VirtuosoWorks Notion, a new notation and orchestral-performance program for Windows, is the brainchild of renowned composer and programmer Dr. Jack M. Jarrett. Jarrett, a former head of the Composition Department at Berklee College of Music and a longtime conductor of orchestral music...
In a field crowded with "do-everything" digital audio workstations, Image-Line's FL Studio 6 truly stands out. A key component in European dance-music studios, FL Studio is making major inroads in the American market...
If you're a musician with a personal studio, you've probably found yourself in this common situation: you're working by yourself recording vocals, guitar, drums, or (in my case) cello. You know the routine: you hit the Record button, dash across the room, sit down behind the sound baffles...
If I had a nickel for every time someone has asked me what's the best vocal mic to buy for x amount of money, I'd have one huge pile of nickels. I don't mean to imply that it's not an important question, because it is. But the only simple answer is "Whichever one sounds best," ...
Editing has been a part of music production for 50 years, but the advent of ubiquitous nonlinear hard-disk editing has changed the face of music, for better and for worse. Systems like Samplitude, Nuendo, Pro Tools, SAW, and every other DAW...
What would you like to sound like today? No matter what you answer, your wish can come true -- and more easily than you may expect. The magic tool is a type of musical instrument called a sampler. Samplers are a mainstay in just about every type of music production,...
Anyone can learn to use Adobe Audition. It is simpler to use than many other editing programs, and its audio quality is excellent. Audition's ease of use sometimes obscures the fact that it can also perform very complex audio tasks....
Producing music on your computer doesn't have to be a brain-bending struggle. It doesn't have to cost megabucks, either. With Mackie's new Tracktion digital audio sequencer, you can create great-sounding tracks quickly and easily....
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EM Special Report: Cakewalk Project5 Profiled
Creative Looping Techniques
As a desktop musician, you've undoubtedly amassed a collection of audio files packed with loops of all types. The trouble is, unless you created them yourself, everyone else has the same loops. ...
When Adobe Systems purchased Syntrillium Software's technology assets, a new era began to unfold for Cool Edit Pro. Syntrillium's Cool Edit Pro has become Adobe Audition. Changes in Adobe's release of the software under its new moniker are primarily cosmetic....
