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Video-Based Tutorial: By Patrick Copeland

HowAudio's Apple Logic Training: Audio File Processing
Audio file editing in the Sample Editor

In this clip, host Patrick Copeland continues looking at editing audio in Logic Pro and audio file editing in the Sample Editor. He shows how to get to the sample editor by double clicking on a region and using the W key on the keyboard to get to the Sample Editor. Read More

Monkeyhead has just finished a series of four spots to promote Red Bull's BC One Competition that focuses on the four elements of Hip Hop. The Los Angeles effects facility used a variety of tools--from Adobe After Effects and Maxon Cinema 4D to the Red digital camera system and BOXX Technologies render farms to complete the spots over the course of just five weeks. Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By Damian Allen

Logic Pro 9 New Features: Quantize Audio

In this clip, host Damian Allen details how to Quantize audio with the Flex technology in Logic Pro 9, which enables you to perform the same process with digital audio. He shows how to enable the flex mode to use the Quantize feature in Logic Pro 9. Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By Damian Allen

Logic Pro 9 New Features: Creating a Flex Marker

In this clip, host Damian Allen details how to create a custom Flex Marker. He discusses how a clip has a second vocal trill after a first trill but Logic detected no transients in that area on the timeline. He then moves the playhead to the half beat to act as a guide for the alignment. Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By Damian Allen

Logic Pro 9 New Features: Flex View

The Flex View is where you will do most of your audio tweaks. In this clip, host Damian Allen details the features of the Flex view, how to activate it, how to activate and deactivate tracks, how to access the Flex menu. He also covers the tempophone and Speed modes. Read More

Video-Based Tutorial: By Damian Allen

Logic Pro 9 New Features: The Flex Tool

In this clip, host Damian Allen takes a look at Flex Editing in Logic Pro 9, a featur similar in functionality to elastic audio in other applications. He details two ways of working the Flex System, using the Flex tool, or the Flex View. He starts this lesson by looking at the Flex Tool. Read More

Tutorial: By Jeffrey P. Fisher

Editing Music with Sound Forge

Rare is the project that doesn't require conforming music in some way to match the visuals, enhance the drama, or support the message. Library production music often comes with alternate timings, but these tend to be of the :29 and :59 variety. That's great for some spot work, but not useful all the time. Instead of selecting a music track that almost works, make any music track do what you want by editing it to fit your precise needs. Read More

Product Review: By John Virata

Lenovo D20 media workstation

Lenovo's D20 is the company's top of the line ThinkStation workstation. This particular model shipped with dual Intel E5540 2.53GHz Xeon processors (four processor cores), 12GB RAM, and Windows 7 Professional. Graphics was powered by an NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 graphics card. This is your classic media workstation, configured to run the latest creative applications from Adobe Systems, Autodesk, Sony Creative Software, as well as CAD tools such as AutoCAD, Pro Engineer, and others. Read More

Product Review: By Kevin McAuliffe

Ci Design's iStorage Pro iT8MIS 8 bay Mini SAS JBOD System

As a tech writer, I am lucky to have companies approach me to look at their products, and after looking at a competitor's product, I was approached by Ci Design to look at their iStorage Pro Mini SAS JBOD hard drive array. Since I'm always on the lookout for the best product for what I need to get done, I jumped at the chance. Here's how it turned out. Read More

Product Review: By Heath McKnight

3.06 GHz 17-inch MacBook Pro

I recently had a chance to review the latest, top-of-the-line unibody MacBook Pro from Apple; with a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 8GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive, and many other great features, this is the fastest Apple laptop I've ever used. Read More

Product Review: By Mike Jones

Reaper DAW

Much like video editing systems, the tools for crafting, mixing, and multi-tracking digital audio projects - be they music, audio or sound for video endeavours - have reached a very mature stage in their development and evolution as technologies. The Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) market has grounded itself in all-digital workflows and common production practices whilst, at the same time, diversified into an array of major players. Read More

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MAXON R12 Announced

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DigiEffects DEPTH for After Effects

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