A little over a year ago, I wrote a post about some fascinating music tech that was coming out at the time . A year later, Cubase 14...

Welcome to the first part of a new series where I explore cutting edge music technology that may or may not shake up the scoring tech...

In the post-covid world, people are working remotely from home (WFH) more than ever. Composers can now assist other composers, video chat...

Knowing how to approach determining and fixing a problem is an incredibly useful skill. Even if you don’t know the exact solution to...

Modern computers are getting more and more powerful each year. But many of us are not running the fastest and most cutting-edge machines,...

Many composers use scripts or additional programs to perform complex tasks in a specific order. We call these types of programs “macros”,...

Setting up a template, especially a large master template, can be a very daunting task. And as we all strive for an ideal workflow, we...

There are a few other small habits you can incorporate into your workflow that can save you time in the present and/or the future. 1. ...

The operating system is the interface between the user and the hardware. It is responsible for coordinating the hardware resources,...

Templates are the backbone of a media composer’s set up. They are the main purpose for all of the set ups detailed throughout this book...

Maintaining an organized file system makes it much easier to find specific files and folders when needed and by creating standard for...

In part 1, we looked at the hardware components of a basic network including modems, firewalls, routers, switches, and WAPS. Using these...

What is a network? Whenever you connect two or more devices together, we refer to that as a network. There are many ways to design a...

With all of the expensive computers, synths, speakers, and other gear in your studio running on electricity, there may come a time when...

Running multiple computers, servers, electronic musical instruments, touch screens etc. can create a giant mess of cables in your studio....

This is a very niche thing in the music world, but as media composer’s templates get larger and larger (and depending on their workflow)...

Touch Screens Touch screens are becoming more and more common in composers studios. By utilizing a touch screen, composers are able to...

This is one of the most common questions I see asked in Facebook composer groups and I hope to shed some light on the options available...