Ardour is an excellent open-source digital audio workstation available for Linux and Mac OSX suitable for professional use. Although it can be obtained free of charge, it’s a great idea to support the author and ensure the ongoing development of software you depend on. (more…)
Music is a means of self-expression – like talking, miming and dancing. A home studio lets us keep a record of our expression – like writing, painting and video recording. And home studios go even further than that. They give us new ways of making and altering sounds, and present new options in the process of audio production.
I’m currently working on my third home studio. I put together my first home studio in the 80s, consisting of a four-track recorder, several synths and drum machines, and some rack-mounted effects modules. My second studio in the 90s was different – it was centered around a MIDI sequencer on my small laptop, which I connected to multi-timbral keyboards and sound modules. Not only was the gear different, but I had to learn a whole new way of thinking.
And now I’m doing it again. Everything has changed again in this last decade. Now in a very real way the computer is the studio, and everything else is a peripheral. Digital audio workstation software controls virtual instruments, and MIDI (important as it still is) has taken a back seat to audio. (more…)
Audacity isn’t a digital audio workstation. It’s an audio editor that’s cross-platform (including Windows, Mac and Linux), open source, and free of charge.
The program is very popular, and incredibly versatile – like the swiss army knife of the audio world. This versatility leads some people to use it as a DAW replacement. Are you a fan of Audacity? How far have you been able to take it? (more…)
REAPER (which stands for Rapid Environment for Audio Production, Engineering, and Recording) is an affordable DAW by Cockos – “a complete multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing, and mastering environment.” Until recently it has only been available for Microsoft Windows, but there is now a beta Mac OSX version available. (more…)
The Marketplace’s Application Programming Interface (API) allows the development of applications with access to a range of data from all the marketplaces such as the most popular and latest files. More sensitive data such as your account balance, recent sales, and monthly statements can also be accessed securely using your individual API key!
So what? I’m a designer – why should I be interested in geeky code interface stuff? Well, using the API you can develop apps/sites for your mobile, your desktop, or even your blog. Did I mention you can even design and style your applications however you want? Now that’s pretty cool, right?!
Since the Marketplace API was released about 6 months ago, several authors have jumped in feet first to develop some outstanding contributions for the community.
Let’s see what’s been going on…
FL Studio is a DAW with a pattern-based philosophy and a unique workflow. It started life as a MIDI drum editor in 1998, and has gained features over the years until it has become a great alternative DAW.
CNET Staff comment: “FL Studio offers a tremendous value for what you get. Comparable products cost nearly twice as much. FL Studio’s quirky sound generators and interoperability make it a great addition to any studio. Be warned, though: several versions of FL Studio are available, so more features are included as the price goes up.” (more…)
Don’t you just hate when you create a new track but it doesn’t have that wow factor that others have? Well think again.
If you are a FL Studio 9 user, this tip will help you a lot. Even if you’re not an FL Studio user, you can still make use of these techniques in your own software and create music that will blow peoples minds.
The techniques used in this Quick Tip work for both hip hop and dance genres. (more…)
FL Studio (formerly “Fruityloops”) is a DAW by Image-Line currently only available for Windows. The program’s strength is its pattern-based philosophy which it inherited from its MIDI drum machine pedigree. The program has continued to evolve over the years, and now has features that rival other popular DAWs. The different editions of the program range in price from USD$49 to $499.
This is our fourteenth article in the series “Exploring Digital Audio Workstations”. If you’ve missed the earlier articles, you can find them here:
If you want a real mini synth that you can carry around with you – not just an iPhone or Nintendo DS app – where do you turn? Teenage Engineering, a Swedish company, are bringing out the OP-1 (Operator 1) pocket-sized synthesizer and controller. (more…)
In the summer of 1953, an unknown Elvis Presley wandered into the Memphis Recording Service during his lunch hour to record two songs for his mother’s birthday – well, that’s how the story goes. The songs he recorded were “My Happiness” and “That’s When Your Heartache Begins”, and it cost him a total of $3.98. Fifty-five years later, a new web service called Thounds aims to make recording music just as cheap and easy today. (more…)
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