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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Steinberg announced the release of the latest version of their amazing Spectralayers software. https://www.steinberg.net/spectralayers/

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

We've added a feature in our Useful Things section where you can configure an Avid S4 or S6 to your needs. Once completed, an email is...

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...