Gearwire

Apple Computer




Apple Logic Pro Version 9.1.6 Now On Mac App Store

December 09, 2011
Apple announced Logic Pro version 9.1.6.
Apple Logic Pro version 9.1.6 is here, so update your DAW when you get a chance. The new version of Logic Pro music production software provides numerous fixes and new features regarding compatibility, performance and stability, audio, plugins, control surfaces, and more.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Apple Web site.

Apple Logic Pro 9.1.5: DAW Update

August 11, 2011
Apple updated its Logic Pro DAW to version 9.1.5, providing the music-production software with bug fixes and new features.
It's update time -- Apple announced the availability of Logic Pro version 9.1.5, an update for the the music-production software which addresses some bugs, fixes compatibility issues, and more.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Apple Web site.

Apple Logic Pro 9.1.4: Time To Update Your DAW

May 26, 2011
Apple updated its Logic Pro music-production software / digital audio workstation to version 9.1.4.
Apple updated Logic Pro to version 9.1.4, giving the music-production software a super long list of updates and improvements to its automation and audio editing features, overall performance and stability, 64-bit mode, and control surface support.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Apple Web site.

Apple Logic Pro Sidechain Tutorial: Easier Than It Seems (Video)

May 25, 2011
How To Use Sidechain Compression In Apple Logic
There are a few functions in Apple Logic Pro that just aren't as intuitively executed as you'd expect from an Apple product. Sidechaining, for instance, is a fairly common mixing technique, but it takes a few strange stpes to setup in the Logic environment. We show you how in this straightforward video.  

Offsite Link: Visit the official Apple website for more information

Apple Logic Pro's Direction Mixer Utility Makes Mid-Side A Little Easier (Video)

April 12, 2011
How To Mix Mid-Side Apple Logic Pro Video
There are tons of helpful little mixing utilities included in Apple Logic. The direction mixer is one such plugin, and in this video Owen shows you how to use it as a mid-side stereo encoder for cleaning track layouts.  

Offsite Link: Visit the official Apple Logic Studio page for more information

Omar Hakim Spills About His Home Recording Thoughts And Approaches

November 03, 2009
Omar Hakim Interview Part 1 127th AES 2009
Drummer, composer, and producer extraordinaire Omar Hakim was enjoying the lush audio of the Adam Monitors presentations at their AES booth, so we totally barged in on his repose and were all like "hey, be on camera!" Lucky for us, Mr. Hakim was more than happy to oblige.  

Offsite Link: Visit Omar Hakim's official MySpace page for more information

Steve Vai Conducts Video, Audio And Electricity -- Thanks To The Wonders Of Digital Audio And Final Cut Pro

September 01, 2009
Steve Vai Final Cut Pro
Still on the phone with Steve Vai, Owen O'Malley turns the conversation toward mastery over one's craft. Audio production yeah, but did you know Steve Vai also works on the video end of his projects? Final Cut Pro should check this out for endorsements.  

Offsite Link: Visit Steve Vai's official website for more information.for more information.

Apple Logic Pro 9: New Digital Audio Workstation For Mac Encapsulated In The New Logic Studio

July 24, 2009
Apple Logic Pro 9
With the multitudes of DAWs, audio editors, scorewriters, software instruments, etc. crammed up in your Mac, it's no wonder your Mac and your productivity is slowing down. You can now simplify your workflow with Apple Logic Pro 9 which is bound to replace all of your previously installed music and audio applications.  

Offsite Link: For more information, visit Apple Logic Pro 9's official website.

Apple Logic Klopfgeist Demonstration

December 26, 2008
Logic Klopfgeist Demo
The car stereo subwoofer is the modern day rooster. Crow even harder using the Klopfgeist effect within Apple Logic.  

Offsite Link: Visit Apple's official website for more information

Cleartune Instrument Tuner With Juan Dies Of Sones De Mexico

December 24, 2008
Cleartune app
Since you can't plug most vintage folk instruments into a TU-2, Juan Dies shows us something even more technologically imbalanced. The Cleartune application for the iPhone keeps antiquated folk instruments on key for Sones de Mexico.  

