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Tutorial | Oct 16, 2011 by G.W. Childs IV

Anyone interested in generating random beats or other elements in their music will have experimented with Ableton Live. They may not, however, have realized just how useful the Grain Delay is.

Review | Oct 15, 2011 by Mo Volans

How is it possible to make something as successful & popular as Maschine better? Easy: Make it smaller without compromising on functionality or usability. Mo Volans puts the Mikro to the test.

Tip | Oct 14, 2011 by Hollin Jones

There was a time when the jury was out on whether the iPad could be a useful tool for musicians. Around that time Spectrasonics released Omni TR for iPad. Hollin Jones explores its many uses.

Tip | Oct 13, 2011 by Mike Watkinson

While Logic Pro 9 comes bundled with a very capable Multiband Compressor it lacks the circuit types found in the standard compressor. Mike Watkinson wires up a solution using Aux channels.

Review | Oct 12, 2011 by G.W. Childs IV

If you want to sample snippets of audio on your Mac, like a YouTube video, don't get caught up in cables and interface ins and outs! G.W. Childs breaks through the tangled wires with Audio Hijack Pro.

Tutorial | Oct 11, 2011 by Mo Volans

When it comes to creating drum parts, Ultrabeat provides a ton of suitable sounds for almost any musical style. And for programming the patterns? Mo Volans steps up with a laid back hip hop pattern.

Editorial | Oct 11, 2011 by Rounik Sethi

Native Instruments have announced their latest instrument, Damage - the successor to the widely acclaimed 'Evolve' series. Read & Watch all the details on this exciting hard-hitting, cinematic product

Tip | Oct 10, 2011 by Toby Pitman

Guitar Rig by Native Instruments is an impressively powerful effects-processor for guitarists (or anyone!) Toby Pitman shows how the splitter tool can add a whole new dimension to your guitar sounds!

Tutorial | Oct 10, 2011 by Hollin Jones

While most headlines focused on the intuitive touch-based controls in GarageBand for iPad, there's a whole lot more that can be done by thinking outside the box. Hollin Jones gets hands-on.

Tutorial | Oct 09, 2011 by Richard Lainhart

Ever wanted to re-create that fun formant-style Bass sound from Air's seminal "Sexy Boy" track? In this mammoth tutorial, Richard Lainhart digs deep to show you how in Logic or any DAW!

Tutorial | Oct 08, 2011 by Mo Volans

Creating random variations from a selection of loops often involves a time-consuming editing process. Cubase's LoopMash, however, make the process quick & fun! Mo Volans explores the possibilities.

Tutorial | Oct 07, 2011 by Peter Schwartz

In our digital DAW studios it's easy to ignore the virtual cables carrying audio signals. But understanding signal flow can lead to a greater degree of control over your sound. Peter Schwartz sums up.

Interview | Oct 06, 2011 by Rounik Sethi

Laura Escudé was one of the first Ableton Certified Trainers ever. She is also a critically acclaimed composer, sound designer, "visionary for the future of music" and a macProVideo.com Trainer!

Tutorial | Oct 06, 2011 by Gary Hiebner

Ableton Live has the DAW X factor! Using the Monitoring In feature it's possible to create a whole composition from a single MIDI clip. Gary Hiebner joins up the dots in this tutorial.

Tutorial | Oct 05, 2011 by Hollin Jones

To celebrate the release of Reason 6 by Propellerhead Software, Hollin Jones has released 10 FREE Reason patches exclusively available on The MPV Hub. Sign in and download them in this article!