Watched this because I thought one had to choose between Instachord and Scaler - I was intrigued by the idea of using them together. I think I need to watch this a few times to grasp it.
Blows my mind how fast you make ur way around that software, and..how vast and rapid your theory kicks in. Got this and C. chords based in ur demos. When I know half..of what u know, I'll be dangerous. lol.
And this comment made me go and check Preferences -> Plugins -> and toggle off "Auto-Hide Plug-In Windows" and "Auto-Open Plug-In Windows". I have a feeling I'll never regret these decisions.
Hey bro, I hope all these companies are sending you free plugins for all the free marketing value that you're providing. I think I've bought like 4 different plugs because of your vids, and I'm probably not alone. Initially, I thought your channel was mostly hip hop production tips, which wasn't really my genre, but a lot of this info has no genre limits, I'm glad I stuck around. Timeless workflow hacks bro, keep it up.
This is definitely going to improve my workflow with InstaChord. I use Chordjam a lot right now. I wish Scaler 2 would implement some of theses features. InstaChord 2 gives you the best strumming options out of all of the plugins.
Your production values are what struck me straight up, :) less than a minute in! Now on with the rest of the show as, I have all these three apps, cheers!
You must be a damn mind reader I saw the video title (MG showing me info on exactly what I was pondering) Now I'm gonna watch this and I figure I will have to comment again Thanks in advance
O.K. this is advanced stuff and solid info for reference, have book marked it, I'm on the bottom rung of the ladder :) I only have Live 9 Lite which came with my Novation IMPULSE 61 KBD, so the workflow will have to be resolved, appreciate all the effort you have put into this! Subed!
Ive been messing with this workflow and its nice. Ive been using Ableton's random midi effect on my pick section for some random play style. Its a lot of fun
The problem with apps like Scaler and Captain Chords is the limitations of staying diatonically within one key. Hence, it limits the selection of notes and chords Music isn't written that way period. Songs typically have several keys especially jazz standards (i.e., All the Things you are, Stella by Starlight [google them]). Some have altered chords. Some are written modally. The BEST music theory book I've read that covers all of this is an online book called the "Beato Book" by this guitarist by Rick Beato. (He has several youtube videos covering chord progressions.).
What wanted to see was if I would needed EzKeys, I play in my Midi (well do my best) so all I need is the InstaChord and Scaler But it is nice to see you lead those of us who are down on themselves for not being able to break out of mouse music mode
Curtis Turner I won't argue that, I'm just saying MG is demonstrating how to make the mouse music sound more like it was played with an instrument.... And I think that's great...
Nah Scaler has an update.... I asked the developers to add an "strum" option to the next update.. I like Instachord too but that GUI hurts my eyes lol...
Cheers for the tutorial, I subscribed after watching your Reason and Instachord vid, I'm also a Ableton live 10 user too, so finding all of this very helpful
instead of creating more than one omni you can use ableton's external instrument and route it to omni; you can also route the audio out of omni with the "multi" section back into the "external instrument" track... less cpu load and more organized.
Bro, I am glad I found you on youtube lol. I did not know there was shit like this out there until I discovered scaler. I bought EZkeys and its lit. Next investment is Melodyne Editor boy. Subbed, you're a great instructor as well.
Great tutorial beloved, you are one talented and blessed brother. Since watching you vids I have made my sales specialist happy. Blue cat, insta chord, Now Ez keys and the fact that I've been the chop and sample pack kid ( Mpc 60) 2000xl cat. Got hip to Maschine Masters and Ghetto Gospel, Key Samples Mike Kalimbo and a Few others. Now I have to buy Scaler 2. I'm a have to stop watching you till I hit the lottery bro ( lol) and then the captain chords that I grabbed only to find out it ain't what I'm looking for even with the melody synth and bass with it. I need the Scaler and the formula to make it happen. Plus I need a video on how to use it in the 2.0 software if u can. Help future MG Help!! Trying to chop the top of the Maybach.......!
