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Reviews and buyer’s guides on music recording software.

6 Reasons to Use PreSonus Studio One 6

Getting the most out of your DAW investment is always the name of the game, and the upgrades between versions is in many cases not enough to make a user step up. Luckily, PreSonus’s Studio One 6 Professional launched in late 2022, and there are enough updates to make...

Introduction to Reaper for Songwriters

If you are a songwriter who wants to record better demos and more professional sounding recordings...

REVIEW: TC Electronic TC2290-DT Digital Delay

TC Electronic TC2290-DT Desktop-Controlled Plug-in TC’s delay units were pretty much industry...

Just Announced: 2019 Audio Product Releases @ Avid Connect Live

New 2019 Audio Product Releases Just Announced LIVE from Belmont University! Check out the news...

Cakewalk Rapture Session REVIEW

by Benjamin Ricci | Feb 29, 2016 | Best DAW Software

Cakewalk Rapture Session REVIEW PROS: huge library, quality sounds, good search functionality, inexpensive, PC & Mac compatible. CONS: no standalone version for Mac. PRICE: $29.99 Cakewalks's...

Acoustica releases Mixcraft 7.7 with one-click publishing features

by Benjamin Ricci | Feb 26, 2016 | Best DAW Software

Acoustica is pleased to announce the release of Mixcraft 7.7 and Mixcraft Pro Studio 7.7, an update to their award-winning Mixcraft recording software. This version 7.7 update of Acoustica's...

LANDR and Cakewalk Partner to Give SONAR Users a Fully Integrated Mastering Experience

by Benjamin Ricci | Feb 23, 2016 | Best DAW Software, Industry News

Cakewalk, dedicated to powerful and thoughtfully designed software for modern musicians, announces a partnership with LANDR, the cloud-based audio post-production mastering platform. Through this...

First Impressions: Newzik Sheet Music App

by Benjamin Ricci | Feb 17, 2016 | Best DAW Software

We've had a little time to test out the Newzik sheet music reader app for iOS, and wanted to share a few quick thoughts on what we were digging about it. For starters, we really like the Annotations...

How BandLab is Changing Cloud-Based Recording & Collaboration

by Michael St. James | Feb 10, 2016 | Best DAW Software

CAPTURING TRACK IDEAS ON-THE-FLY How often does this happen to you? You have a killer song idea, maybe just a snippet of a melody, and it's been kicking around in your head long enough now to where...

REVIEW: SONAR Platinum by Cakewalk

by Chris Devine | Sep 30, 2015 | Best DAW Software

Sonar Platinum by Cakewalk – pricing options include full purchase (appx $500) or select the membership model ($49/mo) PROS: Flexible pricing options, plenty of virtual instruments and options,...

PreSonus Studio One 3 DAW Review

by Chris Devine | Aug 31, 2015 | Best DAW Software

PreSonus Studio One 3 DAW Review PROS: Affordable. Easy transition from other DAWs. No subscription needed. Mac & PC compatible. CONS: None. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEf7lTY9TBA Home...

Watch the Studio One 3 Launch Webcasts From PreSonus

by Performer Magazine | May 27, 2015 | Best DAW Software

Well the news is finally out, the next standard in creative music production, Studio One 3 is now available. PreSonus has launched the new version of Studio One with a series of three epic webcasts....

How To Successfully Achieve Analog Warmth With Digital Tape Plug-Ins

by Steve Wytas | May 11, 2015 | Best DAW Software, Home Recording

AND THEN THERE WAS PRO TOOLS… Recording has been a part of my life for more than 35 years. I started in the analog tape world, and I’m still in the analog tape world at the studio that I work at. I...

WATCH: Cakewalk Highlights from Winter NAMM 2015

by Benjamin Ricci | Feb 3, 2015 | Best DAW Software, Industry News

In case you missed it, Cakewalk posted a wrap-up from the recent NAMM show. Here's what they had to say: "NAMM was our first opportunity to show off the new SONAR line to the public, and the...

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