Open Channel: The Return of the Ampersand?
Let’s look at three different platform models that add some twists to the evolution of online collaboration.
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Let’s look at three different platform models that add some twists to the evolution of online collaboration.
What’s most exciting about MIDI 2.0 is what we don’t know is most exciting about MIDI 2.0....yet.
Craig Anderton plumbs the depths of definitions as he tries to figure out which technical terms mean what when.
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Historians note that the Loudness Wars ended in the early 21st century. It was a step in the right direction…after which, some took a...
If our creative recording skills are going to move forward, we need to rethink what we're trying to achieve and how we're going to...
"Yes, anything goes, and that’s what this column is about. Expect opinions, praise, complaints, controversy, and of course, occasional moments of blinding stupidity."
Pro audio legend Craig Anderton recently built the recording PC of his dreams -- here's some of the questions, issues and answers he discovered...
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Sizing up the NAMM Show with a moderately bloodshot eye, the Anderton Awards return.
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Craig Anderton explores how amp sims are winning over the normally conservative world of pro guitar players, both in the studio and for live...
Craig Anderton looks at the changing trends of the annual AES Convention.
Craig Anderton considers whether it's feasible to expect hardware processes to follow software processing into the cloud.
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Craig Anderton ponders whether the music software industry will take the services route to offset maturing sales.
By Craig Anderton. Deep dive into the new Mac Pro and discover what it means for audio pros.
By Craig Anderton. While podcasting started out with homegrown audio, listeners’ expectations are rising fast—creating a new opportunity for audio pros.
Craig Anderton explores the changing ways to recover from OS meltdowns.
By Craig Anderton. Smartphones and tablets have fostered a veritable explosion in DAW remote control options.
By Craig Anderton. With over a quarter-century of development, plug-ins are exploring worlds that go way beyond analog emulation.
Craig Anderton serves up insights on the latest DAW updates.
By Craig Anderton. Digital downloads turned the software sales model completely on its head. Once Apple started the trend, momentum increased for companies selling...
By Craig Anderton. 2018 laid the groundwork for what might be the dominant computer experience of the future for pros.
Duck and Cover, because the Anderton Awards are back. You've been warned.
Craig Anderton isn’t daydreaming as he looks at the future of recording studios...
By Craig Anderton. Ever since we’ve had a choice of sample rates, there’s been controversy over whether higher sample rates sound better.
By Craig Anderton. Whether NKS has value depends on how you plan to use it, and what updates may be forthcoming.
By Craig Anderton. Will machine learning make audio engineers obsolete?
By Craig Anderton. The latest Apple rumor is that the company is going to replace Intel’s chips with their own starting in 2020.
By Craig Anderton. The lessons of Cakewalk, Emagic, Steinberg, Digidesign and Syntrillium are instructive because each presents possibly sustainable economic models for pro audio...
Craig Anderton digs into the MIDI Capability Inquiry specification—and digs it.
By Craig Anderton. Thunderbolt 3 looks poised to become the breakthrough protocol its originators always hoped it would be.
By Craig Anderton. Given the pro audio and music industry’s relatively small slice of the economic pie, a platform makes sense. Products need staying...
By Craig Anderton. Software’s “next big thing” could be modular software that allows mixing and matching elements from various programs.
The sudden death of Cakewalk was a cautionary tale for companies—and customers. Here's the take-aways.
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If you look at “new product” introductions at trade shows, often they’re more about reminding people of what was a new product a...
Recently, I ran across a family photo that was taken in 1890, affixed to a cardboard backing—and was as good as the day...