Steinberg Cubase Pro 14 review - Mod About You
Written testBest Product awardIt's almost Christmas, and Steinberg is doing its usual best to put a Cubase under the tree. What about this fourteenth version? Quite a lot, and especially quite a lot of creative stuff.
Testing Presonus Studio One Pro 7 - Game changer?
Written testBest Value awardBest Product awardStudio One has been around for fourteen years, slowly but surely staking its place in the DAW market, thanks to its good ideas and innovations. However, with this seventh version, it seems that Preso…
Ableton Live 12.1 review - A feature-filled update
Written testBest Product awardThree years separate the releases of Ableton Live 11 and 12, during which time the developer released a number of new features and enhancements to the DAW, which has become the most popular among ele…
Testing Apple Logic Pro 11 - Relentless logic...
Written testBest Product awardAlmost eleven years since the release of Logic Pro X, and after several major updates, Apple's flagship DAW is finally ready for version 11. A turning point?
Timeline: DAWs and software sequencers - A brief chronology of DAWs and audio sequencers
LearningThree decades have gone by since computers revolutionized music production. And the pace of the market is so high that a timeline of the different DAWs and sequencers that have come and gone througho…
DAWs most used by the community in 2017 - Top digital sequencers of 2017
TopAudio sequencers never stop evolving. Household names strive to introduce new features without losing their essence while, on the other hand, you have new players who want to join the race betting st…
Customize Your DAW - How to personalize your DAW to fit your work style
LearningYour DAW is your most important piece of software — the heart of your studio. Most DAWs offer a lot of features that you can customize to fit your taste and the way you work. Since you use your DAW s…
Learn the Pro Tools edit modes and tools in this tutori… - [Video] Get Started with Pro Tools Editing
LearningWhen you're editing in Pro Tools, whether it's Pro Tools 12 or an older version, you won't get far if you don't understand how the edit modes and the main editing tools work. In this video we'll expl…
A review of Studio One 3 Professional - Worth the Wait
Written testStudio One users have been awaiting a major upgrade for quite some time. Studio One 3 is the first such update since October of 2011, when Studio One 2 hit the market. PreSonus has added new instrume…
Sonar 2015 Platinum Review - Recording Studio for Lease
Written testBest Value awardIt's been more than a year and a half since Sonar X3 came out and, keeping up with the usual update schedule, the newest version was launched last January.
Sensomusic Usine Hollyhock II Review - Music in Bloom
Written testBest Product awardThere are lots of software solutions for live performance. Strangely enough, Sensomusic's Usine Hollyhock II doesn't come up on the radar as often as other products. And yet...
Put Your Best Feature Forward - 10 cool and innovative features from 10 top DAWs
LearningAll DAWS are definitely not created equal. Yes they can all record and edit audio and MIDI, host effects and software instruments, and provide facilities for mixing. But beyond those bread-and-butter…
Get Up to Speed with Apple Loops - A video lesson on using Apple Loops in Logic Pro X and GarageBand
LearningWhether you're a Logic or GarageBand user, you can spice up your recordings with a huge range of instrument loops and sound effects via the Apple Loops that were included with your DAW. Here's a vid…
DAW Tips for Tracking - Advice to make recording in your DAW more productive
LearningYour DAW is a powerful piece of software, and the more you can take advantage of its capabilities, the better your results will be. In this article, we offer up an assortment of DAW-related tips to h…
The Living Colour guitarist on film scoring, DAWs, amp … - Vernon Reid Talks Tech
LearningWhen you hear the name Vernon Reid, your first thought is probably of his work with Living Colour, featuring his speedy and inventive guitar playing. But Reid is also an accomplished composer, scorin…