cubase 10.5 update mulab 8.3 wavesfactory cassette free plugins and more
welcome to the home studio show on simple green tech I'm Zane and on this
show I do news and reviews of audio software like plugins and digital audio
workstations I also check out at least one free plug-in in every episode and I
try to do an audio tip or a motivational tip in every episode and something new
I'm starting this week is I'm going to ask you a trivia question and if you
answer it correctly I'll give you a shout out in the next video and podcast
which reminds me you can also download this as a podcast from
thehomestudioshow.com but right now let's get into this week's episode
so first up in news we have Cubase 10.5 this update provides new features and
enhancements in the Pro Edition you'll get the spectral comparison EQ this
allows you to route two tracks to the same EQ and you can compare the spectral
curves in the display which will help you to see where you need to do some
tweaks in the pro artists and elements version you get video export render so
if you're working on scoring a video you can now render the video with audio into
an mp4 file in the pro and artist version to get the new multi-tap delay
effect also pro and artist users get the updated pad shop synth pad shop 2
includes many upgrades including 100 new presets to get you started and in all
versions you get the colorized mixer channel which changes the color of the
mixer channel to match the track there are 10 other main updates in Cubase 10.5
I've linked to their site in the description below so you can easily
click on that incase you want more information on this great digital audio
workstation next up in audio news we have another DAW or digital audio
workstation mulab has updated to version 8.3 this release addresses
several fixes and improvements plus add some new features nothing too major here
you've got event mutes that let you mute individual event
and with the new multi-point envelope module you can control the global level
parameter that lets you automate and modulate the overall output level of a
looped envelope and another new feature is in the windows 32-bit version you get
the convert Rex files function which converts all Rex files in a folder to
standard WAV files which also include the Rex slice marks mu lab is a very
easy to use digital audio workstation with some great features a link to my
review of mulab 8 in the description below and now in audio interface news
MOTU has released the M2 and M4 USB audio interfaces they're compatible with
Mac Windows and iOS the M2 and M4 claim to offer the best in-class audio
quality best in class speed meaning low latency and best-in-class metering with
the full color LCD and you get all of the features that you would expect from
a modern audio interface like 48 volt phantom power plus midi i/o and loopback
driver channels for live streaming and podcasting I've linked to the MOTU
website so you can check them out in more detail the final piece of audio
news in this episode is from the company wavesfactory and they've released an
audio plugin called Casette this emulates vintage cassette tapes and
cassette tape decks so you can get that vintage recording sound of a cassette
tape if you're old enough you'll remember the days of ghetto blasters and
winding your tapes up with a pencil after your tape deck a dit and yep
this plug-in emulates all of that great stuff with many options you can choose
from a few different tape decks from pro quality to tiny portable tape players
you can also change the actual tapes that you want to use and each tape and
each deck effects the sound of your signal this plug-in may sound like
something that you might want to avoid but you can use this in a really
creative and fun way to take your tracks to another level if you're liking this
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to the plugins worth checking out section and we talked about it earlier
I'm going to check out wavesfactory cassette this is a great saturation
plugin that can really add some interest to your tracks whether you're just using
it in the intro of your song or in the bridge or maybe you want to use it on a
specific instrument through the entire track wavesfactory cassette will give
you a sound that separates you from all of the digital music being created
nowadays so let's give it a quick listen here it is on a drum track now here it
is on a synth track
and now here it is on an entire mix
let me know what you think of wavesfactory cassette if you already have it
or are thinking of getting it what do you plan on using it on at the time of
recording this video wavesfactory cassette is actually on sale at plugin
boutique I've linked to them in the description below next up in plugins
worth checking out I have SONiVox twist this is a spectral
morphing synthesis instrument from soniVox
it combines a dynamic interface an advanced pattern generator and onboard
effects with some time-saving controls to swirling sound layers provide unique
harmonic controls forming the foundation for every patch common elements include
a monstrous multimode filter independent amp and filter envelope generators plus
a remarkable LFO that can be synced to the current tempo the on-screen
interface is clean and uncluttered the well-defined controls deliver incredible
sound sculpting abilities while providing immediate audio results now
let's give some of the presets a quick listen
this is actually a pretty cool instrument let me know what you think of
it in the comments below also you can let me know of any plugins effects or
instruments that I should check out in future episodes I really want you to be
a part of this show as well alright before I get into the free plugins
section of the show I've got that new feature which is the trivia section I'm
going to ask you a question and the first ten people to answer it before I
release the next episode will get a shout out in the next episode so here's
the question name the song and the original artist or band from these
lyrics in a trap trip I can't grip never thought I'd be the one who'd slip so let
me know if you know the song and band or artist in the comments below now it's
time to move on to the free plug-in section first up is a free plugin from
reflekt audio this one's called Xylo wood this is a
free VST and au instrument plugin for Mac OS and Windows it's based on a real
authentic wooden xylophone that's located at a local museum
wherever the reflect audio people live and here's a sample of xylo wood
I've linked to the reflekt audio website in the description below so you can head
over there and grab that free plugin if you like next up is a free EQ plug-in
that I've mentioned in some videos before but they just recently updated it
and this one is tokyo dawn labs slick EQ they've added VST three support and if
you're on a Mac they added Catalina compatibility this update enhances both
the free version and the paid version with 3 UI scales zero latency modes and
several bug fixes if you go with the paid version which is slickEQ GE this
update comes with deep functionality updates a new smart operations panel a
special dual mono mode imposing randomized tolerant similar to real
world electronics and a new saturation mode I use slick EQ on pretty much every
video that I create so let's listen to some examples of it here it is on a
synth track
now I'll show you how I use it on my voice this is a recording of my voice
demonstrating the slick EQ plug-in this has not been edited this is a recording
of my voice demonstrating the slick EQ plug-in this has been edited with slick
EQ if you know of a free plug-in that I should check out in a future episode
please let me know in the comments I want this show to be for you so let me
know what you want to see now we're going to move on to the audio tip and
this week it's more of a motivational tip if you're struggling to find some
inspiration for a new song download a new instrument or effect plug-in and
then start playing around with it you may just discover a new riff or idea for
a new song I actually get inspiration from using free or very cheap plugins
and gear the idea of using very inexpensive gear to make music really
inspires me for some reason let me know what inspires you and thank you for
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