 - Setting Up Your Mixer To Record Your DJ Mixes - Recording Your DJ Sessions - Part 1Learning- Recording yourself whenever you mix is an excellent habit that will allow you to learn and grow your DJ skills. Listening to your mixes later with a clear head allows you to put things into perspecti… 
 - Organize Your DAW Files to Work Better and Faster - Spend More Time Making Music instead of Fighting your DAWLearning- As a home-recording musician, you have to wear many hats. You’re the talent, the engineer, the producer, the mix engineer, and often even the mastering engineer (not to mention the studio manager and… 
 - We Look at the Foremost Notation Programs - The Top Notation SoftwareLearning- While it's true that staff paper sheets and notebooks haven't disappeared yet, we must also admit that computers have made the task of composers and songwriters simpler by giving them the possibility… 
 - Klanghelm SDRR Review - Karma SaturationWritten testBest Value award- SKnote, Valhalla DSP, Sonimus… Over the last years, the plug-in world has seen the birth of many "small" independent developers who offer some damn good products. 
 - Organize Your Tracks for Faster Mixing - Prepare Your Tracks for MixdownLearning- Some musicians and producers do a lot of their mixing while they’re tracking, whereas others set everything back to zero at the end of tracking, and start their mix from scratch. 
 - Clean Up Your Vocal Tracks - Editing Techniques That Help Remove Imperfections From Sung or Spoken-Voice RecordingsLearning- You may have already utilized the editing features in your DAW to make vocal comps and move individual words or lines around in time, but you can also use them to get rid of, or minimize, the sonic g… 
 - You Can Get Great Sounds When You Go Direct - Strategies for DI Guitar RecordingLearning- If you polled a group of engineers and producers, asking them what’s the best way to record electric guitar, probably 99% of them would say by miking an amp — preferably a tube amp that’s turned up r… 
 - Spitfire Audio BML Series Review - Orchestral OutburstsWritten test- Whenever we deal with a virtual orchestra, we usually end up talking about East West or the Vienna Symphonic Library. However, there are some other publishers that are just as exacting in terms of qu… 
 - Understanding Audiobus - A Tool for Using Multiple Audio Apps SimultaneouslyLearning- Audio apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch are more powerful than ever, but imagine what you could do if you could use your apps together in the same session? 
 - How To Get a Punchy Drum Sound - PureMix Video On Mixing DrumsLearning- In this new PureMix video, sound engineer Ben Lindell shows you how to use your audio processing plug-ins to mix drums giving them more substance and presence. 
 - Audio Editors: Readers' Choice - The Top Audio EditorsLearning- Be it to master a song, do some sound design, manipulate audio files or edit samples, the audio editor is a very precious tool in your creative arsenal. We chose nine paid audio editors from which yo… 
 - What Is A Plug-In? - How To Install And Use An Audio Plug-InLearning- On Audiofanzine everyone talks about plug-ins all day long. Most of you know exactly what that's all about and know how to install a plug-in. However, there was a time when we were all just starting … 
 - iZotope RX 3 Review - ThreesomeWritten test- After adding the RX to its software catalog in 2007, iZotope has made a name for itself in the audio restoration world. The second version came out in 2010 and really drove it home making the softwar… 
 - What is Comping? - How To Get The Perfect TakeLearning- Comping is an audio editing technique that consists in putting together different takes of the same instrument in order to get the "perfect recording" without the trick being audible. 
 - Applied Acoustics Systems Ultra Analog VA-2 Review - Ultra Ultra?Written test- AAS renews its virtual analog synth by adding VA-2 to its name. But that is obviously not the only change. Here's a detailed overview. 
 - Magix Music Maker 2014 Review - Mocking MusicWritten test- Once a pioneer in computer music for the masses, Music Maker presents its 2014 edition that intends to close the loop. Let's check it out. 
 - Audio-Technica AT2020USB+ Review - Mr. PlusWritten test- New product in sight for all home studio owners looking to save some money and space in their studio or bedroom! 
 - U-He Satin Review - Night in White SatinWritten test- Ever since the advent of computer music, many plug-ins have promised us "a true analog sound." This marketing gimmick has been so widely and mischievously used that it has become tiresome... However,… 
 - A Selection Of Books About Film Music - 7 Books For Understanding Film Music And Its HistoryLearning- Film music is an art that has secured itself a prominent place in the collective imagination. Here's a first selection of books that allow us to understand where it comes from, how it has evolved and… 
 - Steinberg HALion 5 Review - HALion Doing?Written test- Twelve years after the first version of HALion — the sampler "made in Steinberg" — came out, it's time for the fifth generation to make its debut with a lot of new features. But will it be enough to … 
 - The Best Audio Tools to Change Your Life - The Top Software Tools to Simplify MixingLearning- Here's a list of plug-ins, software and hardware tools that will simplify the life of the home studio owner. 
 - FXpansion BFD3 Review - The Kingdom Of ThreeWritten test- FXpansion recently introduced BFD3, the third version of its comprehensive drums software. A simple revision or a true update deserving a new version number? And what is its place in a universe alrea… 
 - Audient iD22 Review - 22? Show Me Your iD!Written test- The interface market is very crowded, but who cares. Audient, the English brand renown for its consoles and preamps, decided to take the plunge with a desktop interface that has caught our eye. Let's… 
 - The Best Virtual Electric Bass Guitars - The Top Electric Bass Guitar SoftwareLearning- Together with pianos and drums, bass guitars ought to be counted among the instruments whose virtual versions can be considered credible today. Here's a selection of the best exponents in the genre. 
 - Apogee One for iPad & Mac Review - One TwoWritten test- When it came out four years ago, the Apogee One delighted us in several ways. Elegant and compact, it established itself as one of the best audio Swiss knives to use with a MacBook to do some music o… 
 
                             
                