What is the link to keep everything intact when the Scaler upgrade is done? The way you add the RX950 is like either hot sauce or special herbs and seasoning lol:) It reminds me of the old school Green Bay Packers’ sweep play where everyone could see it coming but no one had any defensive strengths to stop it lol:) The genius of this video is in the confidence, speed, and concern for the viewers that the video was made! Too many videos have would be great teachers beating up their would be long time students for simply not knowing or having prior experience. Thanks for your genuine concern and love all around MG! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥
TIP: "Patcher" is FREE from Image Line, so you can use it in Ableton, and get a FL Studio Racks type environment for your plugins in ANY OTHER DAW, so that you don't need two channels for MIDI tools to route to the VST instrument. You'll just insert Patcher, open it, and then build whatever routing within it: ONE TRACK only. With it's unlimited routing, you could even do crazy things like route the input midi to Scaler AND Instachord at the SAME TIME, and from Scaler go into Omnisphere, while at the same time going from Instachord into a different synth: ALL IN ONE TRACK!
@@yungbroc - I hadn't looked in a while, it was listed as a beta back then... It appears they call it Patcher for FL Studio, and the separate tool you need is called "IL Minihost Modular". Should be able to get it from here: www.image-line.com/support/flstudio_online_manual/html/plugins/Minihost%20Modular.htm
Great Vid! Any chance you could do a more in-depth Bass tutorial using the same method? I am struggling a little getting more complex in Instachords. Thanks much!
I bumped my head like 4 times before deleting the VST/VST3/Components in addition to the Plugin Boutique folder in the Users/Shared. It will work then.
LOL so that's all of it, took you 20 min would take me like all day. Hey don't dis the tools for not being the real thing the end result is what matters. You can choose to get there whichever way you want. Some people like to craft their sounds from the ground up, but thats not for everyone. Don't minimize your skills and daw/production understanding because of others snarky conceited remarks because they feel it minimizes their hard earned experience; they just took a different route to get to the same end. You've just got a bit different focus and your own hard earned experience in different areas. Keep up the vids they're great!
i just came from watching your decoda video, which i really did not like. but i also procured scaler however and really like it. i noticed you have a chord bank preset in it lol nice
Here is the link for Deep House and Jazz Chords. It is an Ableton rack, I don't use Ableton that much. Anyway, can't figure it out you might like it www.pluginboutique.com/product/3-Studio-Tools/88-Ableton-Racks/3519-Ableton-Chord-Rack-Deep-House-Jazz-Chords HATE THAT WE LOST ARETHA
I wonder if you can route Scaler chords into EZKeys and Instachord so you don't have to drag and drop MIDI. That way you can change Scaler and it changes everything else. Maybe with a chord track or something? IDK. Might be a lofty vision.
It's a great tut, but too quick for me. No, scratch that. It's more that I'm too slow for it. I do find it difficult to translate into FL Studio speak. I'll just need to watch it again and again. May I ask what those vocals are towards the end of the video? They sound great.
it would be nice to actually give it a melody line, and to get suggestions based on genre,and so on.I mean of course to get the chords. Not even a pro, with musical theory studies, could possibly think fast enough and have in mind all possible versions.But then, one might say where is the composer's creation act..well, it would still be HIS arrangement and melody. Scaler would only show him what is there to use..Just a thought.Thanks !
I think it's such bs that Instachord doesn't let you play your own chords live. It's should be more clear about that in the manual. I just wanted Instachord for the action section.
He i commented a while ago on another video......i cant seem to get this plugin to work on logic....serial code inputted and all still not sound....created a track with the plugin and a simple piano and still no sound....Please help
Hey MG...How many chord sets should be showing after the update? Haven't really dug into this plugin yet, so I can't tell what, if anything was added after I updated to version 1.0.2.. thanks in advance.
@@MGTheFuture I'll be your first. This is some of the most helpful info I've seen on this. I made a track after watching this. I do ambient stuff so it's more simple than what you're demonstrating. Still, I'm sure you could help me advance quickly. Please produce a course on Scaler, Instachord and EzKeys. I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Or let's do a few lessons together. Or both. :-)
I wonder if these tutorial could also apply in Reason? Do you know if instachord, scaler and ezkeys behave the same in reason as they do in Studio one?
Do you have any opinions on izotope RX? I know you like to you use spectralayers Pro, I've been trying to do some comparisons and I can't seem to find any legit videos explaining the differences.
