Third Take

I bought the M-Audio DMP3 Dual Microphone/Instrument Preamp a few months ago to add another two preamps to my system. I chose this preamp because of my positive experience with the preamps in my M-Audio Omni Studio, which are reportedly based on the DMP2, predecessor to the DMP3. I’ve been using the DMP3 for a few months, and am pleased with the preamp despite one major flaw. Read more

Are you tired of setting up EZ Drummer every time you start a new project? Sonar makes it easy to create a project template that will load your EZ Drummer setup when you create a new project file. This tutorial will show you how to configure EZ Drummer with multi-track output and save it as a Sonar template. Read more

Evidently, they’ve been busy at Toontrack. Yesterday they announced a standalone host program for EZ Drummer and Superior. Today they announced a new product called Drumtracker, an audio-to-midi converter so you can do drum hit replacement like Drumagog. After Drumtracker launches in January 2008, Toontrack products will cover every aspect of sample-based drum production.

Read more

Today Toontrack announced “Toontrack Solo” - a host application for their MIDI sample players, EZ Drummer and Superior. With Solo, you’ll no longer be tied to your DAW software trigger your samples. For those who’ve wanted to use EZ Drummer in a live situation, this is huge. Read more