Making electronic music can be darned expensive. But tonight, we’ll explore ways to make great sounds for no money (well, maybe a little money) using free VSTs that work in any DAW.
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TIMELINE:
00:00 Begin transmission
00:00 The Opening Jam
08:33 Welcome
10:00 NI Kontrol S mkIII
13:45 Studio updates: opsix, wavestate, Cobalt8, Argon8, Leviasynth, placement, etc.
18:40 Studio monitors: Adam Audio D3V with IK iLoud sub
22:00 What’s In The Jam? and working In The Box for free or cheap
22:45 Tonal Forms DADO (note: there were some problems with the plugin during the show, including a plug-in crash later in the show. An update to DADO was released early on the morning of July 14)
29:15 UVI Workstation (using sounds only available in the “Starter Set”)
31:27 Scintillate resonant reverb
34:15 UVI Workstation pt 2
35:15 Paul’s USB recording/interface woes Pt 1
38:05 Vital
38:45 Paul’s USB recording/interface woes Pt 2
39:10 The actual Vital patch
41:08 Dawesome Zyklop
43:49 Vital again
45:05 My “Bass Mono” Effects Grid patch (many other DAWs have a “bass mono” function)
47:40 Bitwig Drum Machine (works like Ableton Drum Rack, and other DAW equivalents)
49:00 Tonal Forms DADO deeper dive (DADO crashed at 54:40 but recovery in Bitwig was very smooth)
56:56 How I dorked my Kontrol S mkIII
58:55 Zyklop deeper dive
1:22:25 The Locals chat about a “nearby” used music gear store; used gear I’ve bought; why I typically have bought new
1:24:30 Some old, inexpensive Korg digital synths (1:25:00 as it turns out, the keys on the PiKorgs use the same parts as the X50, PS60, Kross 2, etc.)
1:27:50 Wrap up and goodnights and whatnot.
1:30:15 End transmission
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Dado by Tonal Forms: https://www.tonalforms.com
Scintillate Reverb by Sweet Audio: https://sweet-audio.net
Vital: https://vital.audio
Texture Loom by S1gns Of L1fe: https://s1gnsofl1fe.gumroad.com
Airwindows: https://www.airwindows.com
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