Skip the MIDI controller completely?

Categories: Asides, Gear

Photo courtesy of Geekologie July 22nd, 2008 - Ok, so this isn't entirely music related, but there are rumours that the new Macbook Touch is coming out in October. For all of you who haven't heard the hype, the Macbook Touch is supposed to be a Macbook tablet with a multi-touch display. When you take it out on the road, you don't need a keyboard because you're to be able to "type" on the screen itself. While it's certainly an exciting piece of ... Read More

Music’s Kimura lock

Categories: Music Business and Law, Questions

Photo courtesy of Apple June 18th, 2008 - Regarding yesterday's post on illegal downloading, Apple announced on June 9th that the iPhone 3G that will have GPS built in running Google Maps. This development is expected to devastate GPS manufacturers like TomTom and Garmin. The music industry has already taken a beating; what might devastate it in a similar fashion? What might save it? Read More

What every new producer wants to know: PC or Mac

Categories: Engineering, Featured Articles, Producing

Photo courtesy of the_ml June 5th, 2008 - PC or Mac: which is better for music creation? This is a question that every person starting out asks. Can I produce good music on my PC or am I going to have to pay the premium for an Apple product? Maybe they've heard that many music studios use Apple products or have seen pictures of studios with a row of Mac Pros; for whatever reason, many people assume that you need a Mac to ... Read More