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    Heads up! Great VST deals spotted

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    Guys Hornet Plugins has an offer seeling all their plugins at half the price.

    My recommendations are:

     

    - Vu meter =  This one generates automatic gain staging, believe me when you have a project wtih more than 20 tracks gain staging can be a torture and this is a God send.

    - Total EQ = This one rivals FabFilter's EQ.

    - Hornet Tape =  Great tape plugin with grouping option, 3 tape machines each with 2 tape types.

    - Hornet Analogue Stage =  This is a console emulation and it does it very well, comes with grouping option

     

    https://www.hornetplugins.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=halloween_sale_60_30_21

    Bass VST

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    Posted · Edited by Mcgiver69

    Bass Preamp by Ronald Passion is great too but unfortunately it's 32 bits only, if your DAW can handle 32 bits plugins then download it here.

    https://plugins4free.com/plugin/2171/

     

    Here's another favourite of mine, unfortunately 32 bits too but works very well.

    https://plugins4free.com/plugin/2255/

     

    Here's the link to the B.O.D

    https://plugins4free.com/plugin/1321/

     

    And here's a link to Tonelib, this is the last free version they released before going comercial. It has tons of guitar amps and effects and a very nice Ampeg SVT with a couple of cabs.

    https://plugins4free.com/plugin/3003/

     

    Hope you find something you like and can use.

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    Heads up! Great VST deals spotted

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    Another great HEADS UP!!

     

    Plugin alliance is giving a $20 voucher you can use even without buying anything, I just got their Lindell 1176 and Pultec (each $9.99) using the voucher. If you use it today it will reset tomorrow and you can use it again but only those who use it today will be able to do it again so hurry up.

     

    Don't need to buy anything just use the voucher and then you can buy something tomorrow or just don't and re-use it again :)

     

    Voucher code is MEGA-SALE-20OFF

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    Leaving Garageband behind - what next ?

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    1 hour ago, lowdown said:

     

    I think most major DAW vendors have free tutorials up on YouTube these days. They would be silly not to really with all the competition out there.

     

    Steinberg:

    (373) Cubase - YouTube

     

    Presonus:

    (373) PreSonus Audio Electronics - YouTube

    Believe me not like Reaper Mania, I'm talking structured from first time you open the DAW to how to  create your own FX. I know other DAWs are catching up but still not like it.

    Leaving Garageband behind - what next ?

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    On 06/06/2021 at 01:47, paul_5 said:

    Here's my 2pworth. ProTools isn't the be-all and end-all of DAWs, and I'm saying the as a PT user of 20 years.

    If I had my time again then I wouldn't have chosen ProTools; Avid (the current owners) aren't great at providing bug fixes and patches, and are focussed purely on making money via subscriptions - I have a perpetual license, but some of their plugins have stopped working until I reactivate my subscription. 

    I think Reaper should be high on your list of DAWs - costs very little (in comparison to Cubase, Protools etc), will use any kind of plugin format (VST, VST3, AAX, AU etc...) and is ridiculously economic on CPU and RAM resources - meaning the you can do far more in Reaper before your computer starts complaining about lack of resources.

    If I had the time to learn a new DAW then this would be my first port of call.

    Not only that but unlike any other DAW, everything you need to know about Reaper is documented in one place and for free. Kenny Gioia is the Reaper Enciclopedia. 

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq297H7Ca98HlB5mVFHGSsQ

    That is another very good reason to go Reaper.

    Now having said that, the natural progression for the poster is Logic, he already is half the way to master it completely. Remember the best DAW is the one you already know.

    Headphones vs monitors

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    5 hours ago, SumOne said:

    There is a place for high-end neutral monitors and headphones but it's probably worth checking via the ways listeners are using too.  A lot of people nowadays are listening to music via laptop speakers, phone speakers, alexa devices, cheap/tinny in-ear headphones etc.and from low quality/compressed sources like YouTube so a couple of amateur producers I know take that into account - basically by listening via those methods.

