1. A Brief History of Pro Tools
(Category/Recording Studio Software)

... resolution and 24 tracks of audio by 1997. By this stage, Pro Tools was used alongside tape machines in most professional studios and starting to replace it altogether in many more. With the professional ...

2. Audio & Sampling
(Category/Recording Advices)

... a modem home computer can effectively play the role of an entire recording studio - mixing dozens of tracks together, enabling virtually unlimited processing and giving engineers the ability to edit tracks ...

3. Effects and Plugins - Delay, Reverb, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger
(Category/Recording Utilities)

... albeit of the natural variety. For decades now, hardware studio effects units have emulated acoustic and mechanical processes, and these sorts of effects remain among the most ...

4. How To Record, Mix And Master An Acoustic Band
(Category/Recording Advices)

... the top, and point you towards some good buys. Whatever your budget, and whether you're in a studio or at home. the process is the same. We'll be discussing a lot of different things throughout, and ...

5. Vintage Synthesizers - Digital Audio Workstation Integration
(Category/Recording Advices)

... of course, portability that would have been inconceivable in the past. And yet hardware still has a place in many home and professional studios. Whether it's familiarity, that ...

6. Preamplifiers
(Category/Recording Advices)

... lot more to it than that, and if you want to get the most out of your preamps, there are a few important things you should consider. Pre prepared In the studio, when we talk ...

7. The History of Sequencers
(Category/Recording Studio Equipment)

... there are a variety of different ways this can be achieved. Whether it's step sequencing, a simple loop-based sequencer or full-blown MIDI DAWs, sequencers are a crucial part of every studio.  ...

8. Timecodes
(Category/Recording Advices)

... of a minefield. Thankfully it's not as complex as it used to be, but it still finds a huge variety of uses in studio gear and it's now a fundamental part of a lot of DJ equipment. ...

9. Apple iPad
(Category/Recording Studio Equipment)

... our existing technology. The iPad can be anything from a fun hand-held synth to a capable multi-track DAW, but it really comes alive when you’re given the chance to use it with the rest of your studio ...

10. The Science of Psychoacoustics
(Category/Recording Advices)

... the loudness of sounds is critical to a number of processes in the studio, and all things are not equal. Our ear's frequency response is not linear, meaning that we perceive some sounds to be louder than ...

11. PreSonus Studio One Pro
(Category/Recording Studio Software)

... software is targeted specifically to compete with the likes of the 'big boys' such as Steinberg's Cubase and Apple Logic Pro. This brings us to Studio One Pro from PreSonus, the big brother of their new ...

12. Mastering
(Category/Recording Advices)

... Let's take a look at how it's done. The Mastering Environment If you thought that recording studios paid close attention to acoustics and high-quality equipment, mastering studios take it to the ...

13. Steinberg CI1 and CI2+
(Category/Recording Studio Equipment)

... chosen computer, be it a PC or a Mac. The fact that it was bundled with Cubase AI5 (a reduced feature-set version of Cubase 5) clearly indicated that Steinberg saw the need for a complete good-value studio-in-a-box ...

14. Steinberg Nuendo
(Category/Recording Studio Software)

... but why? Firstly, it commands the highest license-only price for a DAW, taking it out of the reach of many home studio or even semi-pro budgets. Secondly, it's tailored for audio-to-picture work in TV/film/video ...

15. Recording Software Plugins
(Category/Recording Utilities)

... number of formats available can be a little confusing at times. Let's take a run through the major ones... VST (Virtual Studio Technology) plugins were the first major standards in the consumer digital ...

16. Ableton Live
(Category/Recording Studio Software)

...  performance options, make it a unique studio tool and a favorite with live performers. If you'd rather be "making music" than just "using music software," Ableton Live is for you. Live 8, the latest ...

17. Recording Studio Sound Isolation
(Category/Recording Studio Design)

In order to deal with recording studio sound isolation one should understand how sound travels. When considering sound isolation there are really two aspects. Keeping sound out of the listening environment, ...

18. Yamaha CP1 Stage Piano
(Category/Recording Studio Equipment)

... in at a notch under 60 lbs, this is not something suitable for gigging with unless you have plenty of helpers and an estate car or hatchback with its rear seats down. On tour with roadies or in studio ...

19. Propellerhead Reason
(Category/Recording Studio Software)

Making music should be as easy as powering up a computer, loading up a powerful piece of music software, and getting down to business. And it is. Reason is a virtual studio rack with all the tools and ...

20. Propellerhead Reason Books
(Category/Recording Books)

... the program an indispensable tool in many studios that use other programs as their primary digital audio workstation.  ...