Archive for tag: daw
Reaper: Leaner, Meaner, Cheaper, Than Cubase or Pro Tools
April 29, 2011 DAWs, ReaperReaper is a leaner, meaner digital audio workstation than Pro Tools or Cubase without the hassles.
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How to Group Tracks to Save DAW CPU
March 8, 2008 DAWs, MixingThis post focuses on how to group tracks to save CPU or DSP processing. When I first started mixing using a computer, I would throw up inserts on everything. Everything was processed independently. As you might imagine, my mixes were insanely CPU intensive and hard to manage. Soon I realized that many of the tracks [...]
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How to Use Analog Tape as an Effect
March 3, 2008 Tape Machines, Tape SaturationThis post focuses on the use of analog tape’s warm, unique compression as an effect. When engineers and producers started to make the switch from analog to digital, they found that digital was not only cleaner sound, but it was also somewhat unforgiving. Most producers were quite fond of ‘driving’ the tape a bit by [...]
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11 Important DAW Maintenance Tips
February 26, 2008 DAWs, MaintenanceThis post focuses on some basic techniques for keeping your DAW running in primo shape. It’s easy to take our computers for granted, but sometimes it seems like if you turn your back for a moment, your computer will destroy itself. The reality is that computers are incredibly complex machines and that small, day to [...]
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Idea: Rolling Tracking Station
February 12, 2008 DIY, TrackingThis post focuses on an idea I’ve had for a while: a rolling station that can be moved easily around the studio to ease tracking difficulty when working alone. One problem that I’ve run into is that, when working in a studio setup that includes a control room and a tracking room, it becomes very [...]
Read More »Adding Real Ambience After-the-Fact
February 7, 2008 Mixing, TrackingThis post focuses on capturing ambience by playing back and re-recording sounds in acoustic spaces. The idea of piping sounds into a space and retracking it isn’t new by any stretch of the imagination. Before the advent of reverb processors it was common practice to route audio to speakers in reverb chambers to achieve ambient [...]
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