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Reminder: Last chance to Remix & WIN

by Matt Tinsley (Jan 26th 2012 12:30PM)

Our Remix and WIN competition, with Olivia Broadfield, Propellerhead and SoundCloud, closes on the 31st January 2012, which means you've just a few days left to submit your remix of Olivia's song 'Say.' We've had loads of entries already (some of which are very impressive), and the judges (Olivia ...

Hands on with Propellerhead's Reason 6 and Balance interface

by Matt Tinsley (Jan 13th 2012 8:30AM)

I've always been curious about Propellerhead's Reason software, but since I'm not really an electronic music-making enthusiast, and the fact that up until more recently Reason had no audio recording capabilities, I've always turned to other recording platforms for my music-making needs, that is ...

OS X 10.7.3 build 11D42 seeded to developers

by Matt Tinsley (Jan 11th 2012 11:00AM)

Apple has seeded Mac OS X 10.7.3 beta build 11D42 to developers. The build comes in at 989.75 MB for those updating from 10.7.2 and 1.26 GB for those updating from any previous version of Mac OS X Lion. According to MacRumors, Apple has asked developers to focus their attention on Spotlight, ...

Remix & WIN with Olivia Broadfield, Propellerhead, SoundCloud and TUAW

by Matt Tinsley (Dec 23rd 2011 1:00PM)

Calling all producers, mixers and music-making enthusiasts. We've teamed up with UK singer-songwriter Olivia Broadfield (who we recently interviewed here), Propellerhead and SoundCloud to offer you the chance to win Propellerhead's brand new Balance audio interface, a copy of their latest ...

Interview: Olivia Broadfield on Macs, apps and DIY music making

by Matt Tinsley (Dec 14th 2011 8:00PM)

You've probably not heard of UK based singer songwriter Olivia Broadfield before, but chances are you've heard her music at some point, especially if you watch a lot of TV. Songs from her debut album, Eyes Wide Open (released in 2009), reached over 50 TV placements on shows like The Hills, ...

Hands on with Korg's NanoKONTROL2

by Matt Tinsley (Dec 12th 2011 10:00AM)

Korg's popular, slim-line NanoSERIES USB-MIDI controllers have been updated to 2.0. We were lucky enough to get our hands on the NanoKONTROL2 control surface and put it through its paces. Like the the nanoKEY2 (a 25 key, velocity-sensing MIDI keyboard) and the nanoPAD2 (with 16 responsive ...

Logic Pro and Main Stage land on the Mac App Store

by Matt Tinsley (Dec 9th 2011 10:00AM)

It's taken a little while, but Apple's flagship music production software and music performance software have arrived on the Mac App Store, joining Apple's other Mac App Store offerings like iWork, iLife and Final Cut Pro. Logic Pro 9 and MainStage are now available for download from the Mac App ...

Amidio's Laugh Synth makes you cry -- with laughter?

by Matt Tinsley (Nov 30th 2011 7:00PM)

Amidio is known for their mobile music creation apps for iOS devices. They've brought us fully featured apps like the recent Songineer, Seline HD and Touch DJ. But the focus of their newest app, Laugh Synth, is a little more, well... light-hearted. Laugh Synth does what it says on the tin, it ...

IK Multimedia's VocaLive comes to the iPad

by Matt Tinsley (Nov 25th 2011 12:01PM)

Earlier this year, IK Multimedia introduced the iRig Mic and VocaLive app for the iPhone. Our very own Steve Sande did a review of the iRig Mic, which you can check out here. The app is good, but it's not universal which is a big drawback for folks who have an iPhone and an iPad. Of course, you ...

Tascam debuts iM2 stereo condesor mic for iPhone

by Matt Tinsley (Nov 25th 2011 8:00AM)

Around this time last year, Tascam introduced the Portastudio app, a 4-track recorder modeled after the legendary Portastudio 144 4-track recorder of some 30 years ago. Now, Tascam has debuted the iM2, a stereo recorder with two condenser mics and a built-in pre-amp that's based on Tascam's ...