Home Recording On A Budget (2021)
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- Let's go over my guide to home recording on a budget in 2021!
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Amp Sims:
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0:00 - Start
0:13 - Intro
1:13 - Disclosure
1:32 - Guidelines
2:10 - Computers
3:16 - DAW
4:55 - Amp Sims
6:18 - MIDI Drums
7:10 - MIDI Bass
8:24 - ‘Good’ Bundle
11:50 - ‘Better’ Bundle
14:36 - ‘Best’ Bundle
16:41 - Wrap Up
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So if i heard this right, you got 2 options. 1 buy all the equipment, get frustrsted and guve up OR go to Fluffs house, you play, he engineers.
Bundle 1 = "I wish I had a studio"
Bundle 2 = "I'll never need more than this right? It's not like I'm starting a studio..."
Bundle 3 = "Welcome to my studio."
Bundle 4 = “go to a pro studio” hourly prices may vary… ok maybe bundle 2 was more cost effective but they a rack full of (insert dream gear & knowledge of how to use it) in there!!!
Yeah this guy is whacked out of his mind
Shout out to those old reaper days
Still use it still love it. Its so costumizeable
Well, it's still pretty great in 2021. :-)
Hell yeah!
Love Reaper!!!!
As someone who started off firmly in the entry level bundle products and have upgraded various bits to the bundle 2 and 3, but stuck with bundle 1 items because they still work for me, I can say this is rock, ROCK solid advice. Great video Fluff. Appreciate the time and effort that has gone into this
For those on a super tight budget, if you get the Focusrite Scarlett solo it also comes with a copy of Ableton Live Lite. (You're restricted to 8 tracks in the lite but that might be all you need, or there are work around) Although it's more expensive than the Behringer interface in the bundle, with the addition of a free DAW I think it's worth it. A free amp sim that Fluff didn't mention is the Emissary by Ignite amps, pretty great for a free plugin. But the second you can get a Neural DSP amp sim, do it. It makes a WORLD of difference
Great point! My Focusrite came with Addictive drums license among other interesting products.
I was totally disappointed with Ableton Live Lite. The DAW is actually really good, but not being able to import your own VSTs made it useless for me, since the included effects aren't the greatest for metal.
But yeah, The Scarlet Solo is a great budget interface that I've been using for about a year and a half now. Really easy to use and haven't had any problems recording anything.
I was using a combination of Ignite Emissary, ML Sound Lab Stevie T and Amped Roots. All free, and all great. But recently picked up the Neural DSP Gojira, and it is frickin' amazing. Worth every penny.
The focusrite solo is a great interface but I think ableton sucks dookie balls. Just hate the way it operates. Tried it for a while and now just got logic and it's way more user friendly.
The Behringer UMC 204HD comes with an OEM version of Waveform 11, which has unlimited tracks (as far as I can tell, I'm currently at 47!).
@@neckcheese1356 You can't import your own VSTs in live lite? My alesis midi keyboard came with live lite and I've been making metal on it using kontakt and neural DSP amps (and drum samplers). Unless I misunderstood what you meant.
This is UA-cam done right. Super clear cut, straight to the point, covers all the bases, timestamped, all the goods. Thanks Fluff!
Love this one bro ,you have grown so much over the years. You have a SOLID DELIVERY.
Just got here from Glenn's video. You guys synced this up well lol
Ugh, Glenn... the bloke is totally disgusting? F*$k that guy. :-P
@@matthewtayloryowieresearch1912 lol He thrives off those vibes
Love Glenns take on such issues, lots of wisdom and appropriate slang
@@genuinefreewilly5706 Agreed
@@matthewtayloryowieresearch1912 yo what's up bassist
Fluff, I opened my daw the other day and played with your free amp sim, and I got to tell you, its my favorite plug-in. Sounds killer and easy to set up! You da man
Perfect! I’ve finally decided I wanted to learn how to do this. Great timing. Thank you!
