in this episode of the home studio show I'm looking at avid Pro Tools 2020
magix sound Forge audio studio 14 Mackie has some new budget-priced studio
monitors plus more audio tech news and of course I have the plugins worth
checking out and free plugins of the week coming up I'm Zane and welcome to
the home studio show this is a weekly show where I do audio tech news and
reviews to help you find new tools for your home studio it's also available as
a podcast at the home studio show calm and as usual links and time codes are in
the description now let's jump into the audio tech news at Winter NAMM this year
avid announced Pro Tools 2020 and one of the big features of Pro Tools 2020 is
the addition of folder tracks this allows you to organize and group tracks
into visual folders so you can easily collapse all of the tracks at once
you can even group tracks within the folder and route signals through the
folders if you work with a lot of clips and tracks but you want to make your
projects cleaner and easier to navigate Pro Tools 2020 will be a welcome update
in your studio up next in home studio news is the release of magix sound Forge
audio studio 14 this is a powerful audio recording and editing program I use it
in pretty much every one of my videos and podcasts new in sound Forge audio
studio 14 is the inclusion of iZotope ozone elements 9 which is a great plugin
that allows you to easily enhance your audio tracks by using the master
assistant button and it will examine your audio then make suggestions that
you can easily click to accept another new feature in audio studio 14 is the
quickFX plugin suite that can easily be applied to your audio you also
get an improved VST engine and more sound Forge audio studio is great for
podcasting mastering, individual track editing plus importing vinyl and
cassette audio with cleaning features be sure to check it out if you're looking
for an all-in-one recording solution where you don't even need a computer
akai have announced the release of MPC One this is a standalone music creation
system you can work with samples record your own samples and audio into it you
can arrange them into your song and work with effects
there's also routing options to use outboard gear with it too the MPC One can
be great for creating on the go in the studio or even use it in live situations
and if you want more information on how to use an MPC be sure to check out my
buddy Mathew Stratton's channel he talks about all the tips and tutorials to help
you use the MPC the link is in the description if you're looking for some
budget-friendly studio monitors Mackie have some new additions to their
affordable CR monitor line the CR3-x & CR4-x offer 50 watts of power while
the new CR5-x has 80 watts of power they've also added a 200 watt subwoofer
in the CR8s-xbt they're all wooden enclosures with polypropylene coated
woofers and they have sleek brushed metal front panels with their signature
green ring the Mackay CR Series monitors offer decent quality studio audio at an
affordable price the CR x series should be released in march 2020
in the last episode we looked at the Ujam finisher micro in the free plugins
of the week section and now Ujam have released the bigger brother or sister to
that plugin the Ujam finisher neo this combines the whole range of audio
processors and effects with easy-to-use controls finisher neo comes with 50
carefully sound designed effect configurations built from 27 different
algorithms from grain pitch to multi band distortion from simple stereo
delays to convolution 3 macro knobs give you full control without the hassle so
you can keep it simple and focus on your music eventide have released the spring
reverb plugin spring models the sound and character of the popular artificial
reverbs found in guitar amplifiers it also goes a step
further by allowing access to physical parameter controls not readily available
in a real spring tank you get several artist designed presets and it's
available for iOS Mac and Windows Roland has updated Zenbeats free this is a
music creation app designed to keep you in an effortless artistic flow you can
use Zenbeats on any platform like iOS Android Mac and Windows you get a
collection of modern and legendary sounds with features like loop building
and beat sync Zenbeats is a great platform for aspiring songwriters beat
makers and producers you can easily take it with you on the go or use it in the
studio and best of all it's free check the description for the link now before
we get into this week's plugins worth checking out I just want to ask if
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it really does help my channel out and I appreciate it so much now let's get into
the plugins worth checking out and first up we have V1nylla by 2getheraudio
V1nylla is an audio effect plug-in that gives any audio track or full mix the
characteristic sound of vintage records V1nylla includes several unique features
not found in other vinyl emulators on the market including start and stop
pitch and time shifting and the ability to draw your flutter and crackle shapes
with your mouse it's a pay what you want plug-in with a minimum of $10 if you
want to add some nostalgic vinyl character to your tracks be sure to
check out v1nylla
the next plugin worth checking out is soundspot union this is a wavetable
synthesizer featuring a unique wave table generator the union plugin comes
with unique features such as independent filters per oscillator which allows for
a deeper control over the shaping of your sound and the unison engine that
can run up to 96 voices in a single note play let's check it out now
now it's time for the free plug-ins of the week and first up we have
Beatskillz slam pup this is an emulation from a thrusty compression of an
American compressor favorite and a gritty multistage tube drive from some
favorite British saturator 's the result is a two knob beast that can boost your
sound in seconds no guesswork or crazy science needed just tweak away and find
your own sweet spot
the next free plugin or should I say plugins of the week is Spitfire audio
labs this is actually a collection of over 15 high-quality instrument plugins
they're great for film scoring or for adding some real-world instrument sounds
to your projects if you do film scoring or plan on it these are a must but of
course you can use them in many other situations as well
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