’s flagship notation program and investigates added features....

ABLETON Live 6.0.1 (Mac/Win) 

By Len Sasso

Ableton Live 6 - A stellar upgrade to a topnotch sequencer | Video support, new Sampler instrument, plug-in Racks featured in Ableton Live 6 upgrade...

Mastering Cubase 4
Personal Studio Series 

Learn How to Master Steinberg's Cubase 4 with this single-issue magazine featuring a bonus DVD. Mastering Cubase 4 will focus on getting up to speed quickly with tutorials on Steinberg's powerful cross-platform digital audio sequencer. ...

MOTU Digital Performer 5.1 (Mac) 

By Mike Levine

When MOTU previewed Digital Performer 5 at Winter NAMM this year, most of the buzz was about its new suite of six virtual instruments. Although these...

SONY Acid Pro 6.0b (Win) 

By Jim Aikin

Every manufacturer of high-profile music software is on the upgrade treadmill: each new release of a respected product has to ratchet up the feature list...