Apple to drop DRM from the iTunes store…what’s the deal?

Categories: Asides, Gear, Music Business and Law

Photo courtesy of SeenyaRita December 8th, 2008 - If you read other blogs, you know that people love to speculate about Apple. There are always dozens of "substantiated" Apple rumours at any given time. As well, many of these rumours are rehashed over and over. This weeks rehash, is that the iTunes store will start selling songs without DRM. For those unfamiliar with DRM, it's basically a way for record companies to feel good about selling you music in a medium that is so ... Read More

apulSoft : an awesome resource for free Mac plug-ins

Categories: Asides, Software Review

September 13th, 2008 - One of the ways people in the PC world of audio have it better than Mac users, is that there are a multitude of free plug-ins available to them. More often than not, these free plug-ins are not available in VST or AU formats, leaving Mac users out in the cold. apulSoft has ported over to Mac friendly formats some fantastic free Windows plug-ins. Of special interest to me was the Chip32 plug-in which allows you to create 8-bit ... 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