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I was impressed with Magix's Music Maker 16 digital audio workstation.

Almost since its inception, Pro Tools's outstanding mixing board mimicry has made it the pro's choice for intuitive, upscale audio recording and manipulation -- the DAW's DAW, as it were. You'll find Avid Technology's Pro Tools (usually the Mac version) in most professional recording studios. However, for creative sequencing and MIDI editing Pro Tools has always been a weak sister. Many composers have used Logic, Cubase, Finale, Sibelius, Reason or some such to create music, then exported the project into Pro Tools only for audio recording and editing. With the new Pro Tools 8 (US$200 and up, depending on related hardware), users can realistically use Pro Tools as a one-stop composing/recording shop.

High-quality PC audio is important to me, as I spend a lot of time listening to music on my desktop. In previous articles I've discussed the aural advantages of lossless audio codecs (like FLAC), discrete sound cards, and specialty music player software.

PC audio is often taken for granted. Because pretty much every motherboard has an audio chip built-in, most of us don't need to think about what type of sound card we need. However, for keen gamers who rely on sound effects to avoid getting killed, as well as for music connoisseurs who want to hear every frequency with great clarity, a well-rounded sound card is a must.

Businesses will be able to intercept e-mail and instant messaging communications under proposed changes by the federal government to prevent data leakage.

This PC World Buying Guide aims to take the complexity out of buying a PC by providing the information that will help make your final decision.

While there are many new features in Adobe's new Production Studio suite - some of which are long overdue - the focus here is integration, allowing easier access to the key aspects of each application without interrupting your workflow.

Last year's Creative Audigy 4.0 Pro was a tad disappointing because it used much the same technology as its predecessor. But now, after having spent around $100m on developing the new X-Fi chip, Creative is back with a true next-generation audio card.

This new sound card from Creative Labs replaces the company's Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS as the flagship of the company's line-up. Released back in September 2003, the Audigy 2 ZS range now pretty much replaces the ageing Live! series as the entry level standard.

Using your pc to record acoustic sources can be tricky, but needn't cost you an arm and a leg. Danny Allen explains why.