    What the nice friend above just said, absolutely the truth.

    Headphones vs monitors

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    3 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

    There is sometimes an element of 'over-thinking' creeping in, too. If the end result of the recordings are for one's own pleasure, or sharing with band mates, 'good enough' is 'good enough'. If, however, they're destined to end up in a final mix for public (paying...) consumption, it would be much easier to get a better result by using your local recording studio. Home studio recording can be very, very good, if enough time, effort, expertise and finance is thrown at it, but 'good enough' is usually very good indeed, for most usage. It's very much a case of diminishing returns, trying to get 'pro' performance. Just sayin'. :friends:

    Yes that is a very good take. I think the main issue with home recording is that most of the times people don't have enough knowledge on production and what needs to be done in order to get the best recordings.

    Heads up! Great VST deals spotted

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    On 24/06/2021 at 07:58, 51m0n said:

    Might I suggest the Analogue Obsession stuff?

    https://www.patreon.com/analogobsession

     

    All freely downloadable. 

     

    Some really nice compressors and eqs, channel strips, buss compressors and saturation type stuff.

    Gets a lot of use by me...

     

    I've been a patreon for the last 2 years. I used them in all my projects and they sound really good. Tunca (the developer) keeps improving the plugins constantly and adding new stuff every month.

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    Headphones vs monitors

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    4 hours ago, Earbrass said:

    I'm by no means an expert, and for this very reason I have spent a lot of time watching YouTube videos about how to do home recording. The conventional wisdom seems to be that one problem with using headphones exclusively for mixing is that it screws up your perception of the stereo field because there is no "crossover" between the two channels - all and only the left channel goes into your left ear and the same for your right. When played through speakers, the two channels interact in ways that you don't get through headphones. Having said that, there is also a lot of warnings about bad monitor placement (eg don't have them with their backs to a wall, have them at ear level, etc etc) and poor room acoustics also screwing up your perception of frequency balance, which use of headphones can avoid, so there's no simple answer unless you can design, arrange and treat your studio room for optimal results. One good tip is to always check your mix on your car stereo (assuming you have a half-way decent one) - the reason being that cars do not suffer from the internal reflection of bass frequencies that can plague acoustically poor rooms; all the bass leaks straight out through the car body, as is all too often painfully obvious if you live near a busy road.

    That can be solved to a degree with software. I mix with headphone and in my research I have found the best setup for my needs.

    1- Morphit (basically it flattens the frequencies of my headphones)

    2 - CanOpener (This provides crosstalk to my headphones, this is to correct the stereo field issues)

    I found that using this combo my mixes translate better.

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    Heads up! Great VST deals spotted

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    Another one for those who need a guitar suite, Presonus Ampire is going for £26

    https://shop.presonus.com/software/Software-Category--Plug-ins/Brand--PreSonus/Instruments--Guitars?utm_source=bm23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Save+50%25+on+Ampire+and+Ampire+HD&utm_content=Happy+(early)+Father%27s+Day!+Take+50%25+off+Ampire+and+Ampire+High+Density&utm_campaign=2021-06-14&_bta_tid=34368020995476397541968689224696300045415026279618890258749124908735784309770060033935214816032664562698

    This offer ends on 21/06 so hurry up!!

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    Heads up! Great VST deals spotted

    in Recording

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    You can always try MT-Powerdrumkit, it might not beat the Logic Drummer thingy but it has it's value and contains a ton of free drum loops that can be arranged as a song (much like EzDrummer).

    If you are looking for a couple of free drumkits then you can always download the AVL-Drumkits (Made for AV-Linux but they have a vst version)

    http://www.bandshed.net/avldrumkits/

    Another great plugin is the Slate SD5.5 which is totally free and sounds fantastic.

    Studio One Artist - Version 5

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    Once you get access to external VST's it is good, S1 is a very good DAW.

    I think that upgrade price is quite good, if the offer ends it is worthy to keep an eye on Plugin Boutique they always have upgrades coming at very nice prices.

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