RX is Audio restoration for dialogue. Spectralayers is almost used for mastering. Ones single track, ones multitrack. RX has more forensics tools. Spectralayers has a few tools for that, but focuses on separating audio...used by different kind of people
I hope my following question is in the context of this video..."how were you notified that new updates were available for Instachord & Scaler"? I'm hoping that's there is some auto-notifications setting that I can set on the Plugin Boutique website.
Watched this because I thought one had to choose between Instachord and Scaler - I was intrigued by the idea of using them together. I think I need to watch this a few times to grasp it.
Blows my mind how fast you make ur way around that software, and..how vast and rapid your theory kicks in. Got this and C. chords based in ur demos. When I know half..of what u know, I'll be dangerous. lol.
Man...im not halfway where i wanna be. Its never ending. Just gotta do what you can everyday...abd hopefully catch a wave
@@MGTheFuture Feel you...What a reward though, when one reaches a certain level of mastery. Compose anything you want, literally.
One of the best teachers I've seen to date on YT. Clear voice; on point presentation.
Sub'd!
Thanks, I appreciate it
loved this midi chain.. scaler => ezKeys => instachord -- excellent!!
Dude…..you are the BOMB on tutorials…..Thanks so much for revealing the Mysteries!
4:17 THANK YOU!!! Been looking for days on how to do this. Your channel has saved me a ton of time figuring this stuff out. TOP!!
And this comment made me go and check Preferences -> Plugins -> and toggle off "Auto-Hide Plug-In Windows" and "Auto-Open Plug-In Windows". I have a feeling I'll never regret these decisions.
This was clutch for this project I’m working on 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
Hey bro, I hope all these companies are sending you free plugins for all the free marketing value that you're providing. I think I've bought like 4 different plugs because of your vids, and I'm probably not alone. Initially, I thought your channel was mostly hip hop production tips, which wasn't really my genre, but a lot of this info has no genre limits, I'm glad I stuck around. Timeless workflow hacks bro, keep it up.
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I liked the guitar higher..that was on point. Sounded very..Wonderesque.
I find that you are super amazing music creator. It is the way you approach the music. If I had any projects I would hire you, indeed.
Appreciate that 🙏
Just purchased, with plenty of midi, very pleased.
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Wow. Two days ago I experimented with Scaler and EzKeys and what a surprise.. here is the next video exactly about this.
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This is definitely going to improve my workflow with InstaChord. I use Chordjam a lot right now. I wish Scaler 2 would implement some of theses features. InstaChord 2 gives you the best strumming options out of all of the plugins.
Yes!!!! MG is back! Couldn't wait for another lesson, big ups for you, man!!
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Great video, thank you
Clean workflow. That root note on the bass & top line is mean.Thanks for the connection you made it more congruent. Respect Da Process #KeepBangin
So mg how do I update scaler
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Your production values are what struck me straight up, :) less than a minute in!
Now on with the rest of the show as, I have all these three apps, cheers!
Appreciate it
OMG ! thank for this 'Classified Producer's Tricks", you're a gift to mankind !
Great video.
You must be a damn mind reader
I saw the video title (MG showing me info on exactly what I was pondering)
Now I'm gonna watch this and I figure I will have to comment again
Thanks in advance
HardKillaz 👽🙏
O.K. this is advanced stuff and solid info for reference, have book marked it, I'm on the bottom rung of the ladder :)
I only have Live 9 Lite which came with my Novation IMPULSE 61 KBD, so the workflow will have to be resolved, appreciate all the effort you have put into this!
Subed!
🙏🙏 thanks
Ive been messing with this workflow and its nice. Ive been using Ableton's random midi effect on my pick section for some random play style. Its a lot of fun
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Yea, weird how having these more powerful tools finally make a lot of the stock Ableton tools a lot more useful.
The problem with apps like Scaler and Captain Chords is the limitations of staying diatonically within one key. Hence, it limits the selection of notes and chords Music isn't written that way period. Songs typically have several keys especially jazz standards (i.e., All the Things you are, Stella by Starlight [google them]). Some have altered chords. Some are written modally. The BEST music theory book I've read that covers all of this is an online book called the "Beato Book" by this guitarist by Rick Beato. (He has several youtube videos covering chord progressions.).