Offsite Link: Visit Sones de Mexico's official website for more information

Logic 8 Vocal Transformer Lets You Muck With Even The Stuffiest Voices

November 06, 2008
Logic 8 Vocal Transformer
There is nothing more fun than playing around with those 1940s radio voices, making them sound even more ridiculous than they already do. The Logic 8 Vocal Transformer does have many other uses, but we all know this is the first thing you'll do with it, so let's get it out of the way.  

Offsite Link: Visit Apple's official Logic page for more information.

Apple Logic ES M Monophonic Soft Synth Overview

November 04, 2008
Apple Logic ES M Overview
Have you ever noticed how Logic Pro comes with so many excellent virtual instruments right out of the box? NO?!?!? Well peep this vid on the ES M, Logic's take on the classic monophonic synth that defined generation after generation of prog rock, synth pop, hip hop and house.  

Offsite Link: Visit Apple's offiical website for more information

Stereolab Frontman Tim Gane On Apple Logic, Fender Guitars And Amps And More

October 17, 2008
Tim Gane Stereolab Interview
Gearwire's newest member -- On-Screen Silent Film Text -- sits down with Tim Gane, head scientist of Stereolab. Tim responds with his choices on gear, ranging from DAWs to guitars to effects.  

Offsite Link: Visit Stereolab's official website for more information

Apple Logic And Pitch Correction With Pitch Correctional Officer Bill Holland

August 25, 2008
Apple Logic, Pitch Correction and You
Before you go reaching for that copy of Auto-Tune, look to your wrist and ask yourself, "What Would Justin Long Do?" If you're using Apple Logic, you've already got pitch correction in your toolkit, and Bill Holland shows you how it works -- from subtle corrections to extreme effects.  

Offsite Link: Visit Apple's official website for more information

Apple Logic And Ableton Live With Alex Zelenka At Movement 2008

June 10, 2008
Alex Zelenka
Gearwire interviews DJ Alex Zelenka at Detroit's Movement 2008. In this segment, Alex talks about his preferences(or lack thereof) between hardware and software.  

Offsite Link: Visit Alex Zelenka on MySpace for more information

Logic 8 And Roland Keyboards Help Newcleus Stay In The Game

May 30, 2008
Newlceus Movement 08
At Movement 08, Bill Holland caught up with Newcleus, a first wave electro group out of Brooklyn. They talked about how their setup has changed since back in the day and the benefits and drawbacks of marriage.  

Offsite Link: Visit Newcleus on MySpace for more information

Apple OSX 10.5.3 Auto-Update Addresses Some Of The Audio Issues Introduced In 10.5.2

May 28, 2008
Apple OS X 10.5.3 Update
Remember when we were warning against the auto-update to OS X 10.5.2 a few weeks ago? Well, guess what. . . you can revert to your usual blind adherence to everything Apple; 10.5.3 fixes all your audio problems! Sort of.  

Offsite Link: Visit Apple's support forum's for updates and information.

Apple Logic Update 8.0.2 Arrives With 100-Plus Fixes

May 21, 2008
Apple Logic 8.0.2 Update
Were you able to find the hundred and one issues with Logic 8 when it arrived last September? If so, you've won a job at Apple Computer's research and development department! If not. . . well, you probably already work there.  

Offsite Link: Get the update From Apple's Support page

Logic Pro 7, M-Audio Axiom 25 And PreSonus BlueTube DP Are The Studio Tools Of Lust Murder Box's Dark Trade

May 16, 2008
Lust Murder Box's studio setup
As lead singer NOX confides, Lust Murder Box uses a lot of MIDI in their songs, from first germination to final product, so it makes sense that they favor Logic Pro 7 as their DAW-of-choice in their band's studio.  

Offsite Link: Visit Lust Murder Box's official website, Apple Computer's Logic webpage, M-Audio's official website or PreSonus's official website for more info.

Clavia Nord Electro 73 In Hiding With 54 Seconds

May 15, 2008
Gone in 54 Seconds
I've always wanted to sneak into a movie theater / airplane / the NBA by standing on someone's shoulders and wearing a large overcoat. Stewart Cochran of 54 Seconds had an equivalent idea for his Clavia Nord Electro 73 and a chunk of his stage gear.  

