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Introduction As someone who has studied computer science and worked in audio engineering , I’ve seen how these two worlds — one focused on logic and data, and the other on art and emotion — are now more connected than ever. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) acts as the bridge between them, allowing computers not just to record and edit sound, but also to understand and even create it. The fusion of these fields is changing how we produce music, design sound, and experie

I was chatting with a customer yesterday about a topic that I haven't seen come up for a while, so I thought it worth a quick mention on the Blog. Do you use your recording computer mostly just for recording, or is it also your home computer or otherwise used for email/browsing or gaming etc? The reason I ask is that most people who keep a 100% dedicated-to-music computer tend to know instinctively that if you have a rock solid system that runs like a dream you should avoid d

Several months ago I was considering building a second computer specifically to run nothing but a particularly CPU-intense plugin. For...

One of the biggest impediments to creating and maintaining useful creative software is software piracy. If people steal your software...

I wouldn't say I have OCD , but I definitely get more than a tad obsessive over certain things. One of those things being maintaining...

Everything is software or app based these days. If you just type in the words ‘music production software’ you will come across at least...

The biggest drawback when recording with software, is the lack of tactile feedback, and the restraint of interacting physically with...

Warning!  More is not necessarily better, it’s just more! A while back I approached oversampling as many say this will make compressors,...

****UPDATED**** July 3, 2025 Good news! According to our sources at AVID, for Pro Tools 2025.6 the Pace/iLok issue with Mac M4 has been...

Once you've determined the components going into your computer, it'll be time to assemble everything. Below is a video demonstrating a...

When USB first arrived almost 30 years ago, it was meant to simplify connecting certain things to a computer. Universal Serial Bus...

The days when it was expected for audio software to be run on a Mac are gone. Sure, there’s still an industry bias towards them, and...

Check out this article from PC World discussing the differences between categories of RJ45/Ethernet cables. https://www.pcworld.com/artic...

Pat and Graham had the opportunity to swing by Dome Productions in Toronto to see a demo of the Calrec Argo M broadcast mixer with Warren...