The past few years have seen an insane increase in the amount of processing power afforded by the latest generation of CPUs. And, finally, the nearly...
It's no secret that the laptop is quickly becoming the preferred performance tool and production notepad for many musicians and producers. With the increasing...
It's been only a few years since Ableton burst onto the scene with the first version of Live, and in that short time, there's no denying that this program...
Aside from a solid sequencer and a fast computer, one of the most important things in any production arsenal is a good collection of realistic-sounding...
Throughout the years, computers have changed the art of sampling Once upon a time, professional digital samplers were obese, beefy boxes that required...
It's official: There are now more digital audio workstations than you can shake a stick at. And they come in myriad colors, shapes, sizes and flavors...
Once upon a time, DJs' crates were full of acoustic music with no sequenced beats in sight. As synthesizers, drum machines and samplers showed up on the...
The audio industry loves to foster that whole fish-out-of-water feeling as often as possible. And only at the annual Summer NAMM convention in Nashville...
DIGIDESIGN COMMAND|8 CONTROL SURFACE FOR PRO TOOLS Digidesign has joined the small-format DAW-control-surface fray with its new Command|8 ($1,295), a...
The human voice is arguably the most important form of communication in the world. People gravitate to it instinctively, almost involuntarily. Producers...
MIDI, short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a common interface protocol originally developed to allow two or more synthesizers to to each...
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS ELEKTRIK PIANO SOFTWARE INSTRUMENT (MAC/PC) Software emulations of classic instruments seem to be all the rage these days, but few...
Simply mention the words stutter or glitch among DJ and remixing circles, and you're sure to conjure a discussion revolving around artists such as BT,...
ReCycle is the application that started it all for Sweden's Propellerhead Software. A landmark application that single-handedly spawned a whole new way...
Few musicians would argue that one of the most popular and most mythologized analog synthesizers is the Moog Minimoog Model D. When it hit the streets...
About a year ago, Remix examined the idea of building three project studios on some very strict budgets (Another Bit in the Wall, May 2003). That article...
RME FIREFACE 800 FIREWIRE AUDIO INTERFACE RME, a German company that is gaining a solid rep for top-quality audio interfaces, introduces the newest member...
It's been roughly a year-and-a-half since I reviewed the premiere release of FinalScratch, and a lot has changed. In September 2002, FinalScratch was...
The Internet in the mid-1990s changed the face of modern society and how we conduct much of our daily lives. Far more than just a pop- or subculture phenomenon,...
Tracktion is a feature-packed sequencer application from Raw Material Software that began its life in the UK via independent programmer Julian Storer....
Anyone who makes a living producing, remixing or scoring tracks within a workstation environment is undoubtedly familiar with the Waves product line....
What do I buy to get started? is the question that tops the FAQ of electronic music. The answer is always multifaceted, but now more than ever, the thing...
When the coding masterminds at Wave Mechanics recently spun off a more division called SoundToys, their concept was to produce a line of Digidesign Pro...
Every once in a while, I am embarrassed to discover that, as a professional, I've allowed developments in technology to escape my all-seeing eye. I like...
ACCESS VIRUS POWERCORE VIRTUAL SYNTH Access has teamed up with another powerhouse audio company, TC Electronic, to bring its award-winning Virus Indigo...
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PROPELLERHEAD RECYCLE 2.1
