Recent content by Kohugaly

Hi, I'm a hobbyist programmer and I have several VST plugins semi-finished, which I would like to release (most likely as freeware). I need someone kind enough to test them for me in various DAWs (PT, Cubase, Reaper) so I can bug-fix them. The plugins will be windows 32bit only (they should work...

1.ask the band to send you demos/GP/TG projects if they have them (if they don't ask them to make some / help them to make some). Ask them if they match the way they play it (Specifically ask if they use clicks - if they do, ask for the click too). 2.Take a note block, listen through the demos...

People often don't realize how important pre-pro is in music production. What I mean, when you build a house you don't just order a pile of bricks and cement and start slapping it on top of it other an hope for the best... Musicians often don't fully comprehend few things: 1.Life gig and a...

Newtone (build in FL studio). Mainly because it's integrated into the DAW. Also it can do both pitch and timing correction (much easier and faster than cutting Audio clips and shifting them around and then adding X-overs). I know melodyne can do that too (as an offline processor), while...

I can add midi detection easily. Only issue is, Synthmaker/Flowstone can only export 32bit Windows VSTs. They work with bridges w/o problems though. If you're interested PM me your E-mail and I will send it to you this evening or tomorrow ;-)

90% of times when you need to EQ it's because the instrument's body, amp, cab or microphone did picked up certain frequency range too harsh or too low. In such situations the problematic frequecies are not really pitch dependent = they do not change with the note the instrument is playing...

Here's what I usually do: 1.select a section of a song/riff 2.loop it 3.record several (like a dozen) takes in a loop 4.pick the best one (or best two for doubletracking) Often I don't even loop the song - just a drum loop for simplicity (programmed drums). This technique is especially...

There are two situations where LPFs are commonly used: 1. to remove nasty hiss from some soundsources, for example guitar amps produce a hiss above 10KHz which has little to none musical value. Also most synths have aliassing in that region. In both cases the hiss does not contribute to the...

A little on how condenser mics work: The charged diaphragm works as a capacitor - when it moves it changes (capacity which changes) the voltage. This signal is very weak, so all condenser mics have an internal preamp (usually FET or a tube). If the diaphragm moves too much (loud sound) it may...

rule of thumb: if it sounds good in your car and on your headphones than it's good. In both cases I mean "good compared to a reference track" (a song that has similar vibe and sound). It is normal that elements that are hard-panned or stereo will be about 6dB quieter in mono (because they...

To make things clear, I didn't meant that layering a single vocalist will sound worse, than tracking a choir. My point was, that it will sound different (not necessarily better or worse) than a choir and that listeners will be able to tell/feel the difference. As for tracking, I'm also...

Here're my 2 cents: 1. you need at least 3 singers to make the choir sound convincing. If you just record 1-2 singers and layer them, it will not fool the ear of a listener (what I mean, you'll be able to tell it's just one guy recoded multiple times and layered). The singers should be...

I think people often underestimate the steepness of HPF/LPF. 12dB/oct lowpass at 100Hz means, that at 50Hz the volume is reduced by 12dB (=by factor of 0.25). That's massive - just try to pull the fader on an instrument by 12dB. Steeper the filter is, more "ringing" it has to produce in order...

Really? In FL studio faders are always post-insert. I even saw DAWs, that have pre and post gain on the FX chain (basically have trim plugin on both ends build in), which is very convenient. I wonder why that is not a standard :-D

the cool thing about float numbers (a format that most DAWs pass audio-streams in) is that they have technically infinite dynamic range (really it's about 10^38 which is roughly 700dBFU). If the plugin only does linear stuff (like digital EQ or gain staging via multiplication) there is no...