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Gosh I have no clue where to even begin! I love that ambience at 3:00. I’d love a synth that can be the basis of the song, not just a noise here and there. Some older bands that inspire me would be Korn, as well as more ambient like Moby’s song “porcelain.” I have a Gaia 2 right now as well as the Korg Multi/Poly. I can return these, so I thought I would try them out. I also have a Aturia Keylab essential 88 which I bought more to play piano than anything. And finally an Argon 8m. But I have no idea where to start? My main DAW is Logic Pro. Any advice is appreciated! It’s fun learning something new, but I know I’ll get frustrated if what I have is totally the wrong stuff.

New viewer, loved this video! Will be checking out others too. I love seeing more classical theory concepts applied in modern, especially metal, contexts.

Very informative as always ! Thank you sir !

Awesome video that’s short and to the point! I also signed up for the newsletter to receive the nam profiles and said it sent to my email but never got them. Only got one to confirm my email but nothing else. Been wanting to try on NAM for awhile now and it’s built in the Amp Locker which I use quite a bit. Thanks and got a sub from me!

Your videos are helping so much! Much love from Brazil!

A great video. 😀

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Thanks!

My man my reaper is set up to where I record in takes and it’ll drop them down automatically to my guitars Left and Right. I recently got a Mac mini and am forcing myself to learn Logic it’s been tough

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This was said by another comment already but i have to agree and amplify - Reaper 7 introduced "fixed media item lanes" which is basically just pro tools style playlists (but better). The legacy take system is Reaper was god awful and honestly was a complete deal breaker for me when i first tried it in 2020. When they updated in late 2023 i gave it another shot and was pleasantly surprised. I came from 15+ years if Pro Tools and at this point going back to that to open up old sessions is a headache. It did take a significant amout of time to do research, customize and practice with Reaper until i felt comfortable using it with clients in the studio with me but now im faster than ever and i cant imagine going back. highest investment & highest reward for sure. Cheers

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This is great

I can't believe you didn't touch up on Logic's FATAL MAJOR FLAW - it comes for Mac ONLY. So you first have to buy a mac which are ridiculously expensive (mine cost £1000, which is stupid money as is but actually little mac standards), and you'll have to endure the "fun" of using a mac, getting used to the clunky and nonsensical interface, and being forced to lead an apple lifestyle - get an apple phone and other mac gear (also stupidly expensive and I the case of apple phones, also absolutely rubbish and not worth the price) as of course these macs are so rigid in design that everything works ONLY with apple gear, so it's going to be hell trying to get your finished projects off the mac and into your mobile phone or anything from your phone onto your mac, as even when you plug it in it won't recognise your phone and you'll need third party apps to do that. Speaking of apps, macs are built like vaults and essentially seem to treat everything, not from the severely lacking official mac store as a virus or malware, and you'll have to fuck about in settings and type your password in a bunch of times just to download plug ins or stuff, and even then it'll be a pain in the ass as they'll get blocked and you'll have to go to system settings to unblock them. Having worked on Logic for years now, I feel much happier writing ore productions on my fostex 160 multitracker 4 track tape recorder than working "with" my mac (half the time I feel like I'm working AGAINST it). I hate computers as is, but Macs are absolutely nerve-wracking and cost way too much. Came here for something that's like Logic for Windows as I really want to move back to Windows, both for gaming and for using DAWs to turn Demos into full productions. Logic is amazing as a DAW, but some money crazed bitch in Microsoft in like the 90s sold Logic to mac and now there's no way to get Logic on a PC unless you use archival versions like Logic pro 4, which won't work with my plugins. So the next thing I have in my sights is Reaper as it seems more like Logic. I've looked at Pro Tools, and it just seems too complex to get my head around, especially since I'm used to Logic and the interface, and spent at least 5 years now using it, I really don't have time to learn a new program from scratch. The original idea, of course, was that I kept making all the songs on my Fostex 160 (old but gold and never fails), then take that to a studio near me and use a stationary mac with Logic and more processing power and way more and better plugins + outboard gear, to turn my demo tapes into productions. Unfortunately, I have a feeling the geezer who works there and was meant to have me booked in, doesn't have time or will atm as he seems to be going through some nasty mental health relapse, bless him, so I want to at least try and get these songs turned into full productions by myself on a computer that actually works and I can deal with, vs a scrappy macbook that craps out, crashes and goes "system overload" every time I record and on top of that is just a pleasure (!) To work with. My reason for getting Logic was the easy layout and ease of use and interface and the fact that we used Logic in college and it was easier to do coursework at home with Logic projects and to actually apply what I learned in college, vs trying to deal with cakewalk or some absolute trash like Soundtrap or BandLab, and also Logic had an offer at the time that allowed us to purchase it for £80 which was still rather expensive but way cheaper than the usual price of Logic which I've heard is really heafty.

