There are many different types of ways to create music in this day and age. You don’t need to own any expensive recording equipment or complex software because making professional-sounding music has become as easy as downloading an app to a smartphone or tablet. Ninja Jamm has been a popular loop-based music making app for […]
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Recabinet 4 Amp Sim 50% Off Coupon Code
Recabinet 4 is one of the leading amp simulator plugins on the market, and for the rest of August 2015 you can purchase it for half price. They first started running the sale at the beginning of the month. Initially the deal was only supposed to last for about a week to 10 days, but […]
Free DAW: PreSonus Studio One 3 Prime Released
Last week PreSonus announced (somewhat under the radar) that they’ve released a new version of Studio One 3 called Prime that is completely free to download and use. A lot of companies are getting on the “let’s offer a free version of our DAW” bandwagon lately, like Avid with Pro Tools First. The concept is […]
LK Ableton Live Controller Adds Support for iPhones and Android Phones
The LK Ableton Live Controller app (formerly LIVKONTROL) recently got updated to add support for Android smartphones and iPhones. Previously it was only available on tablet devices; now small screens can get in on the fun too. With the LK app you can pretty much control every aspect of Ableton Live from your phone or […]
Ableton Live Recording Techniques Guide
One of the main things that separates Ableton Live from other DAWs is the unique way it allows you to record and put together songs. Most DAWs arrange songs in a timeline from left to right, with each track stacked on top of each other horizontally. In Ableton Live that’s called Arrangement view, but there’s […]
Free Plugin: Ignite Amps NadIR Impulse Response Loader (Video)
I’ve been playing around with the free LePou amp sims in order to try and find a workaround to run more amp sims simultaneously without the massive CPU hit of Recabinet 4.0.3. The LePou amp sims work well, especially Le456, but unfortunately I cannot use the LeCab impulse response loader because there’s no 64-bit version […]
New AmpliTube Mesa Boogie Amp Sim Collection
Amp sims have become more and more popular in recent years thanks to how easy they are to use and how advances in technology have made them sound closer to the real thing. Last week IK Multimedia and MESA Engineering announced that they’ve collaborated on a new project to bring a set of five Mesa […]
Free Plugin: A1 Stereo Control with Advanced Panning (Video)
Earlier this month I posted about a new plugin called A1 Trigger Gate, which is entirely free and a lot of fun to play with to get some interesting sounds. Another cool plugin that A1 Audio offers for download is called A1StereoControl. It’s also freeware and it works surprisingly well considering the price. The A1 […]