Tag Archive: DAW

Ableton Live Intro launches today

by Barney Jameson, in Music Software, No Comments

live intro ableton boxAbleton Live Intro - three words that are likely to prompt toothy grins among bedroom producers, live performers and DJs alike as they wake up this morning to discover that sequencing on a budget just got a lot more feature-packed.

How so? Today marks the official beginning of Ableton’s tenth anniversary celebration, dubbed Able10. To celebrate its birthday the developer has swiftly launched Live Intro into the entry-level market segment that … continue reading ‘Ableton Live Intro launches today’

Pro Tools 8 - Redefined feature set

by Paul Lavigne, in Music Software, No Comments

pro tools 8I’ve been asked to produce and record a full album for a rock band. They already have 3 tracks recorded in Pro Tools and want me to help them in the production adding more layers and more depth. Normally I use Pro Tools as a multi-track recorder and a mixing platform and create the arrangements in another Digital Audio Workstation (namely Apple Logic) but with the arrival of Pro Tools 8, Digidesign made this process redundant.

Indeed Digidesign have … continue reading ‘Pro Tools 8 - Redefined feature set’

Propellerhead Record Is Enabled

by Paul Dakeyne, in Music Software, No Comments

propellerhead recordToday’s hot news is Propellerhead’s announcement of the much discussed question, ‘what’s happening with ‘Reason’?’. Answer.. ‘Record‘.. This new DAW (or DAS) has taken the current ethos of ‘in the box’ sequencers, hard disc recorders/mixers, funked it up a bit, added some SSL magic … continue reading ‘Propellerhead Record Is Enabled’

M-Audio Hypercontrol Heaven

by Paul Dakeyne, in Music Software, 1 Comment

m-audio hypercontrolLiterally ‘mouse free’, full DAW transport integration, flexible control over mute, pan and solo’s, easy track selection with non-jump volume sliders… selection, launch and full parameter adjustment of plug-ins and virtual instruments, rotary manipulation and responsive drum pads.. shall I go on?

My previous post here was highly anticipating the … continue reading ‘M-Audio Hypercontrol Heaven’