I have had SOOOOO many clients, ask me what they’re going to need for some light home recording. I did my best, in regards to suggestions. But I think I’m going to pass this video along from now on. It covers just about everything. I had a client end up buying a bunch of the same equipment as me, which set him back quite a bit. But not everyone can work with that price point. This video is great! Thanks!
Thanks. Appreciate you going over the various options.
I was just starting to research home recording so this video came out at a convenient time. It was lots of help. Thanks 🤘
Always there when I need you. Thank You Mighty Beard of Tone!!!
As always, great info Fluff!
This video was very helpful and informative. Having Sweetwater involved was the icing on the cake...or amp, however, you like your icing. Great work. Thanks.
Great vid fluff! What also helps is Cakewalk and Tracktion Waveform are free DAWs too. If you get a Behringer UM2 or one of their other interfaces you get Waveform OEM free too which is like an inbetween for the free version and their standard version and works pretty well for an intermediary. Behringer is also working on a free DAW apparently. For Amp Sims there's the Ignite Emissary which comes with an IR loader if you want to help shape your Tones. IRs I don't know much on sadly. Audio Assault also makes pretty inexpensive amp sims such as their Sigma and their stuff regularly goes on sale. MT Power Kit is also a free drum kit you can use until you can move to something else. Bass Midi I don't know much on as I have a bass of my own. Melda production has a free plugin suite to help with your production. So if you're even more strapped for cash, you can look at the above for help.
Thank you so much for this video. I have been trying to get started doing this and had no clue really what exactly to do. I appreciate it.
I think an important addition to the amp sim section is that the majority of your tone is informed by your Impusle Response rather than the Amp. So if one has troubles to get the sound they want it's better to go through different IR packs first rather than different amp sims plugins (which also will probably be cheaper).
Not as important, but more of a suggestion, on top of trying midi basses you try creating bass with synths, one might came across some interesting results.
needed this. thanks for all the great info Fluff!
Great bundles here!
such a good video. delivered all i needed to know
I personally use a setup between level 1 and 2 and get great results. Adam Audio T7V monitors are $500/pair, Focusrite 18i20 interface for $500, AT2020 condenser for voice over work at $99, Beyerdynamic DT770s for $159, Fractal FM3 for $999, and Superior Drummer 2 (was less than $200 back in the day). Works very well for what I do on UA-cam and Instagram!
It's easy to forget how blessed we are to live in a time with such incredible technology and such a low barrier to entry for music.
You can record everything you want to a legitimately pro standard with around $500 investment all in. Cheap computer, interface, and used guitars, K240 headphones, SM57 mic, some cords, and then Reaper and free VSTs. The problem isn't that these budget tools can't do pro quality, but rather that more expensive tools get you to that pro quality level easier and more consistently.
I use a bundle II/III style studio, and only went higher budget because I like playing with multiple people at once without latency. If I just record one or two inputs at a time there is virtually no noticeable difference between a recording produced on $500 equipment vs $15,000. The one and only thing I have ever felt the need to go record in a pro studio is drums. Digital drums are great, but just aren't to the level of everything else.
Thanks for all great content
Great work
Hey Fluff if you ever got the time I think it'd be great to see a video from you on tubes/tube amp basics. as someone with literally zero experience with them its been a weirdly intimidating part of the gear industry for me to breach into and I think with your wealth of amp knowledge and eloquence you could convey a lot of useful information a lot better than some other videos that have tried. Things just make sense coming out of your mouth! All the best thanks for all your content
Really good headphones. Good IMAC with 32gb RAM. Midi controller. Audio interface. Monitors. Mics / mic stands. Sound proofing. Cables. External HDS. Plug-ins for your DAW.
Thanks a LOT, dude! Excellent stuff.
My guy said “budget home recording” lists $1000 a piece monitors
i was worried i was the only one who noticed :D
yeah, I like the old video better, fluff has gotten soft
Helpful video, I am that budget studio guy, and I’ve got so used to Reaper, don’t think I’d want to change now, I also have all the toontrack stuff for drums and bass, neural dsp, ml sound lab, best plugs in I have are the isotope and fab filter stuff
Bless you man🙏🏽 past me neva would have know time to make music YALL LETS GO
Disagree about any old computer working. It may work to track the original sound, but it's going to start freezing up or glitching as soon as you throw a couple of plugins on it.
