Garageband: This basic GarageBand tutorial looks at how to reduce latency when you are recording.

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Native Instruments has released an excellent free video tutorial series (above) on Maschine, their hardware/software music production workstation.

The Maschine tutorials cover:

• An overview
• Live recording
• Step recroding
• FX and automation
• Sampling with Maschine
• Beat slicing
• Scenes & performing
• Exporting audio from maschine
• Software sequencer integration
• Using Maschine as a MIDI controller
• Controlling Traktor Pro with Maschine
• Controlling Ableton Live with Maschine

Harrison, a manufacturer of analog and digital consoles, has announced Mixbus, a Digital Audio Workstation for Mac OS X.

Mixbus is a virtual “analog console” integrated into a full-featured Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). It retails for $79.99.

Details below.

If you’ve used Harrison Mixbus, leave a comment!

Features:

• Straightforward “knob per function” mixer layout based on Harrison’s renowned 32-series and MR-series music consoles.
• Precision DSP algorithms for EQ, Filter, Compression, Analog Tape Saturation, and Summing based on Harrison’s world-renowned large format analog and digital mixing consoles.
• Unlimited stereo or mono input channels (based on available CPU power) featuring High-pass Filter, EQ, Compression, and 4 Mix Bus sends on every channel.
• 4 Stereo Mix Buses (can be used for groups or auxes) featuring Tone controls, Compression, Sidechaining, and Analog Tape Saturation.
• Stereo Master Bus that features Tone controls, Analog Tape Saturation, K-meter, and Limiting to help you make polished mixes.
• Plugin delay compensation to support effects such as parallel compression.
• Comprehensive “at-a-glance” metering with peak, peak hold, and compressor gain reduction visible on every track and bus.
• Extensive DAW features via the Ardour Digital Audio Workstation.
• Supports AudioUnit plugins and any CoreAudio interface.

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This official demo video looks at Propellerhead Record for Reason owners.

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A look at what Record has to offer Reason owners besides audio recording, fantastic mixing, out-of-this-world time stretch and such. We’re taking a look at sequencer enhancements, rack improvements, multi-processing and much more.

In this tutorial, Adam Dorn (aka Mocean Worker) uses Propellerhead Record, along with Propellerhead Reason, to do a remix for UK soul singer Alice Russell’s song All alone.

Propellerhead Record is a new audio recording application for Mac and Windows that is designed to match the simplicity and reliability of Reason.

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This tutorial looks at vocoding with Propellerhead Reason and Record.

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In this tutorial, we will learn how to hook up Reason’s vocoder to Record for use with a live audio input (aka robot singing). We’ll also learn how to put a vocoder on an existing audio recording.

Record is a truly impressive all-in-one recording solution that will appeal to users of varying skill levels. Its creative approach to many areas of music production will certainly give it an edge in a field already crowded with choice.

The program’s amazing CPU efficiency and almost unbelievable internal mixer are certainly its major strengths.

Combine this with total Reason 4 integration, and you may see people moving from other DAWs to join the party.

See the full review here. See our earlier posts about Propellerhead Record, too.

Propellerhead has released more video tutorials for Propellerhead Record0

Topics covered include:

• Record basics
• Record and Reason integration
• Guitar recording with Record
• Channel strip in Record
• Insert effects
• Audio clips
• MIDI clips
• Comp mode
• Setting up Propellerhead Record
• Reusing recordings
• Send effects.

Yudo has announced Rectools08 Lite (App Store link), an 8 channel multi track recorder for the iPhone / iPod Touch.

There’s one limitation to the “lite” version, though – you can’t save anything.

C’mon guys – you could limit it to two channels or something!

Anyway – if you’re interested in the idea of turning your iPhone into an 8-track audio recorder, you can try this out for free. Just don’t try to record your masterpiece on the “lite” version.

Airwindows’ Pop is a universal binary Audio Unit compressor plugin designed to create “extraordinary pop vocals.”

According to Airwindows:

Inspired by radio-friendly Genesis, Pop puts every detail in your lap- the reason it exists is, I was listening to ‘Mama’ and other songs off the eponymous Genesis album, and couldn’t believe how overwhelming Hugh Padgham had Phil Collins’ vocal sounding. It reached out and grabbed and defined every detail so aggressively- I needed to make a special compressor that could deliver a sound like that, because nothing I had was designed for such aggressive behavior.

