the home studio show is back and in this episode i'm looking at roland zenbeats 2.0 ik multimedia
mixbox loopcloud 5.2 update i've got free plugins and more plugins i'm zane and the home studio show
is all about audio tech news and reviews to help you find new tools for your home studio
and just so you know links and time codes for everything mentioned in this episode are
down in the description so check down there if you want to get some more info on any of it now
if you're new to the home studio show this is how it flows i first get into some audio tech news
then i look at a couple of plugins and then after that i look at a couple of free plugins
and i do audio tests for all of the little plugin reviews that i do so first up in audio tech news
this week is the release of roland zenbeats 2.0 zenbeats is a free digital audio workstation
that works across pretty much any platform so you can start a project on your computer
and then continue editing it or working on it on your phone or tablet and the workflow
can be similar to ableton session view if that's something you're interested in but you also get
a nice step sequencer to work with too new in zenbeats 2.0 is the zc1 synth or as we call it here
in canada the (zed)zc1 and this is a new synth plugin in the free version of zenbeats the zc1 has
60 presets and these cover a wide range of sounds from acoustic and electronic to ethnic instruments
and you can also upgrade to a paid version of zenbeats which will unlock more presets and sounds
there's even more new stuff in zenbeats 2.0 like an updated integrated store check the link
in the description for more information next up in audio tech news is the release of ik multimedia's
mixbox and this is a virtual rack plugin emulating a 500 series rack at the time of release it comes
with 70 studio processors that are taken from ik multimedia's t-racks amplitube and sample tank
plus it also has some new reverb algorithms too all of these processors are packed into
a convenient channel strip layout that can be used as a plugin in your daw or you can use it
in standalone mode too so not only can you save settings on the individual processors but you
can save your entire channel strip so it can be super easy to bring up your effects chain in other
projects ik multimedia's mixbox is available at an introductory price of 199 but it will go up to
299 dollars later on so if you want to see all of the processors that come with it
or get even more information on ik multimedia's mixbox check the link in the description up next
in audio tech news is loopmasters loopcloud has been updated to version 5.2 loopcloud is a free
program that allows you to easily create a loop and sample database so you have easy access to all
of your sounds and you can search for them based on many different things like bpm key instrument
and things like that plus you can start to build a song right in the program and you can drag that
over into your daw it will also sync with your daw too plus you have access to their huge store with
a ton of new sounds and i think you get five free sounds every day they do have membership options
available to you so if you're really serious about making music with loops and samples
you may want to invest in that and unlock way more sounds i think you have to sign up with a free
trial now and then once that trial runs out you can continue using the program for free or you can
keep your membership alive and continue getting a ton of great sounds for your music productions
so what's new with loopcloud 5.2 well it allows you to search your database a lot quicker and
it will auto tag your sounds so if you have a large collection of samples on your computer
you can set loopcloud to search it and it will automatically organize everything for you so you
can easily find it later based on your search criteria if you're upgrading to loopcloud 5.2
from a different version it's going to make a backup of your current database and then it's
going to recreate it in the new database format there are some smaller updates in this version
and if you want to check out some more info on this great music making tool check the link below
next up in audio tech news is the release of wa production fundamental base plugin this plugin
gives you a quick way to tighten up the dynamics of your low end and keep the snap and sparkle of
mids and highs fundamental bass splits audio into high and low modules for independent processing
mixing bass this way ensures that the low end is smoothly compressed without losing the excitement
of mid and high frequency dynamics they say it comes with many factory presets so you should
be able to find a suitable starting point and then take it from there if you're looking for
some help balancing your base in the mix w.a. production fundamental bass might be for you
alright so coming up next i have a couple of plugins worth checking out and then
of course after that the free plugins of the week but before we get into any of that
i just want to ask if you're enjoying this video so far and getting some value out of
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so now the first plug-in worth checking out this week is izotope ozone elements 9. ozone is a
mastering plugin that can help small independent musicians like me get a more polished mastered
sound ozone elements gives you some of the basics of the full ozone 9 standard plugin and it also
costs a small fraction compared to the full plugin you get the equalizer module which has analog and
mid side modes you also get the imager so you can easily add or take away with from your mixes and
then you get the maximizer to add the finishing touches plus you also get the master assistant
that listens to your track and automatically adjusts the master settings for you you may need
to adjust some things after like the imager but this can really get you in the ballpark izotope
ozone elements 9 is available on windows and mac so let's try out that master assistant right now
the next plugin worth checking out this week is tune tracks EZbass this is a bass guitar
plugin that's pretty huge like huge in sound and huge in options if you want a realistic
bass guitar player and you don't know one or you don't have a bass guitar this plugin is for you
it features two bass guitars one modern and one vintage and it comes with bass midi for a
wide variety of music styles and of course you can edit these midis to better fit your song
you can take a drum or keyboard midi clip and have easy bass automatically generate a bass
line that fits or if you have an audio bass track that you want to become a midi track
it can handle that too it's extremely versatile and is capable of much more
you can get toon track easy bass on windows and mac so let's give it a listen right now
alright it's now time for the free plugins of the weekend first up this
week is nil's k1v from nils schneider this is a rompler plugin that's an accurate
emulation of the kawaii k1 synth from 1988. it includes 768 presets with search capabilities
and you get the original factory presets plus all of the rom cards
all of the presets can be edited so you can dial in your own custom sounds and you can create
entire songs using just this synth it has some amazing 80s sounds in it and if that's something
you're into and looking for you can get nil's k1v on mac windows and linux let's give it a listen
the next free plugin of the week is hanon b70 from lost in 70s this is an emulation
of the classic hammond b3 organ it's based on an emulation of 91 tone wheels
which rotate permanently giving you natural key clicks and fairly simple synthesis
the leslie is composed of its tube preamp its two power amp and the emulation of two
rotors as well as the first reflections on the body you can get it on mac and windows
and if you want even more free vst plugins click up here or click down here to see what
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green tech and the home studio show i'm zane keep creating and we'll talk soon