Fermata Friday: Sibelius 7

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px} p.p3 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #144fae} span.s1 {text-decoration: underline} Sibelius 7 is here and we're not referring to the great Finnish composer's seventh symphony. Avid's Sibelius 7 has been released, with special educational pricing available for students. Among the new features is a huge (38gb!) sample library, making Sibelius possibly the richest sounding...

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Waveform Wednesday: The 24 Bit Advantage

Along with sample rate, the other typical decision one has to make when beginning a recording is to chose the proper bit depth. Although 16 bits is the standard for CD quality audio, many engineers record at 24 bits, yielding increased dynamic range (the difference in volume between loud and soft signals). Here is one engineer's argument for recording and mixing in 24 bit. The 24 Bit Advantagehttp://audiogeekzine.com/2011/07/the-24-bit-advanta...

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Mac Daddy Monday: How to Optimize Your Print Settings

Most of the time we just hit print without thinking about our print settings, but to get the most out of your printed documents and photos you can delve into the labyrinth of print settings menus to customize more than just paper size.  Check out this article from MacLife:  How to Optimize Your Print Settings.&nb...

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Mac Daddy Monday: Create Your Own Icons

Creating your own icons can make your Mac stand out from the crowd. For this weeks Mac Daddy Monday post, here is a link from Mac Life by Adam Berenstain. Even if you aren’t a professional icon designer, you can still customize icons with your own creations. In most cases, all you need are the graphics programs you already have on your Mac. In iPhoto, select the thumbnail of the picture you want to use as an icon, then right-click and select...

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Mac Daddy Monday: Calculate Folder Size

What makes the Mac OS Finder window so great, is how flexible it is as a search tool. In list view you can sort in ascending or descending order alphabetically, by file type, or by size. The only downside to sorting by size is that by default it only calculates the size of individual files, and not entire folders. Often you just want a quick list of which folders on your computer are the largest. Here's how to change the view options to calculate...

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