Pop retails for $59.99. A non-expiring demo version is available.

Joe Gilder of Home Studio Corner explains parallel processing and demonstrates how to use parallel processing with drums.

Are you all ready for this?

Indaba has introduced a new JavaFX-powered digital audio workstation, Music Console, that’s like GarageBand for the Web.

Music Console lets you record and mix high-quality uncompressed audio directly with your browser and work both on and offline. The console features advanced web-based mixing and editing tools, real-time effects, and loops.

Features include:

• Recording: High-quality audio recording directly to Indaba
• Clips Library: Choose from hundreds of Creative Commons-licensed loops
• Real-Time Effects: Chorus, reverb, EQ, flanger, and more!
• Online/Offline Use: Use the console anytime, anywhere!

This is brand-spanking new, and Indaba is pushing the envelope of what you can do via the Web. So, they’re asking people to give the new Music Console a try and to give them feedback.

The site and service is free, with two paid versions available also: Pro ($5/month), and Platinum ($25/month).

If you give Music Console a try, leave a comment with your thoughts!

This video demonstrates how The 88 used Sonoma Wire Works FourTrack (App Store link) to record their latest single on an iPhone.

FourTrack is $9.99, which is amazing, considering it transforms your iPhone into a functional recording studio.

Impressive? Leave a comment with your thoughts!

Details below:

This Spring, we were on tour opening up for the B-52s, with shows all around the East Coast. One day while we were driving, Keith was browsing through the applications on the iPhone and came across FourTrack. We thought this app would be a great way to record song ideas while we are away from home.

So we downloaded it, and I thought it would be a neat experiment to record the full band on a phone. I was very curious to see how it would sound.

First, we picked out a tempo that felt right for the song. We used a pair of our own headphones that plugged directly into the iPhone. The first track we recorded was acoustic guitar.

Keith recorded a quick scratch vocal just to have something in place for us to listen to that we would eventually record over. Then we used Anthony’s daughter’s toy drum set that he played with brushes. (In order to get a good volume level that didn’t overload the phone, we covered the drum set with a sheet.)

Keith played the electric and slide guitars through an old Silvertone Amp that a good friend gave to us a long time ago. I recorded the piano part on a small Yamaha keyboard using the built-in speakers.

We ran the bass through a practice guitar amp to give it a different sound and to also keep a similar theme with the way we recorded the drums. We recorded the backup vocals like they did in the old days — we all gathered around the phone and sang all the parts onto one track.

All in all, thanks to the bounce feature on FourTrack, we laid down 14 tracks — including a crash cymbal I added at my house at the end.

After finishing a mix of the song, we really liked the way everything was sounding, however we thought that the lead vocal sounded a bit distant. We ended up using an Alesis ProTrack, which allows you to connect an iPod or an iPhone to both a microphone and headphones, and adjust your input level.

So that’s the way we recorded Love Is The Thing on the iPhone. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it! -Adam

TRACKS RECORDED 6/8/09

• Acoustic guitar
• Scratch Vocal (which was replaced)
• Drums
• Bass
• Electric Guitar
• Slide Guitar
• Piano
• Backup Vocals
• Hand Claps
• Lo Vocal
• Hi Vocal
• Double Vocal (which was replaced)
• Shakers
• Crash
• Vocal (recorded on 6/13/09)
• Double Vocal (recorded on 6/13/09)

This is a quick look, via PropellerheadSW, at basic handling of audio clips with the sequencer in Propellerhead Record, and the tools you have access to for editing and arranging your recordings.

The latest in the official sneak previews of Preopellerhead Record looks at Record’s channel strip.

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The Soundcraft Guide to Mixing, embedded above, is an 18-video series on mixing live sound for music performances, aimed at beginners in the art.

The information isn’t specific to electronic music, but there’s a ton of info here.

Samson representatives are promoting the Zoom R16 as “three production tools in one device“:

• a multi-track recorder
• an audio interface and
• a control surface.