100%
I used an old core i5 4460S and 8 gigs of ram and after putting 3/4 plugins he started freezing like crazy. After upgrading to a ryzen 3600 and 16gb of ram I never had any further issues
However, a way to go around this is to render the track with the effects but its a pain to mix
@@pedrosilvamusician My laptop has 4 gig ram, so I know what you're talking about. I have been running the guitar tracks through an amp sim, a noise gate, and Nova for high and low pass filters and a bit of compression, then recording them on to another track. Doing this really just gives me what I'd get miking up an amp, so I'm not finding it hard to mix, just tedious because I have a lot of tracks.
In some ways I'm glad to be forced into making decisions, it means that the mixing advances at a faster rate. I can still run quite a few plugins with 4 gigs of ram though, if I had only around ten tracks, I'd probably be alright without any messing around.
Yep, just bought the machine head nail the mix session, my 3 year old quite decent pc couldn’t even play the session with no plug-ins lol . It’s like 180 tracks!
Agreed. I would recommend building an Intel NUC with the fastest processer you can get for your budget, and you can get a single stick of 32gig RAM, or double up for 64GHz (which is crazy, but you will never freeze). You can buy a SSD 1TB for cheap these days too, so no moving parts to wear out.
I think he meant any computer that came out in 2021…
Great video and very useful information to chew on. Bought a keyboard from Sweetwater and those guys are awesome. When money comes back, going with Presonus for interface and speakers. Thank you for all your work, so I don't have to.
i had Glenn at MSG convinced that Bias Amp 2 was a mic'd amp and cab, asking what was my signal path when he did a merciless mix thing a while back...
Are you record it straight thru audio interface? Im curious
Great video!
Very cool video. I'm just getting into this stuff ! ty
Thanks for this Fluff.
My all time best ampsims ive ever tried (to the point I sold my axe FX 2):
1. STL Tonehub
2. STL AmpHub
3. Neural DSP Nolly
I use the axe FX to record demos. But I needed an interface just to use a mic. The Behringer interface is a fucking champ. Fluff is the man. Dude just dropped a gold mine of info for people just starting out.
That TopoChico fridge resontes with my mexican soul.
Great update. I bought my cali audio LP6 monitors because of your previous recommendation. They are everything you say they are. Best monitor for the money!
Agreed! I went with the LP8s, but then later moved into an apartment. Overkill to say the least.
My cousin however, just built a top of the line live drum studio studio with a huge control room to outfit, so he's going to buy the LP6s, let me use those, and use my LP8s in exchange for helping him design his new setup.
Regardless? I call it a win!
@@EasyHeat been seeing these monitors alot, is there much of a low end difference between 6 and 8?
@@BH-fi1sb I have no real hands on...
er...
ears on time with the 6's.
My prior oldly moldy passive Alesis Monitor One MkIIs w/ matching power amp I believe had 6" woofers, and with the separate 150 watt power amp (75 per side)? Were definitely much louder, but they weren't transparent at all, and also rear ported. So I was constantly loosing bass in my mixes because it was building up in nodes behind my desk. The LP8's definitely fixed all that, and being front ported? Absolutely thump. I couldn't imagine needing a sub unless I was mixing Neurofunk, Dub, or some other EDM. They are honestly a tad overkill, and I probably should of went with the LP6s, but I got a killer deal on them that I couldn't pass up. I hope all that helped?
LMAO!
@@EasyHeat thanks for the info.👍
I believe KPH40's as a Reference headphone beats anything under $500 including studio monitors, as I have 2 top of the line audio sources and high end studio monitor (TH900 and TRI Starlight V4 and DT1990) as reference and they are equal in quality to those. I passionately recommend the KPH40's
Just throwing this out here, as many reviwers/youtubers completely disregard Cakewalk as a DAW. Cakewalk (formerly known also as Sonar) is a free full featured DAW. If you are buiding a demo studio on a budget, I would totally recommend Cakewalk. I feel it's often a missed opportunity to not mention this DAW in these kind of vids.
