How to make unsigned VSTs work in MacOS Catalina
Learn how to make unnotarized (unsigned) VSTs work in MacOS Catalina, without compromising the security of you OS.
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Video: How to use Amp Sims and Impulse Responses
I thought I’d try making videos. Turns out it’s a lot of work, but here’s my first real attempt at a tutorial. In it, you will learn how to set up a proper, complete signal chain for recording guitars using only free plugins: I would really appreciate if you subscribed to my channel […]
Read moreGet your Bluetooth headset to work properly in Reaper
I got a fancy new Marshall MID headset for my phone. I’m really happy with the sound, but it’s kind of pressing to hard on my ears causing a lot of fatigue. But that’s not what this post is about :-). I wanted to check my latest mix out i the Marshall MIDs. It’s always […]
Read moreOptimizing Audio Latency and CPU Use in Reaper
Audio latency can ruin your home studio and recording experience – here’s how to make it go away, with specific tips for Reaper.
Read moreLePou Releases 64-bit versions and LeCab2 for MacOS
The LePou plugins are probably the most popular amp sim plug-ins around. The sound quality is awesome and they behave exactly like their physical counterparts, and furthermore they are free. They were just released in 64-bit versions for all platforms, and the impulse loader LeCab2 is now available for Mac.
Read moreHow to Get Reaper to Load Brigded VSTs in the FX Window
One of the biggest annoyances for people switching to the 64-bit version of Reaper is that 32-bit plugins open in their own separate windows. But now there’s a solution to that problem! Newer versions of Reaper actually lets you choose the behavior of the GUI in bridged plugins – it’s just a bit tricky to find those settings.
Read moreHow to Create Great Drum Patterns for Your Songs
If you do most of your playing at home and don’t have a band (my band is currently just two guitarists jamming on Sundays for instance, on break for the summer at that) but still want to make songs, you are going to be using virtual drums. You should consider yourself lucky, because nowadays there […]
Read moreWhy Do Your Recordings Sound Like Ass?
I’m currently reading an ebook dubbed “Why Do Your Recordings Sound Like Ass?” or WDYRSLA. It’s really not a book per se, it’s a collection of posts in a thread of the same name in the Reaper forums. It has 261 pages and contains things every home studio owner really must know. Even if you’re […]
Read moreReaper Track Freeze
The newest version of Reaper (4.10) has an amazing new feature, found in some other DAWs – track freeze. Freezing a track means rendering it to a static sound file, the point of which is to save a lot of precious CPU cycles. I’ve done this manually before, mostly to be able to work on […]
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