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Season 2022
Poltergate plugin by Denise Audio review by Reid Stefan Realest Puppet in the Game. This Tutorial is teaching how to use gate effects on drums in a mix. This review also shows how to mix
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Poltergate plugin by Denise Audio review by Reid Stefan Realest Puppet in the Game. This Tutorial is teaching how to use gate effects on drums in a mix. This review also shows how to mix vocals with gate to clean up breaths and noise between vocals. This tutorial uses Pro Tools but Poltergate works in any DAW as a VST Plugin.
Music Producer's Review of the 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max by Reid Stefan Realest Puppet In The Game. This 2022 Apple computer test uses Ableton, FL Studio, Logic, and Pro Tools to see if
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Music Producer's Review of the 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max by Reid Stefan Realest Puppet In The Game. This 2022 Apple computer test uses Ableton, FL Studio, Logic, and Pro Tools to see if this new laptop is good for music production. In addition to DAW tests, Reid compares Fan Noise, Speaker Quality, Built-In Mic Quality, and CPU Performance vs 2019 Macbook Pro 16" Intel.
oeksound spiff tutorial by Reid Stefan teaching how to mix dynamics and transients with spiff plugin. This tutorial reviews the features in this unique transient plugin with a demo of mixing Drums, Kick, Guitars, and Vocals.
oeksound spiff tutorial by Reid Stefan teaching how to mix dynamics and transients with spiff plugin. This tutorial reviews the features in this unique transient plugin with a demo of mixing Drums, Kick, Guitars, and Vocals.
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Best Studio Headphones Under $200 | For Music Production (#207)
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What are the best headphones for Music Producers under $200? Reid Stefan Realest Puppet In The Game reviews the Audio Technica ATHm50x, Sony MDR7506, Sennheiser HD280 Pro, and Sennheiser HD25.
What are the best headphones for Music Producers under $200? Reid Stefan Realest Puppet In The Game reviews the Audio Technica ATHm50x, Sony MDR7506, Sennheiser HD280 Pro, and Sennheiser HD25.
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How To Record & Mix Vocals | FREE PLUGINS (BandLab Tutorial) (#208)
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How to record, tune, mix, and master vocals in BandLab for free. Reid Stefan and Karra record a song and create a complete vocal production start to finish. This tutorial teaches how to
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How to record, tune, mix, and master vocals in BandLab for free. Reid Stefan and Karra record a song and create a complete vocal production start to finish. This tutorial teaches how to connect your mic and interface to BandLab and record singing. Reid Stefan shares his vocal chain using free plugins from BandLab for AutoTune, EQ, Compression, and Delay, then exports his finished song for mastering. BandLab's mastering is completely free for you to upload your tracks.
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How To Mix Vocals in Ableton: EQ, Compression, Reverb, Delay | Eventide Plugins (#209)
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How to mix vocals in Ableton with Eventide plugins for EQ, Compression, Reverb, Delay, and more. Reid Stefan Realest Puppet in the Game teaches his Ableton 11 workflow for mixing a vocal
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How to mix vocals in Ableton with Eventide plugins for EQ, Compression, Reverb, Delay, and more. Reid Stefan Realest Puppet in the Game teaches his Ableton 11 workflow for mixing a vocal from scratch. The plugins in this tutorial are from the Eventide Anthology Bundle inside the Ableton 11 Audio Effect Rack. You'll learn how to use Audio Effect Racks in Ableton to parallel process your plugins for a complete vocal chain in one channel.
How to make a beat in BandLab using SongStarter and BandLab Sounds. Reid Stefan Realest Puppet in the Game produces a hip hop track from an AI generated idea using free tools BandLab.
How to make a beat in BandLab using SongStarter and BandLab Sounds. Reid Stefan Realest Puppet in the Game produces a hip hop track from an AI generated idea using free tools BandLab.
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How To Mix Vocals in FL Studio | Stock Plugins, EQ, Compression, FX (#211)
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How to mix vocals in FL Studio 20 with Stock Plugins for EQ, Compression, Multiband, Reverb, Delay, and saturation. This tutorial is for beginner's to quickly get professional mix
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How to mix vocals in FL Studio 20 with Stock Plugins for EQ, Compression, Multiband, Reverb, Delay, and saturation. This tutorial is for beginner's to quickly get professional mix quality with FL Studio Vocal Sauce Template by Whole Loops. This Patcher preset is a complete vocal chain for mixing your raw vocal recordings.
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Best Audio Interface on a BUDGET | Volt 2 vs Scarlett 2i2 (#212)
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Universal Audio Volt 2 Interface Review by Reid Stefan. Compare the Volt2 to the Scarlett 2i2 to determine the best Audio Interface under $200. Reid compares the mic preamp quality,
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Universal Audio Volt 2 Interface Review by Reid Stefan. Compare the Volt2 to the Scarlett 2i2 to determine the best Audio Interface under $200. Reid compares the mic preamp quality, speaker output, headphone quality, features, and price of the Volt 2 and Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. Karra records a vocal with the Universal Audio SD-1 Dynamic Microphone for a direct shootout in Ableton.