I'm not paid to say this. I just use it and can vouch for it. Though my word doesn't count for anything in this wild world of web.
I just posted a similar comment right before I saw yours. Hardly anyone recommends cakewalk. I use it and love it. It's fully functional and just all around great.
Cakewalk is awesome
do you have a link? can seem to find the free download version
For amp sim I have to highly recommend the TH-U rig libraries. I use them on iOS but they are just as good on PC. The Choptones captures of the 6505, dual rec and friedman BE are INSANELY good. React with amazing dynamics almost like having a physical amp in the room. Just my 2cents.
Reaper is fantastic. I am a Linux user. So my options are limited. I love that Reaper works on Linux. The stock plugins are great. I just recorded an EDM cover of Beethoven's Turkish March. I mixed on a board and recorded in Reaper. I used the stock compressor and EQ plugins.
That Behringer interface is great. I mix on a board and run the output into the interface. I set the output level on the mixer to -6 DB and adjust the levels on the interface to -6 DB in Reaper. It works great. It runs flawlessly on Linux Mint.
Let's not forget that Reaper has a 60 day fully featured free trial and will still let you use the software after that 60 days
Is reaper similar to GarageBand.
@@darrinsiberiano, one of the best. Pro tools though is fire
This is useful. Thank you.
Damn good video!
If anyone hasn’t tried the Fortin Nameless from neural dsp , download the demo now! That one, their slo 100 sim for leads and dark glass for bass, changed my life!
I use Reaper for tracking and mixing and Studio one 5 pro for mastering. Love them both!!!!
GGD OKW METAL! Is awesome for just getting your ideas out
Before I even watch...THANK YOU!
You know why I like you? Cause you have a topo chico fridge. I can't find topo Chico anywhere lately. Thanks for the tips this is great!!
I have started my journey with installing Music computing Naru station and still learning bur grateful ! #blessed
For multi-amp sims like BiAS or Helix Native, there is also ToneLib GFX. An older version is available for free, and the new version with a whole bunch of new features is $49. AmpLex from NaLex is another good one. Both of them also work on Windows, Mac, and Linux. You can pull them up in a live VST host like PedalBoard or Carla and just go to town with whatever interface you have.
Why does no one recommend Cakewalk? It's a huge price of free. It supports 3rd party plug ins. A fully functional daw.
Thats a great Video!
I've gotten most of my plugins on sale. Neural dsp and ggd do like 50% off a few times a year. Black Friday sales are awesome for this kind of thing.
Very informative vid...
Liked and subbed...
About amp sims, especially if you're into higher gain, I cannot suggest Vadim Taranov's amps enough. He has great free ones, lika a Mesa MkIII and an AFD, and great cheap amps, like Plexi and Soldano stuff. Very good. Also, always check out Plugin Alliance stuff. They're pretty cool and are often on sale for great prices.
His 5150 is the best free 5150 i've ever heard. It's a one trick pony (set it to 666 and thats it), but man is that one trick really fucking good.
I definitely recommend the Presonus Audiobox bundle. You get the interface, Studio One DAW, Headphones, and a condenser mic for $200! Really can't beat that!
Presonus all the way, StudioOne Artist is an amazing DAW. The Professional version is even better. I highly recommend the newer C series stuff!
Mac user, highly recommend logic. It’s basically just garage band with more detail and features. Use garage band first and get used to it and by the time you’re good enough at using garage band you can save up the $199 to get full Logic.
What about Garage band for someone one starting out? It doesn't seem to have all the features logic has, but for free software, it seems pretty good.
AKG K-240's! Cheap, sound great, used by RUSH during Permanent Waves. (Pics in the tour program) I'm on my 2nd pair in 30 years! Can't beat 'em for the price.