I dunno, I put my STL high gain amp sims through Logic with no other processing and it sounds like arse. I put the same setup through reaper and it sounds phenomenal... everyone says it should sound all the same but Reaper sounds multitudes better. Im still hugely confused as to why this is the case. Its like logic degrades the sound of high gain amp sim plugins

What about Ableton live and cubase?

It's possible to record electronic music in Dolby Atmos format, but is it possible with Rock (including metal) music? I think it's possible if we have more money to buy Dolby Atmos and if there is no lack of functions.

yoo where can I get that spooky pad Vital preset?

Well said mate

i didnt got the download link by entering my name and email.

I think an easier solution would be to use Soud Radix's Auto-Align (the OG version, not AA2) and let it profile each track and it will tell you the offset in samples. You can then make the alignment as you see fit.

yeahhhhhh

Dr. Mike. I know this video is older so you may not see this comment. I've been subscribed to you for a while now. I like the work you do. We've talked over email a few times and I really appreciate that fact that you took tge time to try and help me out before. Is there any chance of you doing something similar with GGD: Metal? Or do you think this would work for Metal as well with a few tweaks?

amazing synths man, thanks❤

You got a black screen from 12:40 until the end of the video, mate :)

People need to pay for reaper, its $60!

Even if it is quite impressive what's possible with modern tools it's also far away from a natural and raw approach to music, as you probably would expect from heavy music which is known for not conforming and rebellious. I'm not a fan of Tapes that sound like being recorded with an old Tapeplayer somewhere in the Basement or Garage but today everything sounds way too synthetic and more made by AI and Algorithm than by full-blown musicians

these actual ground breaking informations you give away for free is INSANE! thanks alot

8:00 nonchalant sleep token in there, i love it

My favorite kinda riff. Simple but furious.

In what guitar are u rocking bro

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One video to become a subscriber,gonna try it out,Thanks pal! Have you compared to the 'pi' plugin so far?I recommend this plugin for similar issues as well

Your words couldn't be anymore true dude, love your work.

Man I really appreciate this

Well said mate! Can't wait to finish another project so we can work together again. -Mark Hamono

Really good to see someone accept the human element and the realities of this harsh landscape, I definitely planned a lot more than what actually happened this year, but i think us and the band are finally nearing the otherside

What do you think about the Appex for other genres? E.g., feeding the DI into a different amp sim like TH-U for clean(er) sounds? Also, how do you feel about the higher registers? The low end sounds good, but I'd ilke to use a 300 bucks plugin for more than just chugging.

Thanks Mike, I always wanted to know how to do that without some plugin.

Super

Can you use Appex FX chain to feed your own DI into it, or it can be use only with Appex built-in DIs?

Amazing, thanx!

I have been toying with the DI Match and found it quite useful! Any plans on this years Black Friday?

This one is a monster Have MANY guitar vsts and some sound more realistic and also great but this one is amazing fro trailer, industrial, modern rock plus you can combine those sounds eith real guitar....

Great video as always Mike! Scary that guitar can be simulated so well now! and It sounded huge! I agree i think its best when mixed with a real guitar. Btw still loving the song you mixed for me, Listening every day.

shocked this doesn't have more views! great information dude. i've been micing drums for many years but i always love learning from others!

Great advice I never heard before. And the improvement is massive for the little effort it takes. Subscribed.

you have a suspiciously familiar accent, tovarisch

Thanks Doc, I have so many tracks that are different genres, I'm still trying to find my style , maybe it's all genres combined,

It's nice that you can apply this advice to other mediums.