Digital Music

There are a large number of audio workstation programs available on the market today, and they can differ greatly in terms of both quality and cost. While a free mixing program can be useful for...

Like many types of downloaded, purchased music, files for iTunes are often sold in protected file formats meant to be played only by the iTunes player. However, purchased music meant for personal...

Band in a Box and Ableton Live are sometimes listed as competitors, when in reality they are very different products targeted to different markets. When comparing Band in a Box versus Ableton...

Compressors can help improve nearly any audio mix, particularly when creating mashup tracks from different original sources. Mixing tracks is a process, and mashups require even further attention...

Mixing music involves adjusting the volumes of multiple audio tracks to ensure the track is balanced and no instrument overwhelms any other. Mac computers come with Garageband pre-installed, an...

Downloading music is such a touchy subject these days. With all the anti-piracy and copyright laws, you should tread carefully in the world of music downloads. If you want to download Spanish...

If you have ever wanted to make a remix of a song, you know how frustrating it is when you don't have the master tracks like professional DJs and producers. Learn the phase inversion method to...

An explanation of the music file-sharing service: its history, what it does and how it's used.

One of the most frustrating limitations of Apple's iPod line of products is the inability to transfer songs from the device back to your PC. Fortunately, there is a wide range of software on the...

Napster began in the late 1990s as a peer-to-peer music file sharing service. As thousands of users freely swapped music files online, the music industry, fearing loss of millions in revenues,...

Mix your own music using your computer and your keyboard. You can use your computer to mix music. Mixing music on your computer requires special audio editing software. You may need to upgrade...

So you have a treasure trove of songs on your Windows Media Player, but there are a number of tracks you want to chuck. Don't worry; removing individual songs from your playlist is as easy as pie....

Mashups, a common genre in the media world, refers to any place where different pieces of media are combined to form something new. Web mashups, for example, can include a variety of different...

Learn how to copy a sequence on the Akai MPC 4000 in this free online video tutorial.

Instrument tracks have been around for a few years—but many of us who have grown accustomed to the old method, MIDI tracks—often disregard them.

These tracks provide audio and MIDI...

A submix is an essential concept to understand when mixing in Pro Tools. Submixing can come in handy when you have a limited number of tracks or when you want to avoid making redundant changes to...

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to make tracks inactive in this free video series.

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to duplicate Pro Tools tracks in this free video series.

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to group tracks in this free video series.

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to name tracks in this free video series.

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to bus tracks in this free video series.

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to create tracks in this free video series.

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to delete tracks in this free video series.

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to conform tracks in Pro Tools in this free video series.

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to Normalize Tracks in Pro Tools in this free video series.

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to bus drum tracks in pro Tools in this free video series.

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to bus tracks to delay and other effects in this free video series.

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to bus tracks to reverb and other effects in this free video series.

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to line up tracks in this free video series.

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to duplicate tracks in this free video series.

Pro Tool is in almost every big studio in the world. Learn how to pan tracks in this free video series.

Purchasing tracks in Rhapsody is easy with instructions from an expert. Find out how to purchase your favorite songs in this free video tutorial on downloading music.

Intro, Verse, Chorus...This short video tutorial will show you how to label song or track sections using Logic's Global Track Markers.

Learn tips on how to convert midi tracks to audio tracks in digital performer in this free video clip on how to record music.

Learn tips on how to record and edit audio tracks in digital performer in this free video clip on how to record music.

Learn tips on how to create virtual tracks in digital performer in this free video clip on how to record music.

Learn tips on how to record and edit midi tracks in digital performer in this free video clip on how to record music.

Learn tips on how to create audio tracks in digital performer in this free video clip on how to record music.

Learn tips on how to record and edit audio tracks in digital performer in this free video clip on how to record music.

Learn tips on how to create midi tracks in digital performer in this free video clip on how to record music.

Setting up MIDI and virtual tracks in Digital Performer is tricky but easy once you learn it. Learn how from our recording expert in this free Digital Performer recording video clip.

As a DJ or producer, if you are going to be doing any remixing or live performance, you need to understand the concept of beats per minute (BPM). There are several ways to go about this. Several...

Overdubbing brought to life the age of modern recording. No longer did musicians all have to record at the same exact time. With overdubbing, a drummer in one country can lay down a drum track,...

Any track in Pro Tools can have an unlimited number of virtual tracks. Virtual tracks give you an incredible amount of flexibility when working in the Pro Tools environment. For example, with...

Most home studio enthusiasts don't have the luxury of a full-blown ProTools HD rig at their disposal. As you sit at home behind your LE rig, you may become frustrated by the fact there are...