Computer / Software

Don't panic if your iDevice has recently gone to a watery grave; your music may still be salvageable.

Do recent updates to Apples musical armoury hint at a move toward the music-streaming subscription model?

We've had some goodies from Apple recently, but now it gets serious: the updated Mac Pro is finally here!

Although Snow Leopard is growing in popularity, its not without its problems. Lets look at the solution to one of them...

Not only has the iPhone, star of the pocket-sized world, reached its fourth generation, but its desktop counterpart, the Mac Mini, has also had a makeover.

Where, oh where is the new Mac Pro? If you just can't wait any longer for the upgrade, maybe it's worth considering the iMac i7...

Is Apples latest product simply a great lifestyle device, or is it also the next great tool for musicians?

Last month we discussed what the launch of the much-vaunted iPad means for musicians — but just how hard is it to create your very own iPad and iPhone apps? We look at an interesting approach...

The Internet has been all a-Twitter with the launch of the iPad recently. But what can this oversized iPhone offer the recording musician?

As Logic updates to 9.1 and an Apple launch hits the headlines, the new year could be the time to acquire some new skills.

Some of the musical iPhone apps now available are much more useful than their tiny prices suggest...

Apple provide great entry-level music software in the shape of Garageband, so why is Mac hardware shedding features that help entry-level musicians?

Have you wondered how well Apples solid-state drive option for their MacBook Pro and MacBook Air actually performs? This month we put it to the test.

As Apple and Spotify mark out the boundaries of the sharing culture, copyright owners are still looking for ways to make their music pay in a digital age.

We speculate on Apples direction for music, as revealed by the launch of the new Logic Studio suite.

While music software interfaces still lag behind hardware in the tweakability stakes, theres a lot we can do to improve that situation with Mac OSs built-in features.

We round up the latest from the Apple Developers Conference and the implications for Mac musicians.

News, tips and advice for Mac-based musicians.

With the latest version of GarageBand, Apple have become the first company to integrate educational training into music-creation software. But is this merely a simple gimmick, or a powerful new way of learning to play an instrument?

After much recent speculation concerning Apples desktop trinity, the company quietly made big news this month by unveiling new Mac Pros, iMacs and Mac Minis.

With the increasing size of audio files and high-quality sample libraries, a Apple MacBook hard drive that seemed capacious just a couple of years ago may now be straining at the seams — but swapping it for a bigger one is easier than you might think.