Studio & Stage

A lot of people are excited about the Auria iPad DAW from Wavemachine Labs and I can see why. This is arguably the most powerful multitrack recording application for the iPad to date. In addition to its long list of…

This is related to my post regarding A.I.R. Music Technology’s introduction of Ignite. It also ties in with my series of iPad Music Creation. M-Audio introduced the Axiom A.I.R. Series at Summer NAMM with a full line of advanced MIDI…

I’ve always been interested in some sort of recording software that could be used as a sketch pad to quickly and easily record musical ideas. Ideally this could be installed on my Mac Book or even an iPad and, with…

These three playful beauties are always in the mood and willing to try almost anything. They never say no and respond well to touch.

As part of my iPad Music Creation series, I plan to cover gear and apps that will be helpful for creating and promoting music. I’ve been looking into a portable Midi controller keyboard that works well with the iPad and…

Soundtoys is giving away a free plug-in called Little Radiator™. It’s a unique twist on the classic sound of the Altec 1566A tube mic preamp and, for a limited time (until March 29th), it’s totally free. I’ve been using their…

Last year, in additional to the usual software upgrades, I added the sE Reflexion Filter to my home studio. I’ve been looking into a few different options regarding vocal isolation without building a vocal booth and this unit, although somewhat…

Macworld 2012 kicked off yesterday in San Francisco. I was curious to see how the trade show was progressing after revamping its image. Macworld used to take over the whole Moscone Center, present keynotes from the likes of Steve Jobs,…

My usual morning involves a cup of coffee and checking my computer for what my friends and I like to call, a lottery email. It’s an email that is unexpected, not the norm and usually has some sort of reward…