5 Great Drum Machine Plugins
So you just purchased Pro Tools and want to start creating music. The only problem you have is drum samples. So after countless hours of research, you’re still undecided on which drum machine software is right for you. This should point you in the right direction.
First of all, you should know one thing about drums. There isn’t one software out there that you can buy that will have all the drum samples you will ever need. Building a drum sample library takes established musicians and producers years. By the time you purchase your first sample library, you will realize that you want more. For some of us, it’s almost an addiction. Read more 
M-Audio ProFire 610
The M-Audio ProFire 610 seems to be one of the most popular audio interfaces for home studio owners. We at AudioNeeds.com have decided to look further into the 610 to find out why.
The M-Audio ProFire 610 is a 6-in / 10-out audio interface with 2 Octane preamps with low noise and plenty of headroom. It supports up to 24-bit / 192kHz of high quality digital audio, and is compatible with most of the popular audio software available. (Pro Tools, Cubase, Sonar, Logic, Live, Garageband) Read more
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 – USB Recording Interface
The Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 is a new audio interface made by a company well known for their quality microphone preamps. This sleek looking guy shouldn’t fool you by it’s size. Housed in an anodised aluminium unibody chassis, the 2-in / 2-out interface comes with two award winning Focusrite preamps that sound fantastic. Read more
Pro Tools HDX
The new generation of Pro Tools HD is here. Avid recently announced the release of Pro Tools HDX which has 5 times the DSP power of the existing Accel cards. Read more
What’s New in Pro Tools 10
With Avid announcing the release of Pro Tools 10 not too long after releasing Pro Tools 9, most people began to ask the question, “Why so soon?” Could Pro Tools 10 really be much more different than Pro Tools 9? Read more
Vienna Dimension Brass
ILIO recently announced the newest addition to their already vast Sample Library. The Vienna Dimension Brass (by Vienna Symphonic Library) is a new virtual instrument that provides an ensemble sound of brass with unprecedented control over each individual instrument.
Trumpet Ensemble (4 trumpets in Bb)
Horn Ensemble (4 French Horns)
Trombone Ensemble (4 Trombones)
Low Brass Ensemble (1 Tuba, 1 Bass Trombone, 2 Trombones)
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What is the Best DAW for Beginners?
In order to decide what DAW is the best for you, as a beginner, you first need to fully understand what a Digital Audio Workstation does.
iZotope Stutter Edit
Once in a while we’re introduced to some new audio technology that impresses us, or to say the least, gets us totally excited. This year, one of those exciting new technologies came in the form of iZotope’s brand new software called “Stutter Edit.”
Stutter Edit is a brand new, state of the art, innovative tool for creating effects on the fly. It allows you trigger numerous effects from a MIDI device directly, which virtually grants you the ability to play your effects like an instrument. It also happens to be one of the most cutting edge audio slicing and manipulation tools that we’ve ever seen.
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Avid Announces Release of Torq 2.0 DJ Software
Avid, the makers of Pro Tools, recently announced the release of the newest addition to their long line of audio software. Torq 2.0 is a state of the art DJ Software that allows a user to have the ultimate creative DJ platform.