Is the Surface Book suitable for music production and live performance? After two months of exhaustive testing I can finally give my view on the Microsoft Surface Book as a platform for music and audio production. Spoiler – the results are good! I’ve testing all sorts of music software such as Cubase, Pro Tools, Bitwig, […]
This is the first in a series of off-the-cuff videos highlighting whatever I’m currently working on with the Surface Pro 4. When I make videos I like to spend a lot of time on it – getting the script right, testing the subject, the gear, making sure it’s all making sense. So doing something a […]
It’s been three years since I seized the opportunity to become independent and gave birth to Molten Music Technology. Even in that short amount of time the landscape of computer music has changed considerably. And what we do here at Molten Music Technology and Surface Pro Audio has continued to evolved to meet those challenges. […]
Featuring the Arturia V Collection here’s some in depth testing on how well virtual instruments run on the Surface Pro 4.
UPDATE: 6 months later things have changed dramatically. There have been numerous updates to the Surface firmware and Windows 10 which have resulted in a marked improvement in performance and the problems I encountered being largely smoothed away. I was also leant a Surface Book from Microsoft so I was able to run tests on […]
UPDATE: Check later posts for news on how the PS4 has improved greatly over time. Sorry for the long gap since my last post but it’s been a bumpy ride. When I got the Surface Pro 4 back in January I absolutely assumed that this was going to be an awesome music making machine. The […]
So when you think about making music on a Surface, or on any computer, it’s very easy to assume that we’re talking about electronic music – about beats and loops and wotnot. Well it certainly can be but it can also be this: – notation or this – live music! Note: I did most of […]
Welcome to the beginning of our Surface Pro 4 journey. I wanted to let you know what the plan is, rough out a bit of a schedule and introduce you to my first impressions of the Surface Pro 4. I started this project because I believed the Microsoft Surface was the portable music making computer […]
Or… how you can support us in the making of these awesome videos! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robinvincent/surface-pro-audio-music-production-youtube-channel I’ve really enjoyed making these videos and writing this blog. I’ve enjoyed working with the Surface Pro 3 and spending time with music software. I love how it’s pushed me into making more music and learning more about making music. I’ve […]
I’m getting asked this question every day. People are very excited by the new Surface Book and Microsoft is on a mission to present it as THE platform for musicians and creative – but does the Surface Pro 4 still have something to offer? Well, I made this the focus of Novembers Molten Music Monthly […]