Splice Studio is free backup, version control, and collaboration for your DAW

A lot of the solutions you’ll see for “collaborating” involve live jamming – even though that’s not always what you want. Splice Studio is a free way to keep a project backed up and synced, which is useful solo but absolutely indispensable when working with others.

No more generic synth sounds: excellent tutorial on sampling sound design on Prophet X

Sequential continues a grand tradition of analog/digital hybrid instruments. And a major advantage to that – you’re not restricted to the sonic colors of just the analog sound sources. Prophet X is a 50GB custom multisampler, too.

Peter Kirn - August 13, 2020

New Logic Pro overhauls EXS24 Sampler, takes workflow cues from Ableton and Maschine

Apple is adding Live Loops, as predicted and leaked. But the new release of Logic Pro X is far more than that, with new workflows for sampling, looping, and beatmaking on the Mac and with the iPad.

Peter Kirn - May 12, 2020

macOS Catalina is here; Final Cut update, Logic compatibility, don’t update your Mac yet

Peter Kirn - October 7, 2019

Logic Pro 10.4.2, MainStage 3.4: why you’ll want to update now

Peter Kirn - September 28, 2018

Logic Pro X 10.4: New effects, and play and mix audio without a click

Peter Kirn - January 25, 2018

Logic Pro X update adds features, more flexibility with sound

Peter Kirn - July 19, 2017

Alchemy synth is now a part of Logic Pro X; here’s what’s new

Peter Kirn - August 25, 2015

Universal Audio’s Latest Audio Hardware, Software Comes of Age Nicely

Peter Kirn - May 11, 2015