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January 2002
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Sequencer Gets Face-lift and Multiprocessor Support Mark of the Unicorn's Digital Performer 3.0.1 is a sublimely usable program whose elegance is enriched by excellent documentation. If you don't need native support for VST plug-ins, Digital Performer is the sequencer for you... |
Macworld
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Make Some Noise Turn Your Mac Into a Recording Studio (Without Going Broke) |
Macworld
April 14, 2005
Peter Kirn |
Cubase SX 3.01 Cross-platform audio app adds tools for arrangement, hardware and software integration. |
Macworld
January 23, 2007
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Live 6 Loop-based sequencer improvement over traditional digital audio workstations. |
Macworld
February 2003
David Leishman |
Deck 3.5 Midrange music-production tool moves to OS X: Deck 3.5.1 is a fine choice for musicians who want a reasonably priced application for audio recording and production. |
Macworld
January 2005
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Live 4 When it comes to real-time music creation, Ableton's Live is in a category all its own. |
PC Magazine
November 25, 2003 |
Make Beautiful Music You've probably heard this refrain: Those newfangled musicians don't play like the old masters. With today's desktop tools, though, you don't need a lot of training to make satisfying music. |
Macworld
April 2005
Christopher Breen |
GarageBand 2 Fantastic upgrade makes creative program even more musical. |
Macworld
February 2001
Christopher Breen |
Peak VST 2.5 Update to Professional Audio Editor Supports VST Plug-ins... |
Macworld
May 2001
Jim Heid |
Reason 1.0 Virtual music studio combines great sound with addictive interface... |
Macworld
July 23, 2007
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Sequel 1.0.1 Entry-level loop-based music program playing to GarageBand's audience. |
Macworld
August 2002
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Portable USB Audio Workstation Fits the Bill for Digital-Recording Beginners With its included industry-standard software, good-quality mike preamps, and portability, Digidesign's USB-based Mbox is a reasonable option. It may be just what you need if you're venturing into digital recording, or if you want to use your PowerBook or iBook to record on the road. |
Macworld
July 2003
Christopher Breen |
Live 2.0 and Phrazer 2.0 These two Mac apps represent the highs and lows of loop-based sequencing |
PC Magazine
February 3, 2004
Emile Menasche |
Make Music like a Pro The Digidesign M-Box with Pro Tools LE 6.1.1 is a winner. Pro Tools LE is a multitrack audio and MIDI recording and mixing environment for musicians and producers. |
Macworld
May 2004
Christopher Breen |
GarageBand Music-making software is iLife's newest and coolest component from Apple. |
Macworld
May 31, 2005
Peter Kirn |
Reason 3 Electronic musicians should love Propellerhead Software's Reason 3 for OS X 10.3 or 10.4. There's simply nothing else on the market that offers this kind of simple, powerful routing and hardware-style control, or that packs this many instruments into one box at this price. |
Macworld
November 2000
Jonathan Seff |
SoundSticks Speakers Look Cool, Sound Great. G4 Cube: The Audio Story |
Macworld
January 2004
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Digital Performer 4.1 Simply put, the new version of this music-production program rocks on OS X. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2010
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How to Set Up the Ultimate Desktop Recording Studio With the right software and a few plug-in instruments, anyone can be a rock star in his own home. Here's how to use a MIDI keyboard and software like M-Powered Essential and GarageBand to become the next Beck. |
Macworld
April 14, 2005
Peter Kirn |
Logic Pro 7.01 If you can adapt to its sometimes-idiosyncratic way of working, Logic's gorgeous-looking and great-sounding set of sound tools and toys can be irresistible. There's simply no better value in all-around audio bundles. |
Macworld
November 9, 2007
Peter Kirn |
Logic Studio This all-in-one music creation package is easier to use and more playable. |
Macworld
July 2004
David Leishman |
Virtual Rhythm Sections Spectrasonics' Trilogy bass module and FXpansion's BFD drum kits are examples of sampling done right; they offer an amazing array of sound-customization tools. |
Macworld
September 2000
Jim Heid |
Spark 1.5 Audio Editor Is Sleek but Often Slow |
Macworld
December 8, 2006
Jim Dalrymple |
TonePort UX2 Easy-to-use, customizable Mac interface for musicians. |
PC Magazine
August 17, 2005
Don Labriola |
