I'm SanjayC and these are the week's top stories and best gear and plug-in deals.
Our first story comes from Apple.The moment I use GarageBand
clip launching a looping feature on an iPad I wanted it so bad in Logic.Well
this could be coming very soon. A screenshot was leaked on the Apple
Education site showing Logic Pro with what looks like clip launching features
just like Ableton Live. The image has been removed but it looks just like the
GarageBand clip triggering feature on iOS. This is huge news! I would love this
in Logic but what people are not talking about is the lower half of the screen
which looks like the remix effects controls from iOS as well.
These are beat repeating and filter type effects that are so much fun to use. If
you're an Ableton user would you consider switching to Logic if they
introduced clip triggering? Comment below. And if you're a Logic user is this a
feature you really want? By the way, you can try Logic Pro for 90 days for FREE
right now and you can also try Ableton Live 10 suite for 90 days no feature
restrictions. If you want to try Ableton out WATCH my 15 minute tutorial to get
you up to speed quickly. Watch it right over here. The next story is about Native
Instruments Maschine. Maschine is going to be a start-to-finish product. We've been
asking for this forever. We want Maschine to be a full daw. I don't want to export
into Ableton when I'm ready to finish the song. They're saying that those
features aren't coming soon. How soon don't know yet but the latest update 2.1
has a lot of new features including Auto expanding patterns. Do you know how many
times I put down a beat only to realize that my pattern length was too short? Do
you know how many times? Every time! You can get the 2.1 update from Native
Access right now. Last, but certainly not least, Universal Audio will be releasing
their Luna recording system earlier than expected in the next couple of weeks. In
fact, it's a DAW. Why they refuse to call it a daw is beyond me. I checked out Luna
when I was at NAMM this year. You can watch that video here. Here's some
news from my own studio. Things I've been trying out and testing out.
First Waves is really promoting the OVOX plug-in a lot and the new presets
from some top producers. I gave it a try and made this.
I find that the results are some variations of a traditional vocoder.
Still the sound quality is really good and the effects are really nice as well.
Native Instruments latest Maschine expansion is by DJ Khalil. Here's a quick
beat I put together. I've been using the Presonus Atom for a
while. A few of you noticed it on my desk from some of my Instagram posts. I'm
actually using it as a controller for Ableton to trigger clips and to quickly
play stop and record. The pads are really nice. I've also been testing a wide
variety of audio interfaces. Unique stuff like the iRig products the Mackie mixer
/ interface combo it's all for a video I'm releasing tomorrow on how to choose
an audio interface. Alright let's talk about the plugin deals. I've got some
free stuff for you today - I'll get to that in a second .First, here are a few
deals going on right now Arturia's V collection is 50% off but
just for 6 days more. I think link in the description Vacuum Pro by Air is 10
bucks. I love this synth. It's warm, it sounds much more expensive than it is. I
made a video about this when it was just a dollar but it's still worth it at 10
bucks. Denise audio has a sale going on. Bad
Tape is a nice lofi sound enhancer and I like Perfect Room - it's a nice reverb.
If you're a guitarist, now is a good time to buy an audio interface by Native
Instruments because you'll get Guitar Rig for free. Guitar Rig is awesome. The
status CV1 headphones that I reviewed in my headphone comparison video are on
sale for only $59. They sound similar to the Sony MDR 7506's but they're
cheaper. Alright, last let's check out this week's freebies. As I mentioned
before Logic Pro and Ableton Live suite are free to test for 90 days. Spitfire
Audio has a nice electric piano type of library it's called Rare Groove Piano.
Link in the description. The Mini Moog D synth for iOS is free. Focusrite
and Sonible are giving away the balancer tool for Focusrite and Novation
product owner. So if you have a Focusrite interface or Innovation keyboard
go get it. They're also giving away the SR 88 drum Maschine by Audiothing don't
miss out on the Focusrite collective. It's a nice benefit for Focusrite and
Novation users. What about sample libraries? Bo Beats has a sample
pack of sounds from Drum Brute, Matrix Brute and the Minilogue. You can get it
for free or set a fair price which is the right thing to do. Check it out in
the link below. I've used Aubit actually pronounced orbit sounds samples before
and they have a Chainsmokers inspired sample pack for free right now. All the
links to everything I've mentioned is in the description. That's the news today!
Stay tuned for my Audio Interface video coming out tomorrow!
Stay safe and keep making the music you LOVE!