Primera Bravo Disc Publisher SE
The Bravo SE Disc Publisher by Primera, which we look at here, largely has the entry level duplicator market locked up. With a street price of under $1300, it costs less than half the price of some high end duplicators and is not too much pricier than what the low-tech solution of a good computer, burner, and inkjet printer would cost (assuming you needed to buy it all from scratch). Let’s take a look at how the Bravo SE Disc Publisher works.
Sponsor:
Hardware Reviews
Viewsonic 20 Pro Line Monitor»Here we look at their 20 inch model, the middle of the pack of 19”-21” offerings. It should be noted that Viewsonic offers four lines of monitors, another of which is dubbed the “Graphic Series”. This other line is intended for corporate graphics work and gaming, whereas the “Pro Series” we review here is their top quality offering.
Software Reviews
Adding MIDI to Your Shop»As multimedia shops have matured our needs increasingly expand into the areas of music production. Not long ago adding music to client projects meant hiring outside composers, musicians and recording studios. This is still the option of choice for high-end projects, but is beyond most modest production budgets. While modest projects can be satisfied with stock music and lower end music tools, creative control is stymied.
Adding MIDI to Your Shop
As multimedia shops have matured our needs increasingly expand into the areas of music production. Not long ago adding music to client projects meant hiring outside composers, musicians and recording studios. This is still the option of choice for high-end projects, but is beyond most modest production budgets. While modest projects can be satisfied with stock music and lower end music tools, creative control is stymied.
Education
Learning Cubase»In writing our feature article “Adding MIDI to Your Shop”, we needed to get up and running with the formidable program Cubase 4, by Steinberg (www.steinberg.net). This program is both a top notch MIDI sequencer and digital recording studio in one. Obviously a lot to learn, and ramping up for this type of complex audio [...]
Adobe CS3 Production Premium
The new Production Bundle has changed since the old CS2 release. Adobe has acquired a number of companies, including Macromedia and Serious Magic, so there are more toys for each bundle. The Production Premium package now has an incredible amount of software, including: After Effects Professional, Premiere Pro, Photoshop Extended, Illustrator and Flash Professional.
