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Review: Image-Line FL Studio 21

The latest release of FL Studio, 21.2 from Belgian-based Image-Line Software, combines a beatmaker’s workstation, tape machine simplicity and a mixing platform. If you’re already familiar with FL Studio, you’ll find an enhanced experience with more resources than ever. If you’re coming to it from elsewhere, you’ll find a new paradigm that will cause new results.

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Review: Adam Audio T5V Active Studio Monitors

When I was asked to review Adam Audio’s lower-cost monitor offering, I was beyond excited. I spent many an hour in Stanford recording studios mixing on Adam monitors, hoping one day I could afford a pair for my studio. When I found out they were the same price as my trusty Yamaha HS5s, I was blown away – and a little nervous. After all, sometimes high-end brands disappoint when they release more affordable gear.

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Using Udio and Martinic plugins together

If you haven’t heard of WavTool yet, pause here and bookmark their site. WavTool isn’t the first browser-based DAW, but it sure is a cool entry into that growing area. The main thrust of WavTool is AI-assisted composing, audio generation, stem separation, audio-to-MIDI, and other generative AI tools designed to assist you rather than replace you. But WavTool also has one particularly cool feature that we wanted to point out.

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Using WavTool Bridge with Martinic Plugins

If you haven’t heard of WavTool yet, pause here and bookmark their site. WavTool isn’t the first browser-based DAW, but it sure is a cool entry into that growing area. The main thrust of WavTool is AI-assisted composing, audio generation, stem separation, audio-to-MIDI, and other generative AI tools designed to assist you rather than replace you. But WavTool also has one particularly cool feature that we wanted to point out.

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Underdubbing: The Power of Getting Rid of Stuff for making space in a mix

Back in the day, mixdown sessions consisted of 24 tracks, max. Now, it’s not uncommon for a DAW session to consist of 100 or more. In addition, mixers continually face the problem of “let’s lay it ALL down!” – where every idea, lead line, extra part, and party background is included in the session.

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Making the Most Out of Not Much Audio Gear

There are no artists who don’t suffer from writer’s block occasionally. It may seem that some don’t, because they consistently generate great work, but they’re human too. In reality, professional songwriters simply have tools they can use to get out of a slump, and to prevent writer’s block in the first place.

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The NYC Drum Trick

Coined by Bobby Owsinski in his 1999 “Mixing Engineer’s Handbook”, the New York City Compression Trick (or NYC Drum Trick) is a trick used by many New York mixers around that time and before. Once you try the NYC trick it’s hard to imagine not using it on every song. This trick fattens up the rhythm section and makes it rock socks in almost every case.So, it seems like a good idea to go over a little bit about EQ’ing for these very different beasts, even if they may have been played by the same person!

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How to Handle Writer’s Block 101 for Musicians

There are no artists who don’t suffer from writer’s block occasionally. It may seem that some don’t, because they consistently generate great work, but they’re human too. In reality, professional songwriters simply have tools they can use to get out of a slump, and to prevent writer’s block in the first place.

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Killing Two Birds – Filming Live Performance Videos in the Studio

Music is rarely divorced from visuals, and in today’s music business, video is crucial for finding fans – but the traditional music video isn’t the high-value investment it once was. In fact, music videos consistently underperform on social media compared to candid videos like live performances. This is great news for independent musicians. It means you don’t have to spend twenty thousand dollars on a music video, because you’ll do better with something more doable.

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