Auto-Tune vs. Melodyne – Which Is Better? Take a Listen
Auto-Tune was the first automatic tuning software to ever be introduced, bowing in 1997 courtesy of Dr. Andy Hildebrand. Before that, we... Read more »
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Oct 1, 2021, 8:00 AM
Sep 29, 2021, 8:00 AM
Best Synth Plug-ins for Sound Designers
Whether you’re designing sounds for video games, music production, film, theater, or anything else, you have a seemingly endless selection of... Read more »
Sep 22, 2021, 8:00 AM
Best Reverb Plug-ins for Sound Designers
Reverb is a key component in constructing realistic atmospheres for music, movies, video games, and more. While many DAWs come loaded with one... Read more »
Sep 10, 2021, 8:00 AM
Essential Software for Songwriters
Soul, talent, perseverance — you possess these qualities as someone who writes and produces their own music. You’d have to in our line of work!... Read more »
Aug 31, 2021, 8:00 AM
First Look: Reason 12
Reason Studios built their reputation on killer devices in their unique digital-rack work environment. With the release of Reason 12, Reason... Read more »
Aug 23, 2021, 2:00 PM
The Sweetwater Difference: Deals You Can’t Find Anywhere Else
In this third installment in our series, we’ll focus on Sales Engineers and their irreplaceable role within the Sweetwater Difference! In the... Read more »
Aug 12, 2021, 8:00 AM
44 Days, 7 Legendary ’90s Rock Albums
Currently, an image posted on Twitter by user @QueenCityJamz is having a viral moment. The photograph shows a stack of cassettes — seven... Read more »
Aug 11, 2021, 8:00 AM
California Love! Re-creating ’90s West Coast Hip-hop Beats in the Home Studio
Earlier this year, I took a trip back to the golden age of hip-hop to highlight boom bap, the East Coast hip-hop subgenre populated by legends... Read more »
Aug 3, 2021, 8:00 AM
Sweetwater’s Enormous New Music Store!
Summer 2021 marks the grand opening of Sweetwater’s new and vastly improved store, expanding its footprint to over 44,000 square feet in total —... Read more »
Jul 30, 2021, 8:00 AM
Sophisti-pop: The ’80s’ Most Elegant Genre
Great Britain in the early 1980s. The musical landscape had shifted at an exponential rate as musicians challenged artistic and social... Read more »