Windows 10 Anniversary update audio performance comparison.
2016-08-05
I ran some tests before and after the anniversary update to see if anything had changed. Here’s the results.Read More →
Tracktion T7 Music Production software – Full review
2016-08-05
Welcome to Molten Music Technology, today we’re talking about Tracktion Corporations version 7 DAW release imaginatively called Tracktion T7. I initially wrote this review about 6 months ago when it first came out, but I haven’t had the time to finish it until now. There’s been some updates and it’s had a chance to get some of the kinks out which is no bad thing – so I’m coming back to it with fresh eyes. Now the first thing you have to know is that Tracktion T7 does things differently and that means I’ve struggled a bit to get to the bottom of it. Hopefully theRead More →
Molten Music Monthly – July 2016
2016-07-25
Phew, what a scorcher – we’re in the middle of a sunshine overload so what better than to slink off to the studio under the stairs and get chewing on some cool new things. We get terribly retro with sounds from the Adlib PC soundcard. Emulator 2 arrives and is instantly annoying. Berhinger tease a new synth that could be awesome. Waves pop out a cool Rhodes piano. Sonic Function make Ableton Live look great with Tricky Traps. Learn how to unhinge your recording process with Sylvia Massy. Steinberg drop 32 bit plug-in support. Audient release a cool little interface. With Sensel Morph you canRead More →
Molten Music Monthly – June 2016
2016-06-21
It’s the summer! Wow where did the time go – what happened to May I wonder? Anyway, here we are again for another round up of what’s cool and happening in the world of computer music. Today we’re going to be looking at the new Arturia V Collection, getting into VST Hosting with Freestlye, feeling all wobbly with Ouput Movement, controlling Ableton with Screenforge Yeko, street fighting with SmithsonMartins Kontrol Master, checking out the new Focusrite Scarletts, getting our cables in a twist with Softtube modular, poking Reason 9 and getting our fingers on the first universal midi controller app for Windows 10 called yMIDI. Here’sRead More →
IK Multimedia Saturator X – 5 minute plugin review
2016-05-24
Here’s my 5 minute review of the Saturator X for T-Racks by IK Multimedia – it’s very warm and cuddly. For more information about Saturator X head over to the IK Multimedia product page.Read More →
Output Movement – 5 minute plugin review
2016-05-24
Here’s a new thing I’m doing – a concise (hopefully) 5 minute review of a cool new plug-in. First up is Movement by Output. It’s all done pretty much off-the-cuff so there’s no written version, but the video is only 5 minutes long (ish) so check it out below. For more information about Movement check out the Output product page.Read More →
Molten Music Monthly – April 2016 Musikmesse Special
2016-05-12
It’s April, we’ve just had Musikmesse which means it must be time for another Molten Music Monthly! Are you loving the new ident thingy? I don’t know, we’re going to play with it for it a while, maybe even write some new music for it – maybe. I’ve also picked up some new lights so our next few videos are going to be a washed out mess but it’s all in the pursuit of providing you good people with some quality content. So Musikmesse then, Europes small attempt at doing a bit of a NAMM in Frankfurt. Usually these are really good, full of quirkyRead More →
Molten Music Monthly – March 2016
2016-03-11
Welcome to Molten Music Monthly! Sorry it’s late, been really busy, lots to do with no time to do it in. I’ve taken on a little sideline in writing little music tech news articles for a new website called gearnews.com so if you’d like to enjoy my sarcasm every day then pop over there for a daily dose of news and opinion. This means that I’ve kept up to date on the new stuff far more than usual and now have to worry about which things to talk about rather than trying to find them in the first place. It also means that my gearRead More →
The Best Computer Music Bits from NAMM 2016
2016-02-08
While the East coast of America is smothered by a two foot blanket of snow everyone who is anyone in music technology was sunning themselves in Anaheim California for the annual NAMM music trade show. The show is sort of 83% guitars but I thought it would be good to pull out the bits and bobs that are relevant to computer music that I thought were cool or worth talking about. The industries love affair with the iPad seems to be over and it was back to business with proper software, proper DAWs and instruments and stuff which is really good to see. Pickings wereRead More →
Editors Keys Backlit PreSonus Studio One Shortcut Keyboard
2016-01-18
For many people keyboard shortcuts are essential to their way of working, to others they are a mystery that seem to require too much research to make them worthwhile. To the second group of people the mouse is king and they find themselves increasingly absorbed into the single, linear mouse handed way of working – nothing wrong in that, except perhaps for the RSI and propensity for hunching. But I would suggest that in the mystery of keyboards shortcuts can be found an immensely speedy way of working, one that resists the urge to filter through menus and places common tasks right at your fingertips.Read More →