Ok, so Autotune 7 is out. I think Antares had fallen a little behind when it comes to the usability and interface of Autotune. Especially when products like Melodyne have been around for years, presenting a familiar way of editing (MIDI style piano roll), as well as the ability to manipulate timing of audio, as [...]
If you’re trudging through your DAW searching for the best reverb plugins, you may be a little disheartened. Some are good, some are bad (or very bad), but there are very that are truly excellent. For those of you who have a convolution reverb, I want to pass along some really great, free impulse responses. [...]
Ok, so you knew this was coming….or maybe you didn’t, but regardless, it’s here. Pro Tools HD Native. Instead of relying on expensive chip-based cards, the new Pro Tools HD software relies on…well, a less expensive card. Here’s the deal. Computers are much faster now than when Pro Tools HD was released 8 or so [...]
The Avid HD Omni. This Pro Tools interface is a new concept for Avid. Normally, an HD system necessitates having the prerequisite Core PCI card, some sort of compatible I/O (made by Avid, SSL, Apogee, etc), mic preamps, a console or dedicated monitoring solution, etc, etc. The HD Omni is designed to streamline this process for [...]
So, the new Pro Tools HD interfaces were released today. I have been wondering when Avid would release these, given that the last model came out almost 8 years ago. Here’s an overview of what’s new. The HD I/O. At first, these don’t appear to have changed much from the old models. For starters, the [...]

Pro Tools Courses: 101 starts on June 6th! 102 starts July 5th
Ableton Courses: Starts on July 3rd! 