You went really in depth in this video, great job 👍🏾 very “Lit” 🤣
Thanks for checking!
What wanted to see was if I would needed EzKeys, I play in my Midi (well do my best) so all I need is the InstaChord and Scaler
But it is nice to see you lead those of us who are down on themselves for not being able to break out of mouse music mode
Mouse music mode is where it’s at now lol. Almost a waste to try to master playing or other hardware to make modern music.
Just seek effortlessness
Curtis Turner I won't argue that, I'm just saying MG is demonstrating how to make the mouse music sound more like it was played with an instrument....
And I think that's great...
HardKillaz yea I’m agreeing
Really love scaler and instachord. Best money I spent. Your tuts for them excellent 😉
They just updated scaler. Idk the details but you better do the video before I do😂. Great video btw
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I talked about that here. You meant Instachord?
Nah Scaler has an update.... I asked the developers to add an "strum" option to the next update.. I like Instachord too but that GUI hurts my eyes lol...
🐐 talk!
Dam bro you are a music Godsend creativity savoir!!! MG is King!!!
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Yh this video so good I re-watched and still save it to watch later
You are a great teacher!!! Thank you alot!!!!
Thanks for the tutorial. Ive been thinking about getting into using ableton things are starting to click now. Appreciate you G!
No Problem! Glad it helps
Cheers for the tutorial, I subscribed after watching your Reason and Instachord vid, I'm also a Ableton live 10 user too, so finding all of this very helpful
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Can be confusing but the outcome is amazing.. witch craft at its best.. another great video 👍🏾
Thanks bro!
You're the best! Man.. That work flow.. Loving it
Thanks!
instead of creating more than one omni you can use ableton's external instrument and route it to omni; you can also route the audio out of omni with the "multi" section back into the "external instrument" track... less cpu load and more organized.
Man if I was smart I'd be dangerous
Thanks, that makes more sense now.
Now I got EZKeys & I love it, next step "the expansions thought"!!!
I knew you would
I got to choose well
Liquid Notes is the best program for chord re-harmonise and transpose..
Bro, I am glad I found you on youtube lol. I did not know there was shit like this out there until I discovered scaler. I bought EZkeys and its lit. Next investment is Melodyne Editor boy. Subbed, you're a great instructor as well.
Great tutorial beloved, you are one talented and blessed brother. Since watching you vids I have made my sales specialist happy. Blue cat, insta chord, Now Ez keys and the fact that I've been the chop and sample pack kid ( Mpc 60) 2000xl cat. Got hip to Maschine Masters and Ghetto Gospel, Key Samples Mike Kalimbo and a Few others. Now I have to buy Scaler 2. I'm a have to stop watching you till I hit the lottery bro ( lol) and then the captain chords that I grabbed only to find out it ain't what I'm looking for even with the melody synth and bass with it. I need the Scaler and the formula to make it happen. Plus I need a video on how to use it in the 2.0 software if u can. Help future MG Help!! Trying to chop the top of the Maybach.......!
Understood 🙏 to get it working in mpc or maschine, you need a host that routes midi. Bluecats patchwork, an earlier video, allows this kind of setup.
Sold!! Let them know you helped my purchase! Installed yesterday!
I'm diggin the new style, very professorial!
Thank you
What is the link to keep everything intact when the Scaler upgrade is done?
The way you add the RX950 is like either hot sauce or special herbs and seasoning lol:)
It reminds me of the old school Green Bay Packers’ sweep play where everyone could see it coming but no one had any defensive strengths to stop it lol:)
The genius of this video is in the confidence, speed, and concern for the viewers that the video was made!
Too many videos have would be great teachers beating up their would be long time students for simply not knowing or having prior experience.
Thanks for your genuine concern and love all around MG!
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No Problem! I stumbled across the forum via the Help Menu
Dope explanations man, I will be watching this vid many more times to get all this down.
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Thanks bro, very good tutorial again!
Thanks!
Loving your channel. Straight down to business and a heap of super useful techniques. Respect :-)
TIP: "Patcher" is FREE from Image Line, so you can use it in Ableton, and get a FL Studio Racks type environment for your plugins in ANY OTHER DAW, so that you don't need two channels for MIDI tools to route to the VST instrument. You'll just insert Patcher, open it, and then build whatever routing within it: ONE TRACK only.
