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Five built-in plugins found in almost every DAW It can be tempting to buy all the latest plugins, but remember that almost all DAWs come with a host of built-in plugins that cover the fundamentals. With many people staying at home, it’s a no-brainer that more of us will start experimenting with creating music. In […]
Top Five MIDI Pad Controllers right now MIDI Pad Controllers can add a lot to one’s music production, but how does one choose the right one? Here are our top five choices, for various reasons. Choosing the perfect MIDI Pad controller to suit you can be a tough one, there are so many options out […]
Native Instruments Maschine to become more fully fledged DAW A new Native Instruments Maschine update is on the way, alongside an announcement about the future of the growing platform. The Native Instruments Maschine platform has always been a series of hardware units with a software counterpart, specifically designed to make the most of that hardware. […]
Beginner’s guide to preferences and MIDI in Steinberg Cubase One of the greatest aspects of Steinberg Cubase is the ability to fine-tune the preferences to suit your exact needs. For beginners to the Steinberg Cubase platform, a lot of the preferences and setup options can be daunting, the fear of potentially messing something up by […]
Five reasons why Reason Studios is more relevant than ever Reason has been falling behind the competition in recent years, however, Reason Studios have made huge changes to fix that. The Reason DAW has long been revered as a favourite amongst music creators, however, in recent years it has fallen behind – that’s all changing […]
YouTuber makes a working Microsoft Excel DAW Music Production YouTuber, Dylan Tallchief, has made a fully working DAW in Microsoft Excel – with a number of unexpected features. Have you ever wanted to make it look like you’re actually working, meanwhile you’re busy producing your next banger? Now is the time, this Microsoft Excel spreadsheet […]
MIDI 2.0 is now the official industry standard MIDI was originally an example of competitors working together, and the new MIDI 2.0 protocol echoes that sentiment. In an era where a lot of companies are designing controllers specifically for their own software products, it’s refreshing to see a group of companies work together to usher […]
UAD Luna is Universal Audio’s new recording platform Introducing UAD Luna – Universal Audio’s new integrated recording solution, which they’re trying very hard NOT to call a “DAW”. In almost every sense of the word, Luna is a Digital Audio Workstation, it has all the features you’d expect in a modern DAW, however, the key […]
The PreSonus ARc Series – Audio interface and mixer combined The PreSonus ARc Series is a new range of all-in-one mixer and audio interface recording solutions, with three options. PreSonus has just announced a new line of all-in-one solutions for live and studio mixing and recording, each model features simultaneous multitrack recording to USB and […]
Steinberg Cubasis 3 has been rewritten from the ground up Steinberg Cubasis 3 is here, and it’s by far the most advanced Cubasis, if not the most advanced mobile DAW. Steinberg Cubasis 3 has been rewritten from the ground up to include various huge new improvements, probably the biggest of which is the introduction of […]
