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

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****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...

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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...