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Producers, engineers, remixers, musicians and composers are increasingly using software applications as their standard 'tools' for creating and recording music and audio. In addition to main recording software application there are many utilities including plugins which add additional functionality or just improve existing functions. If you intend to plug your instruments directly into the mixer and you only need a microphone for the occasional vocal, you have more money to spend on synthesizers or plug-ins for your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).
Countless plugins are available for most DAW programs. Do you wanna know how to get the absolute best, most rich, engaging guitar sound? One way is to connect your guitar into the recorder input. But you will not like the sound. The solution to this unfortunate state of affairs is to use a plugin (or more than one) in your recording program to get the sound you want. This way you have the freedom to adjust every possible parameter.
Amp simulators are like the plugins that you can get for your software, only they’re stand-alone units that already have the various sounds in them. A bunch of stand-alone amp simulators are available on the market, and most offer decent simulations of the most popular guitar amps.
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Just what makes a production a production? What is it that gives a professionally recorded and mixed song that special, elusive power and punch, depth and detail? You've got the killer beats and wicked loops. You've got all of the instruments: samplers, synths, drum machines abound. You've got the songwriting and performance chops. Yet there’s something missing. The tracks lack a sense of space. They lack interest, falling flat the moment the sound drops out of the speakers. Why? What do the pros know that you don't? In a word: effects. Effects can make (or break) a track. They can be the perfect sweetener, adding lust the right amount of gloss or grit to bring your songs to life. They're a crucial ingredient in virtually any pop, rock or dance production - even classical music has some reverb thrown on, albeit of the natural variety.
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Read more... [Effects and Plugins - Delay, Reverb, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger]
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Plug-ins come in all shapes and sizes these days. Among the mind-boggling array of instruments available for free online, you'll find synthesisers, drum machines, samplers, sound modules and step sequencers. The range of effects on other is even greater, encompassing delays, reverbs, distortions, dynamics processors, harmonizers, de-essers, vocoders, spectral processors and more. |
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Read more... [Free Plugins]
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Plugins have become so essential that you probably use them every day. But do you really know how they work?
Plugins are such a standard part of any modern computer-based production setup that most of us probably give them very little thought. These handy add-ons can make our lives a lot easier, but that's not to say they don't sometimes cause their own problems. At this point, some of you might think there's not much to say about plugins, but a lot of people still don't understand all the ins and outs. What's the difference between a VST, a DXi, an RTAS and a LADSPA? What's a native plugin? Where do DSP cards fit in? We'll answer these questions and a whole lot more...
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Read more... [Recording Software Plugins]
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