With it's unlimited routing, you could even do crazy things like route the input midi to Scaler AND Instachord at the SAME TIME, and from Scaler go into Omnisphere, while at the same time going from Instachord into a different synth: ALL IN ONE TRACK!
i tried to download it but I cant find the plugin anywhere. I think it's only included w/ FL studio maybe?
@@yungbroc - I hadn't looked in a while, it was listed as a beta back then... It appears they call it Patcher for FL Studio, and the separate tool you need is called "IL Minihost Modular".
Should be able to get it from here:
www.image-line.com/support/flstudio_online_manual/html/plugins/Minihost%20Modular.htm
@@yungbroc Here's a direct link you'll find following the Install video...
forum.image-line.com/viewtopic.php?f=1919&t=123031
Thank you for this instruction
Thanks for checking it out 🙏
shit man your intro and the sound cloud ... you amazing nerd :D I love data driven shit and that was immense
Yep. Nailed it. Another great vid!
Thanks MG 🙏
Have you thought creating a video for the beginner users of EZ Keys ? I really like your presentation..thank you.
I have a few vids on it. Gotta search my uploads.
Thanks brother....
Ahh C4, the explosive note
Time to update scaler when I get to the house...there’s an update for the RX950 too
Melodic Mouse yes. Got that too 💯
Great Vid! Any chance you could do a more in-depth Bass tutorial using the same method? I am struggling a little getting more complex in Instachords. Thanks much!
Pretty dope production skills!
this was great
Another dope episode.
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I bumped my head like 4 times before deleting the VST/VST3/Components in addition to the Plugin Boutique folder in the Users/Shared. It will work then.
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LOL so that's all of it, took you 20 min would take me like all day. Hey don't dis the tools for not being the real thing the end result is what matters. You can choose to get there whichever way you want. Some people like to craft their sounds from the ground up, but thats not for everyone. Don't minimize your skills and daw/production understanding because of others snarky conceited remarks because they feel it minimizes their hard earned experience; they just took a different route to get to the same end. You've just got a bit different focus and your own hard earned experience in different areas. Keep up the vids they're great!
i just came from watching your decoda video, which i really did not like. but i also procured scaler however and really like it. i noticed you have a chord bank preset in it lol nice
damn bro ! you are definitly in the game
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Fire! Thanks!
Drizzle 🙌🙏
Here is the link for Deep House and Jazz Chords. It is an Ableton rack, I don't use Ableton that much. Anyway, can't figure it out you might like it www.pluginboutique.com/product/3-Studio-Tools/88-Ableton-Racks/3519-Ableton-Chord-Rack-Deep-House-Jazz-Chords
HATE THAT WE LOST ARETHA
I wonder if you can route Scaler chords into EZKeys and Instachord so you don't have to drag and drop MIDI. That way you can change Scaler and it changes everything else. Maybe with a chord track or something? IDK. Might be a lofty vision.
I liked this video then later I had to make sure I liked it again....
It's a great tut, but too quick for me. No, scratch that. It's more that I'm too slow for it. I do find it difficult to translate into FL Studio speak. I'll just need to watch it again and again. May I ask what those vocals are towards the end of the video? They sound great.
That was fire bro
Thanks
Good work'
Thank you!
Thankyou.
No prob 🙏
Autotheory 4 is coming out soon! Using the beta now you should do a video about it homie! Again thx for the knowledge.
Lo'K8T MuziK one day...maybe..🙏
great vid... btw ...what do you change in the preference to have both plugins open at the same time ?
Nice video intro...I 👀 u tryin to take FCPX to another level...🤪...good vid👍🏽
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🗣Another One! 🙏🏾🔥🔥🔥
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Speaking of Jazz, plugin boutique has some Jazz/blues Instachord presets for half price at the moment ($5)
Hey MG! You have many videos on chord producing vsts. Have you tried Cthulhu? Would love to see your take on the plug in!! 👊🏾
Thanks bro! If i get some spare change! lol
Wavy!
Antonio McKinney 🙏
Great videos Thx you for all of them !
How do deal with chords that are not in Instachord ? ;)
I use different tools if I come across that. I usually just use it for strums or guitar voicings
I see ;) I mean, I don't know which other tools ...but I see !