I liked the budgets you made but the day I can afford 1500 headphones is the day hell freezes over I will have to wait to hear "the Lord" when I'm belly up.
I’ve been using STLTones for awhile now and, to a trained ear it’s “digital”, but honestly it’s fantastic for guitar sims. I’d love to have lots of wonderful hardware amps such as yourself, but I’m not playing live so much anymore. Lord of great options these days to make quality recordings. Great video.
I agree, Neural DSP sounds more organic to my ears.
@@robzilla69 I’ve been wondering about those as well. The Nolly seems “in my lane”, but I tend to play higher gain, so I’m wondering if the Tobin Abasi amp would be more suited for me.
@@robzilla69 also, this is the same guy from the original comment. For some reason it switched to my bands account🤷
@@lowlanderband I have Nolly and the 4 apps it comes with does almost everything I want. I have done the Tosin demo and it's good too. For me the Gojira is the next one I'm buying.
@@lowlanderband I have Nolly and the 4 apps it comes with does almost everything I want. I have don't the Tosin demo and it's good too. For me the Gojira is the next one I'm buying.
For package number 3 you will also need a computer that has thunderbolt for connecting the interface, which would be an added expense either upgrading existing if the specs will support it if not it is new computer time.
Literally just did this today (my work laptop died anyways so it was a win win) 😂
I wanted to quickly suggest the Audio Technica 40/50 as an awesome alternative to the 103. Fantastic mic. I tend to use my Neumann TLM 103 on softer female vocals, over the years I noticed it really shines there. But the AT 40/50 is just a PINCH cheaper than the 103, and it has all of the bells and whistles you don’t get with the 103. I’ve also found that it’s versatility is unmatched at that price point. Both mic’s are incredible. But I really dig that 40/50 on all applications. Even the more budget friendly AT Mic’s are great 👍.
That TLM 103 is overrated and sounds thin. The Rode NT1A is much better than the overpriced TLM.
Audio Technica makes great mics.
The HD 280 Pro's are more for more neutral analytical sound but I'd also recommend the AKG 361 for a more balanced and energetic sound, also HD800S are NOT Studio Monitor Headphones, they don't measure flat, color the music with exaggerated soundstage and can only be used as a Reference headphone however you don't need to spend $1000 anymore to get a endgame sound signature. KPH40 (which I passionately recommend) are THE reference Headphones I use in my setup that could legitimately be your last headphone. (I've spent $7000+ on audio gear and use KPH40's as my daily driver)
I started recording with FL studio, and a multi effects vox pedal into my Presonus Audiobox iTwo, the interface I still use today. You don’t need to spend a boat load of cash to begin recording!
Also Fluff omitted the Lepou amp sims which in my opinion rival the premium stuff like STL tones and Bias Fx, and they are all free! I especially love their Marshall clone Hybrit and the Lecto, a rectifier clone.
The Lepou sims are freaking amazing, although their official site seems to have vanished from what I've gathered? I've currently been messing around with the freeware NaLex sims. Their "PowerBox" power amp sim seems to be inspired by the old TubeWorks MossVale solid state power amps of yore (one of my all time favs), and using it seems to seriously beef up every amp sim I've signal chained it with! They also have killer Recto, Marshall, and other pre amps sims to boot!
I'd also HIGHLY recommend Audiority. Their free L12X sim of the Marshall Lead 12 solid state mini head is freaking brilliant! I've gotten soo many Badmotorfinger style tones out of that thing, by using other pedal sims with it, that it's literally been recently blowing my mind! Pairs exceptionally great with my Squier baritone and "G" style down tuned guitars.
I'd seriously go check them out if you haven't already!
Cheers!
I got a pair of Kali 6's and a presonus 1824C, Nice PC and a few extra's and Boom things are going forward!!! Oh yeah Cab M and Captor X!!! They sound Amazing with my Bogner Ecstasies!!
I just got the GGD One Kit Wonder (Fusion Drums)
For like $60?
Great sounding kit.
