APPLE'S 'GARAGEBAND' MUSIC PROGRAM

Apple's GarageBand program has excellent MIDI and audio facilities at track level but its mixing is a bit primitive: I have detailed a method for recording in GarageBand but mixing in Cubase LE.

I have listed the major control codes sent by the M-Audio iControl to GarageBand.

AUDIO

Notes on the reproduction of 78rpm records with notes about

• stylus tracking,
• computer equalization,
• the reason for equalization,
• and a preamplifier circuit.

Owners of Sky's PVR, the Sky+, often ask why films on the Sky Movies channels (which often have Dolby Digital soundtracks) are so much quieter than programmes on other channels ♦

Dynamic compression of audio is a confusing subject and I have written a note explaining the terminology ♦

An illustrated article on the Principles of Audio Noise Reduction