There are a bunch of free VST pluggins available out there, but they vary widely in sound quality. I’ve recently come across a good sounding “brick wall limiter” pluggin called Barricade. You can download it from this site: http://www.jeroenbreebaart.com/. Basically you use the fader on the right to set your “brick wall” level. -0.3 is…
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If you’ve worked with a sound system you have probably at one point heard a ground loop, but may not know it for what it is. It usually manifests itself as a 60Hz buzzing sound. Sometimes you hear this buzzing in the main speakers or monitors, or it may occur on your recording. So what…
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Many churches record thier sermon’s to mp3. Usually they record in one format, on a CD, as a wave file, or some other method, and then encode to mp3, in a two step process. I’m always looking for ways to streamline and simplify the process, especially when volunteers are involved. Here is a way that…
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I found a neat little free VST Drum Machine plugin today called Grizzly. You can download it here: http://www.majken.se/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=9 I was recording some “cheers” for our VBS this summer and needed something that I could easily create a decent sounding drum beat in. This little plugin worked great in Reaper and didn’t take me (a…
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