MaxxPlayer This Microsoft Windows Media Player plug-in uses the same technologies as Waves' professional audio products to increase apparent volume levels, punch up the bass and treble, and expand the sound field of your system's audio output |
PC Magazine
October 1, 2003
Don Labriola |
Adobe Passes the Audition Want to polish the audio tracks of your video productions? Consider Adobe Audition 1.0 -- a powerful audio workstation package that will be familiar to anyone who's used Cool Edit Pro 2.1. |
Macworld
March 2004
David Leishman |
Keyboard Virtual Instruments Lounge Lizard EP-2 and B4 Offer Great Sound but Have a Few Visual Quirks |
Macworld
June 2003
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Pro Tools LE 6 Digital-audio software makes comfortable transition to OS X and adds file-management features |
PC Magazine
November 16, 2004
Don Labriola |
Sound Tricks Create sound tracks worthy of your soon-to-be-award-winning film. a Musical Generator... Band-in-a-Box 2004 Pro... Jammer Professional 5... Movie Maestro... |
Macworld
September 14, 2006
Peter Kirn |
Rax 2.0 If you're looking for easy access to music plug-ins without a lot of distractions, or a way to quickly select virtual instruments and effects on stage, plasq's Rax 2.0 is a must-buy. |
Macworld
September 2001
David Ferris |
Pro File: The Digital Drummer Omar Hakim has gone from banging on a toy drum as a child to mastering a Roland V-Drums kit in his adulthood, never missing a beat. How has the jazz and pop percussionist kept on top of things as the music world has gone increasingly digital? |
Macworld
December 7, 2006
Christopher Breen |
Fission 1.1 Easy-does-it audio editor seeks gaps, splits files. |
PC Magazine
June 5, 2006
Bill Machrone |
M-Audio Session Beginners looking to create music on their PCs should consider M-Audio Session. |
Macworld
January 3, 2006
Peter Kirn |
Peak Pro XT 5 Whether you're a hobbyist producing podcasts or a pro creating studio-quality projects like CDs or game soundtracks, this sound-editing software bundles great restoration, mastering, and CD-creation software. |
Macworld
April 14, 2005
Peter Kirn |
Digital Performer 4.52 Easy-to-use audio-editing app a great choice for beginners, pros alike. |
Macworld
May 2002
Christopher Breen |
Intuitive Video Tool Creates iTunes-like Visuals If you're intrigued by iTunes' Visuals window and have a hankering to create similar interactive montages that respond not only to music but also to keyboard, mouse, and MIDI input, Onadime Composer may be the tool for you... |
Linux Journal
April 1, 2007 |
Tech Tips Make USB/MIDI work in Linux... Turn your existing soundcard into a high-quality synthesizer... Exploit the power of X... |
PC Magazine
October 11, 2006 |
Converting Audio in Audiovisual Files Conversion of analog videotape to digital format to be stored as a file in on a computer using analog 8mm video camera and a capture device to the PC. Video converts, but audio does not. |
PC World
April 2002
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Add Audio to a Security Camera System The Axis 2191 Audio Module gives Axis networked cameras two-way communication capabilities... |
Macworld
October 2003
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Apogee Mini-Me Analog-to-digital converter performs well -- for a price |
PC Magazine
December 14, 2004
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DIY Karaoke How to voice over a song and record it on the hard disk with multitrack recording software. |
PC World
November 2004
Patrick Norton |
Rip Your Records Yearn to hear your old albums again? Here's everything you need to digitize them and then play them anywhere you can play an MP3. |
PC Magazine
August 19, 2003
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Project5 Project5 changes the face of MIDI, making it easier and a lot more fun. |
Macworld
September 2000
David Ferris |
Trends: The Music Revolution It's now possible to make music on your Mac for less money than ever before. |
Macworld
May 2004
Christopher Breen |
Peak 4.1 Professional Audio Editor Offers Enhanced Interface and New Effects |
Macworld
December 2002
Jonathan Seff |
Dual-1.25GHz Power Mac G4 Top-of-the-line system offers impressive performance -- at a premium price. |
Macworld
August 2003
Rick Lepage |
Care for Your Mac Cocktail performs 20 system tasks and interface adjustments, arranged in five basic categories: Disks, System, Files, Network, and Interface. |
PC Magazine
April 6, 2005
Bill Machrone |
Getting an Earful Digital audio players come with a slew of sound controls. But who can figure out how to use them? |
PC Magazine
August 17, 2004
Bill Machrone |
A Musical Summer A look at eMedia's Piano and Keyboard Method... Cakewalk's new Kinetic DJ software... Guitar Tracks Pro analog recording suite... |
