I had planned to release this freeware FX plugin on 1 April, but things got delayed a bit. Okay, a lot. Introducing the all-new PSG™ – put it on a spare channel strip and it will instantly double your productivity,…
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Cutting to the Chase (Reaticulate)
I’ve been asked to explain a bit about the really groovy looking window that appears on the right-hand side of my REAPER orchestral template. What is it, why is it there, how do I get it and so forth? Well,…
Tagged with: BRSO, Cinematic Studio Strings, Cinewinds Core, GPO5, Kirk Hunter Brass, MIDI Programming, reaper, Reaticulate
Posted in g) Classically Inclined, j) Sound & Vision
Posted in g) Classically Inclined, j) Sound & Vision
REAPING Rewards
Sorry again for my absence. That time of year when you take stock (and there’s been some weird stuff to take stock of this past year…) So what better way to kick off than by starting weird. I’ve extolled the…
Mr PC
Vielen Dank to Tomas, who enjoyed the Beethoven Buddhist Choir and added a question. What kind of a computer do I think a musician needs? This raises two immediate thoughts. First, most musicians don’t tend to have great wadges of…
Om to Joy
A recently unearthed collaboration between Beethoven and a bunch of Tibetan monks who happened to be wandering around Vienna at the time. In a letter dated 1822 to his patron Count de Thalern, Beethoven wrote “These bald blokes in spa…
Tagged with: Beethoven's Ninth, Delay Lama, GPO5, MIDI Programming, Om to Joy, reaper
Posted in e) Rants & Ramblings, j) Sound & Vision
Posted in e) Rants & Ramblings, j) Sound & Vision
Note Perfect
Well, there’s no such thing of course, but I needed a snazzy headline for another software review. If you don’t use Sibelius, you are excused and can run and play. If you do, I’d like to tell you about the…
Tagged with: NotePerformer, orchestral playback, Sibelius, Wallander Instruments
Posted in g) Classically Inclined, j) Sound & Vision
Posted in g) Classically Inclined, j) Sound & Vision
Boxing Clever
Just been through a complete tech clean out and revamp chez Lyon. And I’ve decided to fess up and say something extremely unfashionable. Band in a Box (hereafter BIAB) is a great program and a seriously useful tool. Let’s get…
Less is More – Mixing Jazz
Been busy working on a little mixing duty recently and thought I’d share a few observations about recording and mixing jazz. The usuals apply – use the best and most appropriate mics you can; get your gain staging right so…
Tagged with: Dave Darlington, jazz, Mixing, Waves Audio
Posted in e) Rants & Ramblings, j) Sound & Vision
Posted in e) Rants & Ramblings, j) Sound & Vision
Foxtrot Oscar Mic…
Bad mic technique is a real bugbear of mine. Sigh – the wedding speaker, the gobbler, the cupper, the wanderer, the human hurricane, the yoyo champ… Never mind those people who insist on using cheap “vintage” toys because they “look good”……
Tagged with: cardiod mic, Glenn Fricker, mic technique, proximity effect, SpectreSoundsStudio
Posted in c) Musicianship, j) Sound & Vision
Posted in c) Musicianship, j) Sound & Vision
Don’t Screw with the Crew
I rather doubt that it’s made international headlines, but there’s a furore over a fracas going on here in the U of K over a certain TV presenter being suspended for alleged abusive behaviour towards an assistant producer while out on…
Tagged with: Clarkson, music, Top Gear
Posted in c) Musicianship, e) Rants & Ramblings, j) Sound & Vision
Posted in c) Musicianship, e) Rants & Ramblings, j) Sound & Vision
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