Expo Special: Music & technology

Jim Dalrymple is joined by Tony Marvuglio, the assistant vice president for academic technology for the Berklee College of Music. They talk about how technology is changing the way Berklee teaches students.

Expo Notes: Up close with Shure’s X2u mic adapterAt Expo, Shure is showcasing the X2u, a small module that connects straight to the XLR cables used by most professional audio microphones and then connects to your Mac via USB. We take a closer look.
MacProVideo.com offers MainStage, Pro Tools tutorialsThree new tutorials from MacProVideo.com help you learns how to use MainStage and Pro Tools.

Review: Altec Lansing Moondance Glow The Altec Lansing Moondance Glow is a slick-looking iPod-compatible alarm clock with a good number of features, but its controls value style over usability.
Review: iMuffs MB220 There's a lot to like about the iMuffs MB220 Bluetooth wireless headphones, such as easy setup and intuitive controls, but the sound quality disappoints.
Review: iLuv i399 The iLuv i399 is an iPod speaker system that wears many hats; unfortunately, not all of them fit very well.
Review: Sonos Multi-Room Music System 2.7 If you thought a handful of AirPort Express Base Stations, an iPhone, and Apple Remote application for that iPhone would bring you the greatest multi-room audio playback on earth, think again. Sonos has it beat hands down.
Review: iHome iP99 The iHome iP99 is a nice combination alarm clock and iPod speaker system that manages to offer a decent combination of features and performance in a compact package.

Recording Studio: Podcasting guide With some good hardware and a few tips, you can create your own high-quality podcasts to share with the world.
Audio recording dos and don’ts Jim Dalrymple’s music recording project continues, as he shares some dos and don’ts he’s picked up over the last few months.
Excerpt: Choosing a microphone and other podcasting hardware Want to try your hand at podcasting? You’ll need to pick out some necessary hardware first. In this excerpt from his Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac e-book, Andy Williams Affleck tells you what to consider when picking out a microphone, breakout box, or mixer for putting your podcasts together.
Record any sounds Many fleeting sounds that play on your Mac are worth preserving. With the help of the right software, you can record and edit audio files and add them to iTunes for future use.
Recording Studio: Choose the right guitar Because Jim Dalrymple records all of his music on the Mac, he tends to focus on software designed for that purpose. However, there are other important factors to consider from the outset—one of the most important is choosing the right guitar for the job.

DRM-free Apple rumors still just sound and fury The prognosticators of the Internet would have you believe a DRM-free iTunes Store is imminent. Of course, the Internet would have you believe a lot of things that probably aren't true.
The Apple of the future The Apple of five years from now will most certainly be different from the Apple of today. But as Dan Moren suggests, it probably won’t be a future anybody can predict.