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Michael Jackson Dies After Being Rushed To L.A. Hospital

By Big Al on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 | No Comments

This is now being confirmed everywhere in traditional media after first being revealed on TMZ. Here’s a link to the official story from the San Francisco Chronicle: (06-25) 15:54 PDT DAY: Thursday — Michael Jackson, the troubled recording artist who covered himself in sequins and appointed himself “King of Pop,” died in Los Angeles today. [...]

Propellerhead’s New DAW “Record” – A Video Preview Part #2

By Big Al on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 | No Comments

Here’s more on the basic handling of audio clips in Propellerhead Record’s sequencer, and the tools you have access to for editing and arranging your recordings.

Propellerhead’s New DAW “Record” – A Video Preview

By Big Al on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Do we really need another DAW? Well, maybe. Interest and curiosity sure are running high in regards to Propellerhead’s upcoming entry into the market with Record. The concept and approach are quite fascinating, and in a way, old school. Have a close-up look at one of its channel strips and the main mixer, modeled after [...]

Jeff Rona – The Soundtrack Warrior In His Natural Habitat

By Big Al on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Jeff Rona has been composing soundtrack music for TV and movies (among other things) for many years. I always seem to run across his work in one way or another from time to time. I thought I would share this video of Jeff working on a project in his studio with Rob Papen virtual synths [...]

An iPhone “Must Have” Music App – From McDSP? Wait…What?

By Big Al on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 | 2 Comments

McDSP, maker of some of my favorite plugins (like Analog Channel for one), has gone and jumped into the iPhone app fray (say that five times fast). I must say, I didn’t see this one coming. It sure looks and sounds cool! When I finally get my new iPhone it’ll probably be one of the [...]