Offsite Link: Visit Clavia's official website and 54 Seconds' official website for more information

Apple OSX 10.5.2 Auto-Update Causing Serious Audio Performance Issues

May 09, 2008
OSX 10.5.2 update issues
****Gearwire PSA Dispatch****
You know those innocuous-seeming auto-updates from Apple, the ones that only affect the third number in the OS version tag? You might want to think twice before automatically saying yes to whatever almighty Jobs suggests. The latest release apparently includes a feature that makes your audio no-workie.  

Offsite Link: Visit Apple's support forums for info and updates.

PreSonus FaderPort Is Now Officially Logic-Compatible

May 02, 2008
PreSonus FaderPort Logic Driver
While we didn't have any problems using the PreSonus FaderPort with Logic 8 for our demo video a while back, PreSonus has only just announced that their full native Logic driver is available. I guess Bill's just that good.  

Offsite Link: Visit PreSonus' official website for more info.

NYC-Based Designer Ryan Maeker And Gearwire's Owen O'Malley, Mano-A-Mano

April 29, 2008
Interview with Sound Designer Ryan Maeker
Ryan Maeker is a sound designer in NYC, and though he may come off as a somewhat threatening figure in this interview -- all talking about cuttin' fools, hitting people with cars and even threatening the life of yours truly -- he's actually a total teddy bear with a soft spot for Speilberg movies!  

Offsite Link: Visit Ryan Maeker's official website for more info and to contact the designer.

Marketing Music With ITunes Built-In Features

April 22, 2008
iTunes Provides a Simple Way to Promote For Bands on the Cheap
Nowadays, more and more musicians are web-savvy, and at the very least know how to post photos on their MySpace accounts. Adding to that cache of basic knowledge, Gearwire decided to take a look at some simple ways to make your iTunes selections more publicly visible.  

Offsite Link: Visit the official apple website at: www.apple.com

Edward Nicholas Of The Daughters Of Bristol On The Band's Gear

March 21, 2008
The Daughters of Bristol
The six year old Seattle band, The Daughters of Bristol, released their second CD this past winter. Edward Nicholas talks about recording and more.  

Offsite Link: For more on .

Ableton Live And Serato Scratch With Passions

March 20, 2008
Ben From Passions
After catching a Passions set, Bill Holland interviews Ben from Passions about the gear he uses for his live sets and his studio sessions.  

Offsite Link: Visit Passions' MySpace for more information

As The Recording Session Winds Down -- Examining The Music And Moving Toward Mixing

March 18, 2008
Recording Ogle Style
There is a certain satisfaction when a recording session starts to work. But then how do you handle the close to finished product?  

Offsite Link: For more on Gibson.

Apple Logic And M-Audio Firewire 410: Mutato Muzika's Silas Hite's Idea Center

February 13, 2008
Mutato Muzika Silas Hite

Take it from Mutato Muzika's Silas Hite. You've got to start out scoring for free before people start paying you to score. That's how you get heard in Hollywood.

 

Offsite Link: Visit Mutato's official website for more information

Apple Logic And Racks Of Gear At Mutato Muzika

February 08, 2008
Apple Logic Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh wanted to use MOTU's Digital Performer for its similar appearance to Opcode's Studio Vision, but DP never quite panned out for Mothersbaugh, who was reasoned into using Apple Logic by some of Mutato's young guns who knew it inside and out.  

Offsite Link: Visit Mutato Muzika's official website for more information

Apple Logic And Propellerhead Reason: Visiting Mark Mothersbaugh's Mutato Muzika

February 04, 2008
Mutato Muzika Intro
You may remember Mr. Bonzai from our AES coverage, and then again, you may not even remember what you ate for dinner last night. Either way, Bonzai is back, and we paid him a visit in Los Angeles where he got us into Mutato Muzika -- Mark Mothersbaugh's studio.  

Offsite Link: Visit Mr. Bonzai's official site and Mutato Muzika's official site for more information
123next ›last »
I need awesome gear... I'd like a free gear catalog!
My opinion is awesome. I'd like to take a gear survey