The most recent Audio Recording, Editing & Mixing articles from Computeract!ve

Review: Ejay DJ Mixstation 4 music software

Anthony Dhanendran — 2008-06-10T16:09:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 10 June 2008 at 16:09:00

Get your groove on

DJ Mixstation allows you to play the bedroom DJ – it takes an existing music collection (in MP3 form, for instance) and create seamless mixes just like a club or radio...

Review: Radiotracker 4 Platinum

Simon Williams — 2008-03-23T00:00:00.000Z

Simon Williams, Computeract!ve, Sunday 23 March 2008 at 00:00:00

Take full advantage of the wealth of music on the internet

There's an awful lot of music on the internet – several thousand radio channels pump out all genres of music, all day long....

Review: Ejay Dance 7 music software

Andrew Sutcliffe — 2008-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

Andrew Sutcliffe, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 18 March 2008 at 00:00:00

A slick, easy-to-use program that'll get you dancing

There was a time when eJay’s easy-to-use software was viewed with scorn by experienced PC music makers. Nowadays, a number of companies have adopted a similar approach, meaning anyone can...

Review: Steinberg Sequel music software

Tim Smith — 2008-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 27 February 2008 at 00:00:00

Bring out your inner composer

Even though there are no guidelines for how programs should look, most software tends to look fairly similar. This can lead to confusion when products buck the trend as Steinberg...

Review: Sony Acid Music Studio 7 music software

Andrew Sutcliffe — 2007-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

Andrew Sutcliffe, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 19 December 2007 at 00:00:00

Music-making software for hobby rockers

Since Sony bought the Acid family of music software from its creator Sonic Foundry, the product range has increased and the various programs have become more powerful and easier to...

Review: Shrinkmytunes music software

Anthony Dhanendran — 2007-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 16 October 2007 at 00:00:00

Fit more songs on your music player

As the name suggests, Shrinkmytunes squeezes MP3 music on a computer so that it takes up less space, and so that more songs can be fitted on a hard disk...

Review: Acoustica BeatCraft music software

Tim Smith — 2007-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 7 August 2007 at 00:00:00

Create drum samples and tracks for all kinds of musical projects

The first task when creating a piece of music is usually setting up a drum track around which the rest of the music can be based....

Review: Magix Music Maker 12 XXL music software

Tim Smith — 2007-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Friday 29 June 2007 at 00:00:00

Make music with your computer

For those looking to dip their toes into music creation with a computer, Magix Music Maker 12 XXL is a very good place to start....

Review: Magix MP3 Maker 12 music software

Simon Williams — 2007-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

Simon Williams, Computeract!ve, Thursday 26 April 2007 at 00:00:00

A full platter of music-management features, but does that complicate things?

With the continuing popularity of iPod-style music players, many of us use iTunes or some similar housekeeping software to organise music....

Review: Magix Music Studio 12 Deluxe music software

Tim Smith — 2007-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Monday 23 April 2007 at 00:00:00

Record and arrange audio and MIDI music

When we reviewed Magix Music Maker 12 we concluded that it was good for arranging samples but was a little lacking when it came to recording instruments or vocals....

Review: Avanquest Ringtone Media Studio 2 music software

Simon Williams — 2007-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Simon Williams, Computeract!ve, Monday 19 March 2007 at 00:00:00

Capture and upload music to a mobile phone, without having to pay for the ringtone

People who like to personalise their possessions – putting wallpaper on a PC and alloys on a car – are often the ones who like to select a ringtone of...

Review: Ableton Live 6 music software

Eddie Henderson — 2007-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Eddie Henderson, Computeract!ve, Monday 22 January 2007 at 00:00:00

New features aplenty in this fantastically versatile music software package

Since its inception, Ableton has become one of the key music-making software packages, with its incredibly flexible range of tools making it useful for all manner of creative means....

Review: Radiotracker 2 music software

Anthony Dhanendran — 2006-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Thursday 2 November 2006 at 00:00:00

Download songs for free – but it's not quite legal

At any time, there are hundreds of internet radio stations streaming music across the world. It's possible to listen to these stations using Winamp or Windows Media Player, or a...

Review: Magix Audio Cleaning Lab 11 XXL utility software

Simon Williams — 2006-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

Simon Williams, Computeract!ve, Thursday 5 October 2006 at 00:00:00

All-in-one box approach to vinyl and cassette restoration, at a very attractive price

Contrary to popular belief there are still plenty of us with a lot of music on vinyl or cassette tape....

Review: O-Generator music software

Anthony Dhanendran — 2006-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Thursday 14 September 2006 at 00:00:00

Music composition, even for the tone deaf

O-Generator is great: a comprehensive music-composition system that provides brilliantly clear and structured music lessons that even our tone-deaf team members could get to grips with....