Articles On Software
Anything relating to software using for music making goes here. Logic, my sequencer, has its own section.
- iDrum For iPhone Looks Fun
A version of iDrum is available for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and the demos make me wish I owned one. » - Apple Loops Utility Wipes Out MIDI Data In Green Apple Loops
The Apple Loops Utility is the tool used for editing Apple Loops. It seems that it should not be used on the green type (the ones that include MIDI) because it wipes out the MIDI portion, effectively converting the green type to the blue. » - Logic Videos on YouTube And Elsewhere
I just found out about the Logic tutorial videos of SFLogicNinja (aka David Earl), found on YouTube. I just watched one on creating a custom EXS24 sampler instrument in Logic 8, and it was a succinct and helpful overview. I’ve... » - Logic 8 Arrives
Logic Studio has landed at my home. Apple apparently listened to the folks who wanted Logic Express to feature all of the editing capabilities of Pro, which is great. I’m now a Logic Pro user myself, so I’m having fun... » - Logic Express 8 Looks Good
Apple announced the new version of Logic on September 12, and it looks like nearly every complaint I’ve had about Express 7 has been addressed. Express includes all the editing features of Logic Pro now, except for things have to... » - Toy Sun's Logic Videos
I’m watching a teaching session on beatmaking by Toy Sun (aka John Silverman) right now. It’s in 4 parts, and is a pretty hefty download, but it’s been very informative. He has a lot of interesting suggestions for how to... » - Repairing Gaps in Audio Recordings
Little gaps in recorded audio can happen from time to time. Here's a procedure you can use to fix these little problems. » - Sending Sound Out to a Different Device Than It Comes In
Logic 7.0.1 and below only allow the use of a single audio interface, for both input and output. Mac OS X 10.4 offers a way to get around this limitation using Aggregate Devices. With this change, you can take inputs from an external sound card while sending audio out through the Mac's built-in audio system. » - Logic Express 7 Changes
Logic Express 7 offers a whole bunch of improvements over Logic Audio 6. I've made the upgrade, and talk about the improvements, and a few small regressions. Overall, it's a highly enjoyable upgrade. » - Creating Apple Loops
I tried making Apple Loops from my own drum tracks tonight. Hear one result, and use it in your tracks if you care to. » - EVP73 and EXSP24 Outside Of Logic
Emagic updated its EVP73 and EXSP24 instruments, which means they can be used in any Mac OS X Audio Units host. Download link, and workarounds for a couple small installation issues, are here. » - iTunes for Windows
A few works on importing songs into iTunes for Windows as automatically as possible. It works beautifully with a couple caveats. » - Beat Slicing
I did some drum beat-slicing work for Victor Stones new album. Find out what beat slicing is, and check out the results. » - Mac OS 10.3.3
10.3.3 appears to be a very helpful update to Mac OS X. It seems to have fixed a freezing problem I've had with the M-Audio MobilePre USB audio interface. » - Tapping Tempo
Want to tap the tempo for your song, but don't have it built-in to your sequencer? Find out how. » - More On Rewire
Now that I've actually done this, I can explain how to play Reason instruments in Logic. Includes how to fix one problem I encountered. » - Rewire Setup
Rewire lets you use Propellerheads's Reason virtual studio with other audio sequencers. Here's a quick start on how to set it up, especially for Logic. »