Studio One 5 dropped last week and there were a bunch of new features that were added including Mix Scenes, the Listen Bus, Clip Gain Envelopes and so much more.
In this week's post, we go over some of these new additions, how you can implement them into your workflow, and of course what I think...
As you are probably already aware, Plugin Boutique this week released Scaler 2, the successor to their highly popular plugin.
Scaler is one of my favorites and my #1 recommended plugin for all producers because of how powerful it is and how much it can help you with your production.
So then, in...
I think it's fair to say that programming guitar with MIDI is probably one of the hardest things to make sound natural. Most of the time when I'm recording guitar I will opt to record with an actual instrument simply because of how much better it sounds to me but I also understand that might not...
In this week's post, we take a look at the Super VHS plugin which is the second entry into the plugin world by manufacturer Baby Audio. Super VHS is a multi-FX processor that aims to emulate some of the LoFi and vintage sounds of the 80s. Like with any audio tools, how you use it is completely...
In this week's video, we make a beat using the 808 VIP pack by BVKER. BVKER is a fellow producer who reached out and asked if I wanted to check out his latest pack and seeing how finding good 808s is really hard for me I said yes.
The pack is primarily an 808 sample pack but it also comes with...
If you've been following me for a while then you know that I love to make beats using physical equipment. There is nothing wrong with clicking your notes in if that's your thing, but I grew up playing instruments so being able to incorporate some of those tactical characteristics into my beat...
Nexus 3, the long-awaited update to the very popular VST FINALLY dropped last Friday. If you've been producing for a bit then chances are that you've heard of Nexus because for a while it was the go-to VST for most electronic and urban producers.
Now although reFX, Nexus' parent company, has...
As urban producers, we are always looking for ways to get our drums to knock and cut through the mix. The methods for this vary but today I want to look at achieving this with parallel compression.
Parallel compression can be a bit difficult to understand at first and it does take a bit of work...
Izotope recently released the latest version of Ozone, which if you're unfamiliar is a mastering suite, sort of like a one-stop-shop for all of your mastering needs.
I've been using Ozone for quite a while now and I think it’s hands down one of the easiest and best ways to master a song...
As producers, we are constantly looking for new inspiration and that often comes in the form of new samples, loops, and one-shots.
To get these sounds we are left with two options, either buying them a la cart from companies/our favorite producers OR subscribe to a sound library membership that...
A huge part of music creation is deciding how loud a song should be so that it sounds good and it competes with other music. Over time there have been different metering methods that we have used to measure loudness and some of those include peak signal, RMS, & LUFS just to name a few.
For a...
If you have been following me for a while then you know that Studio One is my go-to DAW and I use it for everything audio.
Last week PreSonus released a new update to the program packed with features and today I want to go over some of my favorites.
Included in this list are:
