Daft Punk's "Around The World", released in the late 90s was a big hit. As well as inspiring countless tunes & remixes, it inspired Richard Lainhart to recreate the key synth hook.
The dust has settled and many Final Cut Pro 7 users are looking upon FCP X favourably! To ease the transition, David Smith shows us how to construct rough cuts in the first of this three-part series.
Layering sounds can be an ideal way to enhance an instrument's tone. In this tutorial, Gary Hiebner demonstrates how to layer 3 different bass sounds to create a wider stereo mix. Good for all DAWs!
A Leopard cannot change its spots - or so the saying goes. If you've upgraded to Mac OSX Lion there may be some additions (& omissions) that you don't like! Here are 5 settings you can change in Lion.
Playing live? Using a Mac? Did you know that a sudden bump, knock or excessive vibration could cause your audio to cut out and skip a beat? Be prepared and learn how to make sure it doesn't happen!
Francesco Schiavon is a master trainer for macProVideo.com and an industry recognized expert consultant for video & digital web deployment. I caught up him to chat about Lion, iOS, teaching & life.
Whether you are a new or accomplished musician, learning how to work with MIDI is essential. GW Childs explains the basics of MIDI Quantisation and how to tighten by the timing on your recordings.
Whenever Apple release a new OS it's guaranteed to be big news. While Lion looks & feels like an evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, upgrade there are plenty of reasons to be excited about it.
If your Mac feels a bit sluggish don't despair! You may be able to upgrade the RAM and hard drive to make it feel like a new Mac without breaking the bank!
In the third part of this walk-through of Logic's Advanced Quantization features Toby Pitman explores Q-Range and Q-Flam to help your music stand out from the crowd.
Lady Gaga has taken the pop world by storm over the past few years. Learn how to re-create (in Logic or your DAW or synth of choice) the bass synth from her hit single "Edge of Glory".
GarageBand for iPad recently received a significant .0.1 free update. It might not sound like much, but Mike Watkinson uncovers the new features and how that'll affect how make music on your iPad.
While it's possible to easily customise many aspects of OS X, changing your shortname (the name that appears next to your Home Folder icon) is a bit more tricky. Gary Heibner shows us solutions...
Final Cut Pro X has some hidden editing tricks up its sleeve! Michael Wohl (macProVideo.com Star Trainer) demoed highlights from his mPV FCP X video tutorials specially for LAFCPUG members.
Many of Color's (now discontinued?) features have been built in to FCP X. in the 3rd and final part of this mini-Color series, join David Smith, Apple Certitifed Trainer, to learn more
The separate Color application may be gone but FCP X has powerful control over color. In Part 2 of this mini- FCP X Color series, David Smith takes us through the built-in Color Saturation controls.
With iCloud Apple have announced a grander more complete vision than MobileMe. GW Childs IV takes a look at some of the features and how this could change the way we compute in the real world.
If you thought GarageBand could only playback samples then you're in for a pleasant surprise. In GarageBand '11 it's possible to create a simple sampler instrument featuring any sounds you want!
We live in a day and age where the perception others have of us hinges not only on our public appearance, but also on our online appearance. After all, online communication is becoming more common...
Whatever your feelings regarding FCP X, it pays to be well-informed, so take a look at our round-up of the best of our Final Cut Pro X related reviews and interviews to date from the MPV Hub.
Color is dead. Long live the new color correction tools built right in to Final Cut Pro X! David Smith explores how good they really are for adjusting the exposure levels in your video footage.