Will MacOS 28 Break Your Digital Studio Environment?
In MacOS 28 Apple will remove support for applications and plugins compiled for Intel processors. Is your home studio safe to upgrade?
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MIDI – The Ultimate Guide to Get Started
Do you want to make songs, but can’t play all the instruments needed? Virtual instruments to the rescue! And MIDI is the way you control them – what they play, and how they play it. In this video you will learn everything about how MIDI works in a DAW – especially in Reaper, but valid for any DAW.
We will cover recording, editing, instrument plugins, velocity, quantizing, humanizing, pitch bends, drums and advanced track routing. Go from MIDI curious to MIDI expert in 22 minutes and 19 seconds.
Read moreGet the BBC Symphony Orchestra Plugin for free
Get the Discover version of Spitfire Audios BBC Symphony Orchestra for free, a great plugin for making symphonic arrangements in your DAW.
Read moreHow to Make a Great Backing Track for Any Song
Making Programmed Drums Sound Real
Even with great-sounding VST drumkits, it can be tricky to make them sound real – here are some great tips!
Read moreTSE X50 v2.0 Full Stack Amp Sim in the Works
Popular amp sim TSE X50 becomes a paid product and is released in a completely new version with integrated overdrive, cab loader and guitar effects rack.
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 moreHow to Get a Great Tone from Bass Plugins
With no bassist and no bass guitar, you can still make bass tracks for your songs using a plugin in your DAW. Learn how to apply the mixing tips in the Systematic Mixing Guide bass chapter to a bass plugin to get a great bass tone.
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 moreCubasis – Cubase for iPad
Steinway, makers of Cubase and inventors of the VST standard, has release Cubasis. It’s an app version of Cubase for iPad with built-in effects, unlimited number of tracks and the functionality to export your tracks to the full computer-based version of Cubase.
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