Computer Based Studios
This article will look at how to integrate a computer into different studio environments, and will highlight the issues of functionality and connectivity.


- 1.Introduction
- 2.The Computer as a Sequencer
- 3.The Computer as a Recorder
- 4.The Computer as an Instrument
- 5.The Computer as a Studio
- 6.Controlling the Computer Based Studio
- 7.Hot Deals
Welcome to our Online Advisor on creating a Computer Based Studio.
Studios have traditionally required many different types of equipment - mixing desks, tape recorders, effects units, dynamics processors, and of course a multitude of cables to join them all together with. These days, the computer can fulfil many or even all of these functions, bringing with it a variety of new techniques and working methods.
This article will look at how to integrate a computer into different studio environments, and will highlight the issues of functionality and connectivity.
Our Online Advisor extends to several pages - you can jump from section to section using the index below, or the navigation at the bottom of each page.
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