Archive for October, 2007

Dealing with Bloatware

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

If the me from 10 years ago could hear the me now, he’d be laughing incredulously. “So, you’ve got an 80 gig hard drive in your laptop, and you’re telling me you don’t have enough space! WTF?” (Did they have WTF back in 1997?)

Yes, indeed, Apple have users of their notebooks in a bit of a constant quandary; (more…)

Mr Dempsey? See You Next Tuesday!

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

The government just announced last night that at midnight Monday night, provisional licensed drivers of all ilks will be required to have an experienced, fully licensed driver with them at all times when driving. Now, I have no problem with this law in theory, but (more…)

MainStage Versus Nord Stage: Part II

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

stage2.jpgOkay, I finally bit the bullet and decided to buy a Clavia Nord Stage. Why? Because I think it is the best live keyboard I have ever used, and it is an excellent addition to the studio. (more…)

SSL Answer all our Prayers! Almost…

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

SSL made a very interesting announcement at the AES in New York (http://www.solid-state-logic.com/news/Pro_Convert.html). They’re releasing a software application called Pro-Convert, which allows conversion of session files to & from ProTools, Soundscape, Cubase/Nuendo, Vegas, Sonic Studio, SADiE, Final Cut Pro, Audition, OMF, AES31, Sequoia, Open TL and (more…)

Joost is Here for All!

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

It’s worth mentioning that yesterday, Joost, the streaming TV system, was made available for everybody. So far, the content on it is so-so, but this is the way the future of TV will look. No doubt about it. Check it out at http://www.joost.com.

One of the things about it that is very interesting is that its streaming nature means that advertising works again! Yay! Boo! (more…)

Some Serious Issues with Logic Pro 8

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Many people have reported some very annoying bugs and issues with Logic Pro 8.

Some very basic and important instruments seem to have gone missing in many people’s installations of Logic Pro 8, including (for example) the String (more…)