Software & Internet Reviews
Best Audio Mastering Software
Winner: Steinberg Wavelab 7 Audio Editing and Processing Software
To simplify what can often be a mysterious part of music production, the process of mastering audio involves taking previously recorded and mixed audio,...
Best Place to Order Flowers Online
Winner: 1-800-Flowers.com
With almost 20,000 florist shops in the US, it can be daunting to decide where to order flowers online. Most florists are connected to one of the florist...
Best Virtual Piano
Winner: EastWest Pianos Virtual Instruments Collections
The piano is arguably the most important foundational instrument in modern music, and continues to play a key (pun intended) role in the rhythm sections of...
Best VHS to DVD Converter
Winner: Grass Valley ADVC110 Advanced Digital Video Converter
The VCR may be obsolete today, but this poses another problem altogether. What do you do with all of your old VHS tapes? The answer is simple: bring your...
Best Universal IM Client
Winner: Digsby
Third-party universal chat clients create a unified place to keep in touch with contacts across multiple IM networks. Users can have their AOL, Yahoo!,...
Best DAW Software
Winner: Apple Logic Pro 9 (Logic Studio)
Of software applications most important to the recording engineer, the choice of digital audio workstation -- or DAW for short -- is right at the top of...
Best Strings Sample Library
Winner: Vienna Special Edition Strings
For the modern film composer, perhaps the most important element in his or her sample collection is strings. Realistic string samples programmed...
Best Monitor Calibration Software
Winner: X-Rite EODIS2 Eye-One Display 2
Calibrating a monitor and/or printer can be helpful for photo editors or even color enthusiasts who want an even grayscale. It can reveal extra details in...
Best Places To Buy Electronics On Layaway
Electronics are oftentimes big-ticket items that we cannot afford, but really want. If you find yourself short on cash and not wanting to face the high interest rates of credit cards, why not look at using a layaway plan...
Best DJ Software
Winner: Serato Rane Scratch Live DJ Solution
In the brave new world of the digital DJ performance, as well as the DJ vinyl-scratching techniques still regularly requested in recording sessions, it's...
Best EQ Plugin
Winner: Focusrite Liquid Mix FireWire Mix Processor
Gone are the days when having quality EQ meant you had to commit to housing a huge metal brick of a hardware graphic EQ in your studio. Now, with the...
Best Free Operating System
Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X are expensive operating systems used by most users around the world, but there are free alternatives. These open source operating systems may not have all of the functionality or compatibil...
Best Compressor Plug-In
Winner: Universal Audio UAD-2 DUO Neve DSP Accelerator Card
Compressor plug-ins are an important part of any DAW setup. Hardware versions of high end compressors are not only very expensive but not economical. You...
Best Virtual Synth Instrument
Winner: Native Instruments Komplete 6
For rock, pop, electronica, house, and techno music, synth sounds play a major role in achieving a modern sound with a good variety of texture as well....
Best Home Recording Studio Software
Winner: Avid Pro Tools 9 Recording Software
Many Musicians love recording at home. They can work at their own pace on their creations and build them without paying large scale fees. A musician having...
