Pro Tools 10 – Review

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by Paul Bordenkircher, Mesa Sand Music

www.mesasandmusic.com

With the power of modern personal computers and the availability of recording software, most musicians and songwriters have started recording their own compositions. If you’ve just started your research, you’ve probably come along many different names for software in this category – Logic, Cubase, Digital Performer, Live and certainly, Pro Tools, to name just a few. Each of these is a type of software commonly known as a DAW – short for Digital Audio Workstation.

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PreSonus Studio One 2 – Review

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by Gary Wolk

Looking for a new DAW? Well, I wasn’t, but when the time came to by a new interface a few months ago, I picked up the PreSonus AudioBox 44VSL, which came bundled with Studio One Artist version software. I have been using Logic Pro for the past 3 years, and Cubase before that, and have to say I was very impressed with Studio One, right out of the box. In fact I am using it exclusively now for all of the projects in my home studio. Continue reading →

Studio Drummer by Native Instruments – Review

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By Jason Cullimore / November 09, 2011

Introduction

Studio Drummer (US$169.00) is a sampled drum library published by Native Instruments. It is one of the first sampled instruments designed to be loaded exclusively into Kontakt 5 or the free Kontakt 5 Player. Those who have Kontakt 4 or earlier will not be able to load Studio Drummer unless they upgrade Kontakt to version 5. Continue reading →

String Sample Library Shootout

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My brother Scott turned me on to a string sample library shootout. It’s a MIDI mock-up of Stephen Barton’s “South by South West”. Erik Otte posted this using three different string libraries. Hollywood Strings, LASS and VSL Appasionata – Orchestra & Chamber. Check it out at http://soundcloud.com/bernabe-1/sets/south-by-south-west. Then come back here and vote on your favorite sounding string library.
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