MakeMusic Finale 2011 Adds Garritan Orchestra Sounds

MakeMusic has introduced Finale 2011, a major update to its notation software for Windows and Mac. Heres what’s new in Finale 2011: Improved Lyric Entry and Spacing — Lyrics are more easily entered, instantly appear exactly as they’ll print out, and are automatically spaced with engraver precision. Easier Staff Layout — New Staff Layout capabilities make it… Read More MakeMusic Finale 2011 Adds Garritan Orchestra Sounds

Steinberg Intros Halion Sonic Workstation

Steinberg has released HALion Sonic, a VST workstation instrument and the successor to the Hypersonic 2 VSTi. HALion Sonic Features: Easy-to-use music and production workstation for synthesized sounds and recreation of acoustic instruments Over 1,200 instrument sounds created by top sound experts at Steinberg and Yamaha Multi-timbral VST3 audio-engine with 4 different modes: disk-streaming sample… Read More Steinberg Intros Halion Sonic Workstation

Ableton Live Breakbeat Tutorial

Music Technology educator Will Kuhn shows how to use Ableton Live to make a breakbeat-style song from funk-based samples and original synth part. For more details, see the write-up at Kuhn’s site. Enjoy, and check out the written version on willkuhn.com