Johnathan explains his take on “best practices” for setting up DJ equipment.
He discusses how to properly position and set up your decks, how to achieve the right balance between audio volume and quality and how to set up speakers in a way that’s most useful for you as a DJ.

M-Audio has introduced Overdub - a new series of comic book style guides to audio studio production.
Volume One: A Guide to Studio Monitors details everything you need to know when setting up a reference monitor system.
Topics include:

How to select the right monitors
Guidelines for monitor placement
Dealing with room acoustics
Using acoustical treatment
Testing your system

There’s an M-Audio bent, [...]

This 20 minute tutorial, created by Ethan Winer, shows how to program analog-style hardware and software synthesizers.
Topics include oscillators, ADSR envelope generators, filters, LFOs, and much more. Waveforms are shown on an oscilloscope to better understand what’s happening under the hood.

Wire to the Ear’s Oliver Chesler put together a nice screencast that shows the features of Ohm Force’s OhmBoyz plug in:
I really think OhmBoyz is the best delay I own. After watching the video I encourage you to head over to the Ohm Force website and download the demo.
This screencast covers: Installation, Presets, Multiple Knob [...]

HowAudio.com, a subscription-based, on-demand music and audio software training website, has announced the release of its first four how-to Foundations Series DVD titles on music production software: Pro Tools LE 7.0, SoundForge 8, GarageBand and MOTU Digital Performer.
SoundForge 9 and Finale 2007 are currently in production and more titles will follow monthly.
The site offers a [...]

Grooveboxmusic.com has announced a new option for Pro Tools training, Pro Tools Tips and Tricks with Kenny Gioia.
Containing 40 video tutorials and running over 3 hours in length, the collection of video tutorials covers topics such as Mixing, Production and Utilities. The collection reveals techniques used by professional Pro Tools engineer Kenny Gioia to get [...]

ASK Video Interactive Media has begun shipping Sibelius Tutorial DVD Level 2, the second installment in a series of DVD courses designed to train composers, musicians, students, and educators on Sibelius.
Host Kelly Demoline returns from the first DVD in the series, covering MIDI Files, Manuscripts, Drum Notation, Playback, Score Layout, Internet Publishing, and more.
Available on [...]

M-Audio has published a series of 31 free video tutorials designed to help users master every aspect of the company’s Torq DJ software.
The Torq Tutorial video series encompasses a diverse array of topics to support users of all levels. The first videos explain Torq Conectiv and Torq Xponent setup, the Torq Browser, Auto BPM mapping, [...]

Native Instruments today announced the Traktor Tutorial DVD, a multimedia workshop that enables DJs to get the most out of Traktor 3 DJ software. With a comprehensive video tutorial, artist interviews and special workshop content on the disc, the DVD allows Traktor users of all experience levels to get to the heart of the software [...]

Apple’s GarageBand is one of the hottest new music applications in years, and it brings state-of-the-art music technology to a broader audience than ever before. It’s a fantastic tool for making music quickly and easily, and lets you do a lot using just your computer and the loops that come with the program. Other GarageBand [...]