Cubase is Yamaha’s digital audio workstation, which is produces through its subsiduary company Steinberg.

It has been around since the ’80s as a MIDI sequencer, but now also has a powerful audio engine for recording and editing, a rack full of effects, and a bunch of useful virtual instruments. The program is available for Windows and Mac, and costs around USD$500.

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Hitsquad.com has teamed up with Sony Creative Software to give Musicians the chance to win a copy of the full version on ACID Pro 7 worth $299.95.

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You’ve almost finished your killer presentation. You’ve chosen an effective template and communicative fonts, and tweaked the design just right. You’ve fine-tuned your wording and rehearsed your delivery. But something is missing. You need killer audio to add atmosphere to your killer presentation. Where do you get it?

Our sister site AudioJungle.net is an abundant source of royalty-free stock audio. Google reports that many people go there searching for “background music” every day. You’ll also find audio tracks in many other categories and genres. Have you checked it out?

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Cubase 5 is Steinberg‘s MIDI sequencer and digital audio workstation for Mac OSX and Windows (now including 64-bit), retailing for around USD$500. The product has played an important part in the history of professional audio software, and has introduced many of the innovations in DAW software we take for granted today.

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In this week’s Audio Premium content, Björgvin Benediktsson teaches you how to recreate some of the best guitar tones from the last sixty years.

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Reason is both a sequencer for creating music, and a sound source that can be rewired to other DAWs.

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If you sit on the Apple side of the great debate, you’re probably already familiar with our sister sites Mac.Appstorm and iPhone.Appstorm.

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Reason is a software synth, a great source of samples, and a mature MIDI sequencer—but it cannot (yet) record audio.

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