The latest update for Apple's FCP X (10.0.3) improved the built-in chroma keyed feature. Iain Anderson demonstrates just how much of an impact these improvements will have on everyday workflows.
This excellent tutorial on using Adobe After Effect's Roto brush tool is from the unpublished collection of Hub articles by Richard Lainhart, RIP. This is an essential article on compositing. Enjoy.
Wouldn't it be great if you could add random elements to your compositions so no two audition would ever sound the same? You can! Gary Hiebner opens up the generative side of Ableton Live (PART 2).
With a few simple tricks and a copy of Pro Tools 10 almost any sound can be created. Mike Watkinson shows how'"using Vacuum & Structure Free'"you can produce a wobble Dubstep bass.
If you thought that the ability to Gang Sync never made it across from FCP 7 to FCP X you'd be mainly correct. But there is a workaround! David Smith shows how to make it work even better in FCP X.
Darren Burgos gets his chops together in this step by step on how to quickly create Electro and Dubstep style stop/chop audio effects using Take Folders in Logic Pro.
Find out the essentials on NI's flexible modulation system in Native Instruments' Massive. Mo Volans takes it step by step in this guide on how to build your own effects.
Despite the point release, this updated version of GarageBand for iPad & iPhone packs some intriguing new features. Mike Watkinson explores Smart Strings, MIDI editing and more.
MainStage 2 can be your perfect backing track. David Earl (a.k.a. sflogicninja), shows how to import your tracks from Logic Pro to MainStage and sync playback for your next performance.
Space. The final frontier? Maybe. In this After Effects step-by-step, there's no need for 'giant leaps' as Toby Pitman (moon) walks you through how to create a realistic lunar landscape.
With so many instruments and effects to choose from, how do you go about improving your lead sounds in Reason? Simple. Read and follow along with this step-by-step article by G. W. Childs.
Beneath its easy-on-the-eye exterior, Final Cut Pro X packs some power-user audio features. Ben Balser takes a trip through managing audio channels at every stage of the editing process.
Ableton users are always on the look out for more workflow tips'¦ so Rory Dow, Ableton tipster extraordinaire, has come up with 3 essential Ableton Live tips for studio use and/or live performance.
David Smith, Adobe certified Trainer, explores one of the design concepts behind the best and most successful icons you see on iOS, OS X, and well'¦everywhere else!
Knowing how to make synced sweeps is useful for more than just EDM. Darren Burgos demonstrates how the Vector Envelope in Logic Pro's ES 2 can be used to achieve this and more.
Photoshop can handle removing even the trickiest of backgrounds from an image. But when other tools come up short, the Blend If function can come to the rescue. Iain Anderson zaps some pixels!
NI's Massive is, for fear of stating the obvious, a HUGE synth! In this article, Mo Volans explores how to get the best out of its unique Performer and Stepper LFOs.
When it comes to choosing an orchestral sample library, you don't necessarily need to focus on how 'real' it sounds. Jay Asher, master composer and Logic guru explains why.