Monthly Archives: March 2008

SSL LMC Listen Mic Compressor

Posted on March 31, 2008 by spkguitar

Click for download information From the SSL webpage: “Every now and again a piece of audio equipment comes along that defines the sound of an era. Back in 1979 Solid State Logic gave birth to a legendary recording console. The … Continue reading →

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How to record amp simulator plugins in Pro Tools

Posted on March 27, 2008 by spkguitar

There are a few different ways to record amp sims in Pro Tools. I’m going to describe my typical method for using amp simulators. It is the way I prefer to do it as it is the most versatile. My … Continue reading →

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How to use ReDrum as a Drum sound module in Pro Tools

Posted on March 26, 2008 by spkguitar

Quite honestly, and in my opinion, ReDrum is not the best choice for a drum sound module when using Reason. The NN-XT sampler is going to provide much more realistic drum samples and sounds. ReDrum was meant to emulate a … Continue reading →

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What are free plugins? (a public service announcement)

Posted on March 19, 2008 by spkguitar

Free plugins are plugins that the manufacturer of the plugin provides free for use, or fully functioning limited versions that are free to use and can have the limitations removed by purchasing. Unfortunately for everyone, many people often confuse “illegal” … Continue reading →

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How to save plug-in settings in Pro Tools

Posted on March 17, 2008 by spkguitar

After adjusting the plugin settings to your liking, you have two choices for how to save the settings of the plugin. If you want the settings to be saved to the root settings folder of the plugin, click on the … Continue reading →

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How to use Reason with Pro Tools?

Posted on March 12, 2008 by spkguitar

OK, this is actually a HUGE topic, with multiple layers of different answers both depending on what you are trying to achieve and how complex you are willing to go. Because of this, the answers to this topic need to … Continue reading →

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How to Rewire Reason into Pro Tools

Posted on March 12, 2008 by spkguitar

The basics of “Rewire-ing” are actually fairly simple. One program is known as the “Host” and one program is known as the “Client”. Host programs are used to control the client programs. In this particular instance, Pro Tools is the … Continue reading →

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How to use a MIDI controller with Reason and Pro Tools

Posted on March 12, 2008 by spkguitar

The topic of this tutorial can be quite convoluted as different platforms behave differently in certain circumstances. In Windows, Pro Tools “steals” the MIDI from most other applications, and Reason shows an error message about not being able to select … Continue reading →

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How to control individual levels of devices in Reason through Pro Tools

Posted on March 12, 2008 by spkguitar

This topic is one of the more advanced topics when using Reason with Pro Tools, but once you get used to it, I think you will find it to be very easy to do. For this topic, you need to … Continue reading →

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How to Delay just one word or phrase of a vocal track

Posted on March 6, 2008 by spkguitar

Create an aux track of the same type as the vocal track you are trying to delay (mono, stereo) On one of the sends on the vocal track, choose an available bus. On the input of the aux track, select … Continue reading →

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