Sometimes clients contact me for an evaluation of their small to medium studio setups. In terms of size, these are studios that usually have less than 50k invested in gear. Thy are often run by part-time musicians, people with day jobs, or semi-retired from their other means of income. These ...

Whether it’s Propellerhead Reason, Ableton Live, Studio One or the new DAW on the block, I can help you get the most out of your setup. Since the early 90s, I’ve been using a variety of DAWs to record my own music, and eventually to run a project studio to ...

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Propellerhead Reason – Shown here is version 10 on Mac. Getting the most out of Reason requires multiple monitors (at least two).

Someone recently asked me (probably because I am on Mac most of the time) why I wasn’t using Logic as my DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). It’s complicated. Three things I do not often discuss or want to get into with anyone: Let’s start with a timeline… Early 90s – Cakewalk ...