I just watched this interview with Mastering Engineer Greg Calbi on the subject of the Loudness Wars. It turns to a bit of a rant but he makes a lot of sense. I think my own mastering skills just improved having watched this.
If you have the time, spend some time on YouTube and watch some more of the interviews with him.
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Today I came across a great video of Moby’s studio and awesome analog drum machine collection.
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Image Line just posted a preview of what’s coming in the next version of FL Studio. Registered users can try it out for themselves right now.
If you haven’t subscribed to Image Line’s YouTube channel, why not!?
Last week Groove3 released the new tutorial video Reaper Explained. This is the first ever full length (4.5hrs) training video for the DAW software Reaper.
DON’T FEAR THE REAPER!
Reaper is fast becoming a truly powerful and efficient DAW, are you up to speed on it? The amazing Kenny Gioia breaks it all down for you in this awesome, in-depth series of video tutorials focusing on Cockos Reaper.
You’ll learn about project creation, templates, routing, editing, using plug-ins, automation, rendering and exporting, MIDI, markers and regions and so much more. After viewing this collection, you’ll be able to work and navigate Reaper like a seasoned pro. More and more people are switching to Reaper everyday, don’t get left behind, and don’t fear the Reaper!
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I went through the tutorial over the weekend and I was thoroughly impressed by just how much is covered in a short time. I have been using Reaper fairly heavily (almost daily) for a few months now but never had any formal training. Reaper was a hard DAW to learn. This video really helped solidify my understanding of how various functions work in Reaper as well as teaching me a ton of stuff I hadn’t even seen yet (like the routing and grouping matrix). The section on Toolbar customization alone will improve my workflow immensely.
I don’t usually give ratings to products (maybe I should?) but I can’t stress enough how great this video is.
Rating: 9/10 Groove3 sets the bar high for quality tutorial videos and this one exceeded my expectations. This video is essential training for every Reaper user.
Web Urbanist has an interesting list (with video) of 8 Mysterious Unsolved Sounds. I didn’t know about these before and they’re pretty cool and interesting.
