Databank lounge
By laguna on January 16, 2022 11:38 pm
Hey, WB Family? Is it Week 2 deadline again ?!?
Thanks a lot for the positive comments on my previous track. It's been a busy yet satisfying week for me.
I recieved my "refresh" COVID vaccine shot early in the Monday morning, and returned home from duty, then started to feel funny late in the afternoon, and was completely out of order by Tuesday
Fortunately, I was back on my feet on Wednesday, digging deep into old and forgotten plugins. I did not manage my time very well so weekend arrived with a lot of setup/software/studio work done but not a single bar of music.
In my quest to rescue and revalue old hardware instead of lusting for new gear, I spent most of 2021 fitting a comfortable place in the studio for old computers like a 2004 Mac Mini (PowerPC based). The skeleton of this track was made with my original and never ever used copy of Presonus' Studio One Artist. My machine is pretty underpowered for it... or the software is a big resource hog because the same computer runs Reason flawlessly. Anyway, I enjoyed browsing around the old DAW and render some basic stems for future use.
So, this Sunday morning I imported the audio tracks on Reaper running on Linux and tried to do something very dry, without using any of my familiar tools. I know it does not even have a decent bassline, but I'm somewhat satisfied because I managed to make a complete (yet truly basic) track on Linux from start to finish. I'm using stock plugins and Dexed for the bell-like lead.
Just 70 minutes before the deadline I was learning "how to make FX Sends on Reaper"... Not my best timing, but I think I'm enjoying it as my second DAW of choice (well, Renoise is there, also)
Do you use more than one DAW, or prefer to focus on just one workflow?
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