Home Recording Studios

John J. Volanski, the author of this reference/audio recording book, is an electrical and audio engineer who has operated his own home recording studio for more than 20 years. Relying mainly on his technical background (from a design and development angle) and personal experiences (from a user and musician angle), Volanski offers a complete reference manual for the home studio enthusiast or for those wondering how to get involved with home recording. [ More ]

FL Studio 4 Producer Edition FL Studio 4 Producer Edition offers a suite of powerful software sound generators, editors, and effects, which you control via an easy-to-use step sequencer. It can run as a standalone application or as a VSTi or DXi plug-in. In FL Studio, you can use the sound generators via MIDI or via your computer's keyboard. FL Studio boasts a spectacular bag of audio tricks. You get analog and sample-based drum machines, analog synths, sample players. [ More ]

Independent Record Labels Small independent record labels are facing a different fight today to obtain a share of the music industry. The best possible means in which small labels were able to get their CD’s sold vanished in 2003 when Southwest Wholesale Records and Tapes closed the doors. The ability to have their music placed in a position to be sold along the same shelves as the major record labels is becoming increasingly more difficult. [ More ]