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L.A. Scoring Strings - Part 1: The NEW Workhorse String Library

L.A. Scoring Strings - Part 1: The NEW Workhorse String Library

L.A. Scoring Strings is one of the most anticipated sample libraries in the past few years. See why Peter Alexander thinks it’s the new workhorse string library.

“But IT is working fine on my system!”

“But IT is working fine on my system!”

When IT is not working on your system. A consideration.

Going Pro With Logic Pro 8 by Jay Asher

Going Pro With Logic Pro 8 by Jay Asher

Jay Asher joins the elite fraternity of Logic how-to authors with his first book, Going Pro With Logic Pro 8.

NAMM 2009: A Time For Sobriety

NAMM 2009: A Time For Sobriety

As music merchants and manufacturers make the pilgrimage to NAMM, many, if not all, will have to ask some serious marketing questions.

Avid. A Sleeping Giant Awakens. Maybe.

Avid. A Sleeping Giant Awakens. Maybe.

With the release of Pro Tools 8, Avid has opportunities available to no one else, not even Apple. But will they take advantage of it?

New MacBooks Lack Firewire

New MacBooks Lack Firewire

New MacBooks lack Firewire connectors needed by musicians and videographers.

Revealed! Project SAM - The Hollywood Film Composer’s Secret Weapon

Revealed! Project SAM - The Hollywood Film Composer’s Secret Weapon

SONIC CONTROL EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW! With more and more music for film, TV and games being produced on computer in private home studios, how DO composers get that undeniable Hollywood sound in their scores? One secret is finally revealed - the three school chums that make up Project SAM.

Symphobia: The Essential Toolkit for Composers

Symphobia: The Essential Toolkit for Composers

Maarten Spruijt, Vincent Beijer and Marco Deegenaars, the troika that founded the sample library company Project SAM, located in the Netherlands, are three stubborn young men. Or are they just decisive with a clear mission statement that they’re sticking with to direct their product development?

String Arranging - Part 1

String Arranging - Part 1

I’ve worn a lot of hats in the music world, but the one I‘ve worn the most, and also enjoyed the most is being a string arranger. So, what is string arranging, and what is a string arranger? String arranging/arranger is a term used mostly in the record industry. A similar term used more often [...]

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