Category: Multi-track

Soundation vs Soundtrap

On By mattallen1In A/AS Level, Analysis, Appraising, Audio, Audio Interface, Automatic, Autonomy, Budget, Cloud, Comparison, Composing, Composition, Computer, DAW, Digital, Digital Audio Workstation, Discussion, Education, GCSE, Homework, Interface, Internet, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5, Mac, MIDI, Multi-track, Music, Music Education, MusicFirst, Notation, Noteflight, Noteflight Learn, Opinion, PC, Pedagogy, Recording, Sequencing, Skills, Software, Soundation, Soundtrap, Specification, Student, Studio, Technology, Theory, Training, Uncategorized, Video Links, Virtual Learning Environment, VLE, Whole Class, Workstation1 Comment

Cloud DAWs in MusicFirst - which one is for you? MusicFirst offers not one but two very powerful Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) in its line-up. So what are the differences between them and why use one rather than the other? And why pay for a subscription when you can use them both for free? Before …

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To Free Or Not To Free?

On By mattallen1In Analysis, Appraising, Benefits, Case Study, Cloud, Comparison, Composing, Composition, Computer, Data, DAW, Digital, Digital Audio Workstation, Discussion, Education, Focus on Sound, GCSE, Group Work, Homework, Improvisation, Improvising, Interface, Internet, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5, Listening Skills, Multi-track, Music, MusicFirst, Notation, Noteflight, Noteflight Learn, O-Generator, Opinion, Pedagogy, Recording, Sequencing, Skills, Software, Soundation, Soundtrap, Specification, Studio, Technology, Tests, Theory, Training, Uncategorized, Whole Class, WorkstationLeave a comment

by Dr. James Frankel - Director, MusicFirst Here's a link to a great article written by the founder and Director of MusicFirst, published in the USA but every bit as relevant over here in the UK. To read the article, click on the links below or copy and paste them into your web browser: https://www.musicfirst.com/about-us/blog/to-free-or-not-to-free-part-1/ …

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Buyer’s Guide – Recording Hardware – Computer Specification and Audio Processing

On By mattallen1In A/AS Level, Audio, Audio Interface, Comparison, Computer, DAW, Digital Audio Workstation, Education, GCSE, Interface, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5, Mac, Multi-track, Music, Music Education, Opinion, PC, Pedagogy, Phantom Power, Recording, Sequencing, Specification, Studio, Technology, Uncategorized, WorkstationLeave a comment

After a long hiatus, the Blog is back!! This posting is all about the hub of your audio workstation, specifically what you should look for in terms of computer specification and the audio "interface" - the magic box connecting the worlds of analogue sound and computer digital data. The Computer You will need a computer …

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Buyer’s Guide: Recording Hardware – Some Recording Basics

On By mattallen1In Audio, Comparison, DAW, Digital Audio Workstation, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5, MIDI, Multi-track, Music, Music Education, Recording, Sequencing, Studio, Technology, Uncategorized, WorkstationLeave a comment

Please excuse this section if you are experienced in recording audio, because I’m going to describe a lot of things you already know. By doing so, I hope that it helps to aid understanding of what I am referring to later on. This diagram describes the way most schools set up their recording equipment: (Credit: …

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