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Neumann NDH 30 | Open vs Closed Back Headphones?? (#213)
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Are Open Back Headphones better than Closed back? Reid Stefan compares the sound quality, features, and differences between the two main styles of studio headphones. The Neumann NDH 30
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Are Open Back Headphones better than Closed back? Reid Stefan compares the sound quality, features, and differences between the two main styles of studio headphones. The Neumann NDH 30 are high impedance open back headphones for mixing and mastering. These headphones are 120 ohms and have a frequency response of 12hz - 34,000hz. Reid monitors through the Prism Titan Audio Interface and compares the M50x closed back low impedance headphones.
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How To Make DEEP HOUSE Beats from a LOOP | Ableton 11 & Session Loops (#214)
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How to make a house beat in Ableton and Create your own samples with Session Loops. Reid Stefan uses SessionLoops.com to customize a synth loop and download the Audio and MIDI into
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How to make a house beat in Ableton and Create your own samples with Session Loops. Reid Stefan uses SessionLoops.com to customize a synth loop and download the Audio and MIDI into Ableton to create a beat. Session Loops lets you browse, edit, pitch, and tempo stretch any sound. Use the chord progression generator to make the perfect progression for your track.
How To Mix Vocals w/ Slate Digital Plug-Ins by Reid Stefan Realest Puppet in The Game. Learn how to Tune, EQ, Compress, Saturate, and add special FX to Hip Hop vocal recordings from
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How To Mix Vocals w/ Slate Digital Plug-Ins by Reid Stefan Realest Puppet in The Game. Learn how to Tune, EQ, Compress, Saturate, and add special FX to Hip Hop vocal recordings from scratch. This start to finish tutorial uses MetaTune, Infinity EQ, Virtual Mix Rack, VerbSuite Classics, and Kiloheartz Plugins from the Slate Digital All Access Pass Bundle.
Steven Slate Audio VSX Headphones review and tutorial by Reid Stefan Realest Puppet In The Game. Reid Stefan mixes his beat using the VSX plugin to model Mike Dean's Studio Room in headphones.
Steven Slate Audio VSX Headphones review and tutorial by Reid Stefan Realest Puppet In The Game. Reid Stefan mixes his beat using the VSX plugin to model Mike Dean's Studio Room in headphones.
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How To Mix Vocals in ProTools: EQ, Compression, Reverb, Delay | McDSP Plugins (#217)
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How to mix pop vocals in Pro Tools with plugins from the MCDSP Everything Bundle update 7.1. Reid Stefan shares his vocal template and settings for EQ, Compression, Multiband, Reverb,
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How to mix pop vocals in Pro Tools with plugins from the MCDSP Everything Bundle update 7.1. Reid Stefan shares his vocal template and settings for EQ, Compression, Multiband, Reverb, Delay, and Mastering. This vocal template can be applied to rap vocals, male vocals, R&B, EDM, and more.
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How to Make A Pop Beat in Ableton 11 | ComposerCloud+ (#218)
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Reid Stefan makes a pop beat in ableton using ComposerCloud+ by EastWestSounds. Learn how to layer orchestral instruments and synths to create a song from scratch using Opus. Reid Stefan
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Reid Stefan makes a pop beat in ableton using ComposerCloud+ by EastWestSounds. Learn how to layer orchestral instruments and synths to create a song from scratch using Opus. Reid Stefan Realest Puppet In The Game shares his favorite ableton tips and tricks for producing beats quickly from scratch.
Reid Stefan shares his Top 5 Hidden Gem Plugins in the McDSP All Access Subscription
6020 Ultimate EQ
6030 Ultimate Compressor
6034 Ultimate Multiband
6040 Ultimate Channel Strip
6060 Ultimate Module Collection
Futzbox
Reid Stefan shares his Top 5 Hidden Gem Plugins in the McDSP All Access Subscription
6020 Ultimate EQ
6030 Ultimate Compressor
6034 Ultimate Multiband
6040 Ultimate Channel Strip
6060 Ultimate Module Collection
Futzbox
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Season finale
Vocal Reverb Mixing Tricks | Exoverb (#220)
Episode overview
Best new Reverb for Vocals: EXOVERB is a next level reverb for blending Early Reflections with Long Reverb Tails for custom vocal FX and more. This tutorial explains all the knobs and features in EXOVERB for mixing space and width.
Best new Reverb for Vocals: EXOVERB is a next level reverb for blending Early Reflections with Long Reverb Tails for custom vocal FX and more. This tutorial explains all the knobs and features in EXOVERB for mixing space and width.
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