The R16 runs on six AA batteries. Recording onto SD memory allows for up to 32 GBs of audio files, and lightens the weight of the recorder. The R16 connects to the user’s computer via USB, and comes bundled with Cubase LE audio software.

The Zoom R16 retails for $399, making it a cheap all-in-one multitrack recording solution, especially for location work.

Product features include:

• Digital recorder with 16-track playback and 8-track simultaneous recording  utilizing SD memory
• 16/24-bit/44.1kHz linear PCM recording in WAV format
• Built-in stereo condenser microphones
• Included 1GB SD card and with support for up to 32GB SDHC
• Allows simultaneous recording on up to 8 tracks
• Battery operation for remote recording
• USB power for audio interface and control surface operation
• 8 mic inputs / 2 outputs (8 x 2)
• 8 combination XLR-1/4-inch inputs
• High-definition 24-bit/96kHz recording capability using digital audio software
• 100+ built-in studio effects coming from advanced DSP which can additionally be used as outboard effects
• Hi-Z input for direct connection of guitar or bass
• Included preamp with phantom power on two channels
• Mackie control emulation via USB for popular DAW software including Cubase, Logic, Digital Performer and more
• Amazing guitar amp and effects models
• Professional quality mastering effects including multi-band compressor, normalizer and more
• Operates as USB storage device for quick data transfer
• Connect two R16s via USB for synchronized operation and 16 tracks of simultaneous recording
• Undo/Redo functions
• Comes with Steinberg Cubase LE 4
• Supports Windows XP/Vista, Mac operating systems

Finally, the R16 can be connected with a second R16 unit via USB; one can be designated to function as the USB master and the other as the USB slave, allowing synchronized transport operation and recording on 16 tracks simultaneously.

The Zoom R16 will be available in stores “in the next few weeks,” according to a company representative, and will retail for $399.

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Yudo has introduced Rectools08pro Multi Track Recorder (App Store link), a $20 app that turns your iPhone into an 8-channel audio recorder.

This is pretty amazing, when you consider that The Beatles recorded Sgt. Pepper’s with 4-track recorders! Of course, the iPhone imposes limitations on getting audio in and out; as far as I know, you can only record two channels at a time to the iPhone.

According to Yudo, “We are from now on also planning to make it network compatible, add synthesizers, a drum machine, effects and much more in the near future.”

If you’ve used Rectools08pro, leave a comment with your thoughts!

Description:

Rectools08pro is the first 8 channel multi track recorder for the iPhone / iPod Touch. It is comptabile with all external iPhone / iPod Touch microphones and records in 44.1kHz / 16bit top quality.

Thanks to the wave edit feature, it is also possible to edit and process your recorded data afterwards.

Features:

• 8 channel multi track recording (note that mono track takes up 1 channel and a stereo track takes up 2 channels)
• Wave edit function Edit & process your recorded data.
• Equalizer Comes with a 3 band equalizer one for each channel.
• Frequency range of 20hz ~ 20kHz and gain ±12dB.
• Mixer; Like a real mixing console volume fader, panning pot and equalizer, mute, solo is supported for all channels also input and output channels can have their volume and panning position adjusted (note that the input channel volume is done in software)
• Audio Pool: Lets you access all the recorded data in your project, delete and upload to your computer in the local network is also possible.
• Metronome: Helps you to keep the beat when recording.
• PC-SYNC: Send your recordings to a computer n the same local network as your iPhone / iPod Touch via WI-FI.
• Compatible with 3rd party microphone: Tested and works with various 3rd party microphones.

Specs:

• Recording format: Linear PCM (WAV) 44.1kHz / 16bit in stereo or mono.
• Recording length: max 7 min
• Compatibility: Tested and works with: iPodTouch(2nd) + Apple’s In-Ear headphones with remote and mic / The iPhone microphone / Alesis’s ProTrack / Logitec’s LIC-iREC01 / Tunewear’s CAPSULE Mic / Stereo Sound Recorder for iPod.

FunkyBeat gets busy with the NeKo LX5 and takes you on a ride to make a funky beat.

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This official Propellerhead demo video looks at guitar recording with the Line 6 POD and Bass POD in Propellerhead Record.

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In this micro tutorial we learn about the built-in guitar and bass amp and speaker emulation from Line 6.