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...
**CONTEST NOW CLOSED** Simply sign-up for a free macProVideo.com account and download free SampleWiz samples and enter the 'Name That SampleWiz Sound' contest courtesy of Jordan Rudess.
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.
Automation can add life and a dynamic quality to a mix. Knowing how to edit, scale and trim this data after the fact is essential. Mike Watkinson shows you how to do just this in Logic and Pro Tools.
So you've created excellent, pixel-perfect vectors in Illustrator. What next? Import them into Photoshop with ease. In this tip (with project files included) learn how to use Vector Masks in PS CS5.
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
Have you ever been underwater (the sea or even in the bath) looking up as light rays illuminate the water? If, so you know how magical it can feel. Learn how to recreate this scene in After Effects.
In this third and final article in my series on Score Sets in Logic Pro, we're going see how Score Sets can be used to create two different score displays from the same parts in the arrangement.
Arguably the most accessible, enjoyable and cool music program on the planet, Reason just got an upgrade. Version 6 combines the audio recording, editing & the mixer from Record...
Turning your ideas into a music doesn't stop once you've finished recording. These tips on arranging your session will help you save time when experimenting with your arrangement.
Amplitube 3 gives you amazing guitar sounds at your finger tips - literally! To really bring your shredding alive learn how to use Amplitube's Parameter assignments and automate your axe in real time.
There's no doubt that GarageBand for iPad is a great app (see various articles) but are there any alternatives that are worth your hard-earned iTunes vouchers?
Many musicians have a MIDI Synth lying around gathering dust. Still in love with its analog sounds? Want to sample its sounds into your software sampler? Redmatica's AutoSampler 2 holds the key.
It's a lot of fun using sound to drive animations in After Effects. In Part 2 of this series, Toby Pitman takes you deeper into Arrays, Variables and Controls to create stunning visual effects.
The order that instruments appear in Logic's Score Editor can be adjusted to taste. In this Quick Tutorial, Logic Environment and Score maestro, Peter Schwartz, shows you who achieve it!
There are so many 3rd party instrument and effects plugins to choose from these days. However, it's worth delving deeper into the effects built-in to Ableton Live. You may be pleasantly surprised!
In this feature length article Richard Lainhart takes us through the 5 things every After Effects user needs to know. From organizational workflow ideas to practical and artistic tips. Read on...
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.
Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater, iOS App Creator and macproVideo.com Trainer) has done it again. After the huge success of MorphWiz, Jordan has created a new iOS App for music creation, SampleWiz.
There's a handful of musicians that really push the boundaries. For anyone that knows of Jordan Rudess, it'll come as no surprise that he is one of them! Jordan talks SampleWiz, Dream Theater and more
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.