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Understanding Avid Pro Tools Licensing

Compare Pro Tools licenses, including owning vs renting, update and support renewals, MAC OS Compatibility tips, and avoid pitfalls before you upgrade.

A Sound Recordist’s Dual Perspective

A working sound recordist’s approach to location recording and post-production, with a list of recommended products.

Choosing a DAW Control Surface

Let’s look at some of the various options and features available in 2025 for getting the most out of your DAW.

Loudness Normalization: The Future of File-Based Playback

Today, a large portion of the songs on an average music player come from online music services. Playing music this way poses some technical challenges.

The Long & Confusing History of USB

When USB first arrived almost 30 years ago, it was designed to simplify the connection of various devices to a computer and was meant to streamline the installation of peripherals.

Building a Windows DAW Computer

While you can buy a PC that meets your needs, this blog will guide you to building a high-performance Windows‑based digital audio workstation (DAW) recording computer.

Focusrite Announce RedNet TNX

Focusrite has unveiled the RedNet TNX, a portable Dante® interface that delivers high-resolution, ultra-low latency Dante audio with 128x128 channels at 24-bit/192kHz straight out of the box.

SSL Announce New Oracle Console

Solid State Logic released Oracle; a revolutionary mixing console that can quickly recall settings, make creative shifts easily and switch between different sessions without any trouble.

Modular Synthesis (Eurorack) - A How-to Guide

The concept of modular synthesis is ridiculously vast. Modular refers both to the concepts of modular synthesis and synthesizers, as well as the physical modules themselves.