Cakewalk has announced SONAR X2a – an update to the popular Windows DAW which includes many fixes, enhancements, plus support for multi-touch. Since music apps first started appearing on Apple’s iPad, many users have been anticipating the same types of multi-touch interaction coming to traditional DAWs. Sonar X2a is a major step in that direction. SONAR X2A offers…

Kid, M.A.A.D City, joins Dave and Herb on the 97th episode of Pensado’s Place! The trio discuss Derek’s work on Kendrick’s breakout album, as well as working with Doctor Dre, and his own mixing process. In this week’s Into The Lair, Dave shows off some vocal mixing techniques he used on a recent Earth Wind…

Checking out the new section horn library from Native Instruments called Session Horns for Kontakt and Kontakt Player. The library is made up of a horn quartet consisting of a trombone, a tenor sax and two trumpets.

In the 46th Into The Lair, Dave Pensado walks you through how to make your mixes loud without sacrificing dynamics or balance in your mix.

Charlie Wilson, Musical Director for Rihanna and Justin Timberlake, joins Dave and Herb on the 96th episode of Pensado’s Place! The trio discuss Charlie’s path to, and working as, a musical director for today’s top acts. In this week’s Into The Lair, Dave discusses dealing with Low-End in a mix, and provides some detailed examples…

Our first topic is the light and fluffy one of the Mayan impending end of the world 10:29, then Gaz gives us his impressions of Live 9 Beta 18:05, Cubasis for iPad and a bit of predicting for next year (53:19) followed by a bit of Zedd (59:59). Finally Gaz plays us out with his latest live…