At the time of this review the COVID Pandemic has forced a lot of creative types to work from...
Home Recording
How to record music using recording gear, software and instruments.
Waves and Ocean Way Collaborate on the New Waves Nx Ocean Way Nashville Plugin
Waves Audio, the world’s leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies...
OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock Review
We’ll make this one short and sweet. You’ve just upgraded to a new laptop for the home studio. And...
Mixcraft Pro Studio 7 REVIEW
Mixcraft Pro Studio 7 DAW REVIEW PROS: Excellent documentation, easy setup and usability, ultra-affordable, tons of extras and compatibility. CONS: Windows-only. PRICE: $165 It’s come to our...
STUDIO TEST: Enter to Win a Focusrite Clarett 8Pre for Your Studio
Looking to upgrade your interface or add more mic pres to your current setup? Performer just got a new Clarett 8Pre Thunderbolt interface from our friends at Focusrite, and we're gonna give it to...
Cakewalk Rapture Session REVIEW
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...
PreSonus Eris E44 Active MTM Studio Monitors REVIEW
PreSonus Eris E44 Active MTM Studio Monitors REVIEW PROS: Perfect sound in vertical or horizontal placement, tunable to room space, excellent frequency range. CONS: None. PRICE: $249/each PreSonus...
Acoustica releases Mixcraft 7.7 with one-click publishing features
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
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...
Focusrite Clarett 8Pre Review
Focusrite Clarett 8Pre - $999 PROS: Great preamps, expandable, plenty of audio routing options. CONS: None. Focusrite made their mark with preamps and audio consoles in the 1980s. In the 21st...
First Impressions: Newzik Sheet Music App
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...
5 Tips To Prep Your Tracks For Mastering
5 Tips To Prep Your Tracks For Mastering Throughout more than 40 years in the music industry as a mastering engineer, I’ve worked with artists ranging from Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson and Celine...
Earthworks SR20 Cardioid Condenser Microphone Review
Earthworks SR20 Cardioid Condenser Mic PROS: Excellent sound, plenty of applications. CONS: Black finish tends to get scuffed. PRICE: $599 Earthworks has been making quality microphones for decades,...