Buying a pre-built system (the way a majority of people buy their computers) can be an excellent way to get something usable, fast, and stable - not to mention the usual tech support and warranties that are often offered with pre-built machines. For the less tech-inclined, this can be a totally viable and nearly effortless option - though it can be challenging sorting through all of the offerings available to you.

A little over a year ago, I wrote a post about some fascinating music tech that was coming out at the time . A year later, Cubase 14...

Welcome to the first part of a new series where I explore cutting edge music technology that may or may not shake up the scoring tech...

In the post-covid world, people are working remotely from home (WFH) more than ever. Composers can now assist other composers, video chat...

Knowing how to approach determining and fixing a problem is an incredibly useful skill. Even if you don’t know the exact solution to...

Modern computers are getting more and more powerful each year. But many of us are not running the fastest and most cutting-edge machines,...

Many composers use scripts or additional programs to perform complex tasks in a specific order. We call these types of programs “macros”,...

Setting up a template, especially a large master template, can be a very daunting task. And as we all strive for an ideal workflow, we...

There are a few other small habits you can incorporate into your workflow that can save you time in the present and/or the future. 1. ...

The operating system is the interface between the user and the hardware. It is responsible for coordinating the hardware resources,...

Templates are the backbone of a media composer’s set up. They are the main purpose for all of the set ups detailed throughout this book...

Maintaining an organized file system makes it much easier to find specific files and folders when needed and by creating standard for...

A good backup strategy is one of the single most important things you can implement as a computer user, regardless of the work you are...

In part 1, we looked at the hardware components of a basic network including modems, firewalls, routers, switches, and WAPS. Using these...

What is a network? Whenever you connect two or more devices together, we refer to that as a network. There are many ways to design a...