Archive for tag: Pro Tools
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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The Art of Comping: Creating Master Performances
February 23, 2008 Comping, PostThis post focuses on the technique of comping, or creating a composite performance from various elements of multiple performances. It used to be that in order to get a recording of a performance the performers had to run straight through the material. But ever since the invention of overdubbing people have been changing the way [...]
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Roll Your Own Multitrack Drum Sample Kit
December 8, 2007 UncategorizedThis post describes how to create your own multitrack drum kits by creating and layering samples from existing multitrack drum recordings. Despite the samples being sequenced, you’ll end up with separate, mixable tracks for each mic just like you would have from a live drum performance. Samples are a reality of modern music production. [...]
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