Those bundles really escalated quickly. Pretty sure there's a significant level of quality/price between the good and better bundle.
I was thinking this too. I feel he skipped midrange. Immediately I'm seeing $400 mics and he didn't even mention a sm58 or a cheaper condenser mic
If you're on Windows, the absolute best value in DAWs is Cakewalk by Bandlab. Fully featured and absolutely 100% free. Doesn't come with a ton of plugins or additional sounds, but considering the power on tap with CWBL, it's tough to beat for the price tag of zero.
One of the best kept secrets is the MegaGreen cab IR by ML Sound lab. It's cheap and it's one of the best sounding cab IRs I've ever used, based on one of the best sounding real life cabs I've ever played through. It's based on a Mesa tall cab with greenbacks instead of those awful V30s they come stock with.
I have had some bad experiences with some laptops running a Daw. I had to spend some money to get a decent one to run it. The extra space will always help.
I'm having some trouble with running Waveform 11 on my daughter's laptop, mainly because I have so many tracks that I can't run 3 or 4 plugins on each without having poor quality playback or the plugins crashing. So basically I'm making decisions, and recording the tracks again individually with the plugins added, the output of one track being recorded on to a fresh track. So now I'm working with what I'd have had I miked amps up the old-school way, a track with an amp sound, noise gate, high and low filters, and slight compression. I can work from there easily enough, mostly it'll be EQ, and perhaps more compression or an effect or two. You could group the tracks in a bus or submix of course, but you'd lose the ability to treat them individually, you can always group them later if required.
Anyway, that's my tip for working with an old laptop that's not really up to the job. :)
UMC202HD is rock solid. Highly recommended over here!
Agreed. The UMC204HD is excellent value (an extra $20) considering it gives you MIDI in/out and inserts for outboard gear.
I was looking at the 404hd but ended up getting the Scarlett 8i6 for the two extra ins. and now I wish I went with the 8i8
Hi Fluff, I feel you should mention acoustic treatment of the room people work on, cause you could have 4k$ worth of monitors, if the room is not treated it will still sound bad ^^
It’s been so long man
You really should get into cameras as well. Its a vital part of recording nowadays when most content producers use youtube, tiktok etc.
My setup:
Dell PC with 8 gigs of ram and 250 gig hard-drive.
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 2nd Gen
Cubase SX trial version from 2003 I think. Looking into Reaper.
EZDrummer 2 with metal machine pack.
Logitech computer speakers. Looking into Presonus Eris E3.5.
Dude! $1,400 on Headphones?! You ballin' bruh! LMOA!
$99 Sony Pro MDR-7506's or even $50 Audio Technica ATH-M20x's are more than optimal for even pro level referencing/tracking needs IMPO.
No diss, just my humble 2 cents.
You da man Fluff! Luv ya bro!
Peace out!
Those are exactly the entry level headphones I was thinking (and have). Fluffs got some bawler monitors too, can’t go wrong with JBL LSR series if you are on a budget.
well maybe for live recording but I can tell you from my experience down the audiophile rabbit hole that it makes a huge difference from being able to hear hissing in the background and eliminating it but mainly for the out of this world detail you get from hi end audio gear. also you no longer need to spend $1000+ to get an end game sound signature. I passionately recommend the KPH40. KPH40 are the best Headphone you can get under $50 for not only reference Headphones (Neutral Sound Signature) but enjoyment equivalent to endgame audio gear that could legitimately be your last headphone. (I've spent $7000+ on audio gear and I use KPH40's as my daily driver)
@@SomberShroud Thanks, I'll definitely give the KPH40's a look although closed back over ear designs suit me the best for my needs. To be honest? I've permanently damaged my hearing slightly due to years of playing live with no protection. Below around 60Hz or 6k and above sometimes give me issues, and since one ear seems to have taken more hits that the other? I tend to mostly lean on closed back phones to zoom in on those ranges if and when I can't get on with near field cans. Naturally occurring doppler shifts outdoors for example, tend to mess with my directional perception occasionally. I make the best of it, but yeah. It's a drag sometimes. All I can say is protect your ears kids! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
lucky for you there are headphones for people who have lost their hearing including military veterans from the war, to them LCD4's are worth WAY more than the MSRP
Plugin Alliance and Nembrini Audio, I feel like literally no one ever mentions them when it comes to amp sims (or in general). You can get their stuff super cheap on sale and they sound amazing.
