New Decade New OS What Matters to Musicians in Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Windows 7

Mar 1 2010 1:00AM
Operating system upgrades are often heralded with hoopla. Apple has traditionally announced “hundreds of new features” with each new release. Microsoft has turned launches into minor holidays; for Windows Vista, they More...

Native Instruments Absynth 5

Jan 24 2010 2:10AM
The Outer Limits of Sound Design Some synthesizers are like great big friendly puppies, all warm and snuggly and panting to be played with. Absynth is not like that. Absynth is scary. And that’s a good thing. If your music cries More...

Cakewalk Sonar 85

Jan 24 2010 1:55AM
Good Enough To Be Sonar 9 Cakewalk threw a curve at the last AES convention: Instead of introducing Sonar 9, they went for an 8.5 upgrade at just over half the usual upgrade price. So was it just bug fixes? Guess again. Sonar 8.5 More...

Propellerhead Record A Reason to Record Audio

Dec 1 2009 11:45AM
Do you crave a tightly integrated and user-friendly music production environment, or do you need a program that will do everything? Unless you have an unlimited budget, it’s a tough choice. If you prefer tight integration More...

Apple Logic Studio Mac Daddy

Oct 1 2009 6:40PM
HANDS-ON [Click above for larger, annotated image.] 1. Click here to activate Flex View, which lets you see the Flex edits you make. Even with Flex View turned off, you can still move audio like putty using the Flex Tool. More...

Loopmasters Todd Terry - NYC Classic House

Jan 24 2010 1:45AM
Compared to other genres, perhaps, electronic dance music has had fewer legends and more pioneers. Todd Terry can enjoy being called both. He had a string of underground hits before reaching mainstream-crossover success with More...

Sony WHAT IT IS 3970s Analog Funk

Jan 24 2010 1:40AM
For this two-CD set (1.3 GB of 24-bit Acid loops), producer Mark Whitcomb painstakingly recorded 15 full-length cuts, tracked out as construction kits, using 19 superbly talented players, including himself on guitar and More...

Sample Logic Morphestra Scoring From a Synthetic Pit

Jan 1 2010 11:35AM
Morphestra puts a fresh spin on how we view and approach orchestral film scoring. Developed in association with Kirk Hunter Studios, it serves up an epic collection that’s anything but traditional. My copy came pre-installed More...

Modartt Pianoteq Pro - Piano Supermodel

Jan 1 2010 11:05AM
PROS No sample loops. No unwanted tonal differences between key ranges and velocities. Highly programmable. Noteby- note editing. Adjustable mic placement. Historical tunings. Can produce both realistic and exotic More...

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