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Too many mics, not enough preamps

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Jim Dalrymple’s new album is coming along nicely, but he's run into a few problems trying to find enough inputs to get everything recorded.

Acrobat finds a new home on the Web

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James Dempsey takes a look at Acrobat 9 Pro and Acrobat.com—that latest PDF-creation tools announced by Adobe this week.

Recording acoustic, electric guitar into your Mac

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Jim Dalrymple’s album-recording project continues, as he experiments with finding the right acoustic and electric sounds and recording them on his Mac.

First Look: Epson Stylus Photo R2880 printer

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Rick LePage of Printerville takes a look at the long-awaited replacement to the Stylus Photo R2400—the $800 Epson Stylus Photo R2880 photo printer.

Setting up Pro Tools recording gear

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Jim Dalrymple’s album-recording project continues, as he turns to the Digidesign 003 Factory audio interface, Pro Tools LE 7 audio software, and M-Audio Octane preamp for his recording needs.

Turn to Path Styler Pro for logos, title graphics

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Path Styler Pro helps you produce high-quality logos and title graphics in either Illustrator or Photoshop with a noticeable ease of use. James Dempsey takes a closer look at the plugin.

Adding some magic to GarageBand songwriting

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Stuck on how to achieve that perfect sound for your song? Try GarageBand’s Magic GarageBand feature, which is also a great way for beginners to get started with music-creation software.

Songwriting with GarageBand

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Jim Dalrymple’s efforts to create his first record album on a Mac continue, with a glimpse into the songwriting process. When it comes to composing music, GarageBand takes on a leading role.

Recording my first music album

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Macworld's Jim Dalrymple sets out with his Macs and guitars to record his first music album.

Five great Illustrator tutorials

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Looking for some inspiration for working in Illustrator? James Dempsey points out five of his favorite tutorial sites for users of Adobe's design tool.

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