The Behringer uphoria was my first interface and it was awesome to just my ideas into Audacity haha.
Home recording on a budget
Fluff: Here are some 3 grand each monitors :)
lol
The term budget = fixed amount to spend. It is not synonymous with cheap. 3 grand monitors don't fit my budget either 🤣
@@robzilla69 the phrase "on a budget" definitely implies cheaper.
same as the "let's try this cheap pedal" though a 5k rig😂
@@robzilla69
Yes, it is synonymous with cheap.
@@counterweight320 nope that's just your opinion, not the definition of the word.
Nice Topo Chico fridge.
cakewalk is free, so use that if you're on a budget. it's actually pretty decent. for a fully featured daw, ableton is my choice (as it is for many other young musicians nowadays)
Fluff, great video thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise here. Man I have a question and wonder if you can help, I would love to control the parameters of the amp sim plugins from real knobs, maybe from a USB midi controller or keyboard. is it possible? to have a rectifier and control the parameters from the amp from real knobs? please let me know!
I'm on Linux Mint and I use Ardour as a DAW (you can use Reaper on Linux too) and Guitarix for effects.
What DAW do you recommend? Thanks for the content!
a pretty good free midi bass plugin that I use is MT-PowerDrumKit it sounds really great with grooves already packed in with it
Great video. After a lot of stuffing around and a fucking steep learning curve , I can personally endorse the MPC line. The MPC one, at $700 US, is a good standalone solution if you are happy to limit yourself to 8 tracks. You will need a DI or a small mixer with DI for your fiddle.
Thanks for the upload. What do you use instead of reaper?
Adding onto MIDI Drums, Perfect Drums Player is free and it absolutely rips
This is the point where I have to tell you that I found Roots very very useful and every time I saw the ampmodels I had no idea why it has your name on them. Now I know (I'm st00pid).
Logic on a Mac is kind of the smartest option. Tons of plug-ins out of the box, full features, samples and loops … for 200$
I paid 200$ 8 years ago never had to pay for an upgrade that’s so far 25$ a year and getting cheaper as time go by.
MT Power Drum Kit is free and sounds pretty good
Yeah, I've been using it for a while now and have been pleased with the sound. Wish it had some nice double bass grooves in there, but hey, it's free.
I went with the Presonus Quantum 2626 for my interface. $200 cheaper than the Clarett, TB3 connectivity, 8 preamps, & near zero latency (like 3-5 ms running thru multiple plugins like amp sims, IR, bx SSL console, reverb, etc
You can basically use Reaper for free forever, as long you keep hitting "Still Evaluating" on the nag screen. But pay the creators anyway, because the longer you use it, you'll realise what an awesome program it is and unbeatable value. No restrictions, no arbitrary tracks limits BS. The low price hurts people's perception of it. Sort of like English as a 2nd language, eventually most people will at least of some sort of Reaper proficiency, as it costs nothing to try, and just about every beginner will start out with it, and you can share projects with anyone. Getting the Lite versions of other DAWs will just lead you into another expensive upgrade path, and what if your friends or bandmates don't use Studio One etc? Reaper stock plugins are great, but not pretty, but will fill in any gaps you have. You know you're going to end up buying much better third party plugins and VSTs as you go along, so what's the point in buying expensive DAWs with all that bundled prettier stock plugins that you're just going to replace?
Reaper is good software. I've used Audacity for mastering, and it's okay for that, and Cakewalk is very well-equipped, but setting it up is a pain. I don't use amp sims, however. I just mic up my amps and go for it. For drums, I use a really old copy of FruityLoops. I'm familiar with it, and it works well.