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This video is an overview of the Editors Keys SL300 USB Studio Microphone. This is a great product for those looking for an affordable microphone with lots of great features

The New ORIGIN Processor Engine By Rain Becomes The High Performance, High Reliability Brain Of The New Waves SoundGrid System For Live Sound And Mixing

Rain Computers announced the unveiling of ORIGIN Processor Engine at Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany. Designed in collaboration with Waves, ORIGIN is engineered to provide high performance processing and mission-critical reliability for the Waves SoundGrid System. Waves has introduced a network-enabled audio processing system called SoundGrid, set to transform live sound and mixing for pro audio. SoundGrid uses audio processing over Ethernet to combine the power of multiple processor cores and provide low-latency, real-time audio processing.

To ensure the highest quality, performance and reliability, Waves tapped Rain to create a rack-mounted processor engine. Working in collaboration with Waves technicians, Rain designed a quad-core processing engine able to provide enough power for multiple low latency plug-in instances, plus balanced component architecture to prevent the data bottlenecks that lead to dropouts and glitches. Professional sound engineers can also combine ORIGIN with Rain's award-winning LiveBook Mobile Audio Workstation running Waves MultiRack software for a tightly integrated solution they can rely on in any situation.

"We're proud to work with Waves on their SoundGrid project. With some of the most talented software engineers in the industry, it's an honor to collaborate with them to create a complete solution that will change live sound and mixing forever," said Rain Computers CEO Kevin Jacoby.  Read More »

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In the final part of a series of three films on computer-based audio recording, media composer Steve Fairclough talks about essential technology for the media professional. With Intel Core i7 processors in Scan Computer workstations, Steve takes a close look at external soundcards, hardware controllers, monitor speakers and data backup.

Film, TV and radio media composer Steve Fairclough presents part two of a series of three films about computer-based audio recording. Using Intel Core i7 processors and workstations from Scan Computers, Steve demonstrates how to optimise a PC by minimising latency, tweaking the OS and making older PCs productive. He also tackles the tricky question of sampling rates and recording bitrates.

Digital Audio Workstation Configuration. Media composer Steve Fairclough works in film, TV and radio. In part one of a series of three films about computer-based audio recording, Steve offers advice on configuring a dedicated PC, demonstrating the advantages of Intel Core i7 processors, lots of RAM and the benefits of a 64-bit OS. He also looks at professional soundcards and, with help from Scan Computers, eliminating system noise.

Since we have been covering Digital Audio Workstations lately, here's a quick video which shows you how to add more RAM into your computer. It's a bit on the old side, but it the process is still the same. Make sure you go to Crucial.com to find out what your machine needs before you buy any RAM.

That is the million dollar question, which contains many variables. What software are you running, what operating system, do you record full bands, orchestras, etc.

Setting up a digital audio workstation can seem very daunting, challenging and expensive. You may be able to get by with that old Compaq 1.4, 512 RAM and 40 gig hard drive. But if you start loading a ton of loops and samples, VST instruments, etc. that hard drive is going to be full in no time.

My philosophy is bigger is always better. In my opinion, your most important piece of hardware in your studio is your computer. You may want to splurge and spend some extra money up front. It all comes down to processor, memory and hard drive, everything else is just not that important, with the exception of soundcard/interface. Quiet fans and drives is also an important consideration, but that's another story.

In a perfect world I would find something with multiple processors, getting the fastest processors you can afford. Memory is the same way, get the most that you can afford. If your computer can handle 8 gigs, get 8 gigs. Hard drive is the same, get something with 2 500 gig drives or better yet 2 1 terabyte drives.

When shopping for your digital audio workstation think about the future. Get something that you can upgrade. For instance, don't buy a pc that can only handle 1 gig of RAM. That thing will be outdated next week. If you can only afford 2 gigs of RAM right now, that's fine but make sure your computer can handle at least 8 gigs in the future when it comes time to upgrade.

Recording music takes a lot of horsepower and space. Make sure you get something that can handle it, and make sure it is expandable.

Recently, I needed to add more memory to my DAW. I hate adding memory because I always seem to somehow get the wrong stuff and it's a pain in the butt. I recently found this tool over at Crucial it scans your machine and tells you what kind of memory you need, how much your computer can handle and the best memory configuration for your machine. Awesome!

Whether or not you buy the memory from Crucial is up to you, but at least you can be confident you are getting exactly what you need and getting the max amount into your DAW. Check it out!

I get a ton of questions and comments on this site about the Boss BR-600. I found this tutorial on importing Wav or MP3 tracks using the BR-600 and your PC. This video sounds like it was created by Darth Vader.