Keep doing those vids Thx you !
it would be nice to actually give it a melody line, and to get suggestions based on genre,and so on.I mean of course to get the chords. Not even a pro, with musical theory studies, could possibly think fast enough and have in mind all possible versions.But then, one might say where is the composer's creation act..well, it would still be HIS arrangement and melody. Scaler would only show him what is there to use..Just a thought.Thanks !
Yeah, these tools create many possibilities ...for real!
Really the Goat lol
Did you do a video for Scaler 1.6 yet?
I think so..briefly over various vids
I think it's such bs that Instachord doesn't let you play your own chords live. It's should be more clear about that in the manual. I just wanted Instachord for the action section.
nice
Thanks!
He i commented a while ago on another video......i cant seem to get this plugin to work on logic....serial code inputted and all still not sound....created a track with the plugin and a simple piano and still no sound....Please help
I would contact support. That unexpected behavior.
Hey MG...How many chord sets should be showing after the update? Haven't really dug into this plugin yet, so I can't tell what, if anything was added after I updated to version 1.0.2.. thanks in advance.
Had the same problem. I clicked helped and went to the forum post about 1.2
This is amazing. It's soooo fast, still I'll work through it over and over. Do you do any private lessons?
Not yet
@@MGTheFuture I'll be your first. This is some of the most helpful info I've seen on this. I made a track after watching this. I do ambient stuff so it's more simple than what you're demonstrating. Still, I'm sure you could help me advance quickly. Please produce a course on Scaler, Instachord and EzKeys. I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Or let's do a few lessons together. Or both. :-)
You sound smooth boy. lol
Fucking Amazing video. Where did you get those young guru breaks?
From young guru. 🙏
Please use FL Studio 🙏 i dunno how to use Ableton 😅
learn or just apply what you see in these videos to your workflow It ain't a science
learn
You have to learn all daws first before buying plugins
thanks MG! I already did the update on scaler but I still can find the new scales. How did you fix it? :) thanks
hahah sorry got it now, just got excited downloading the update without watching this whole video haha :) thanks MG!
He explained it at the beginning (plugin boutique forum) download the amazon link but you have to delete the old version component & vst included
yup i already did, its all good now, just got excited downloading the update without watching this whole video haha
I might have to watch this one in slow motion. Lol
Did the drumloop come with ableton?
It doesn't
Hey MG The Future could you please share where you picked up those loops from your Yung Guru folder in this video? Is that a sample pack we can buy?
He sent them to me
@@MGTheFuture Ha ha. Of course he did. Thank you for making me jealous
I wonder if these tutorial could also apply in Reason? Do you know if instachord, scaler and ezkeys behave the same in reason as they do in Studio one?
To a limited degree. Reason doesn’t currently allow midi routing through vsts
MG The Future thx for taking the time.
Does Scaler have a jazz pack by itself?
With what program, would you recommend for these softw to work with. I like Sonar, but am willing to get a new one.
Studio one
Do you have any opinions on izotope RX? I know you like to you use spectralayers Pro, I've been trying to do some comparisons and I can't seem to find any legit videos explaining the differences.
They're not the same, they are ends to different means. I have e both. But they get used in certain contexts.
MG The Future. Would you be able to do a video discussing the differences between the two and what functions? I'm super confused.
RX is Audio restoration for dialogue. Spectralayers is almost used for mastering. Ones single track, ones multitrack. RX has more forensics tools. Spectralayers has a few tools for that, but focuses on separating audio...used by different kind of people
watching this ...has inspired me to just take piano lessons ....
Piano lessons inspired me to use ezkeys. Circle of life
@@MGTheFuture That's a music thug life broa!!! hell yes.Nice answer haha.Made ma day
MG Im new to learning Logic and I like the layout you're using. Is that a template?
Ah, that’s not logic
Ok Looks Similar. Thanks
I used Ableton live for this one. And studio one is a close workflow to logic
I hope my following question is in the context of this video..."how were you notified that new updates were available for Instachord & Scaler"? I'm hoping that's there is some auto-notifications setting that I can set on the Plugin Boutique website.
Social media...lol, and I think email...but def twitter if I'm not mistaken