Before Reason, there was ReBirth which was a huge hit with both MAC and PC. You could chain up to 32 patterns together of each instrument and have all four playing together for what would have been complete tunes back in the halcyon days of acid.
ReBirth was the first software emulation and paved way to million other virtual instruments. Despite its success, in 2005, it was announced that ReBirth was being discontinued. According to a statement released by Propellerhead they want to concentrate their efforts on more current products and on future projects.
Read more about this here: http://www.musictech.net/2017/11/rewind-propellerhead-rebirth-rb-338/
Home Recording Equipment
VU Meter – Free Plugin To Enhance Your Mixes
VU meters have been a proven industry standard for decades and the latest from Waves will definitely not disappoint. VU Meter plugin will help you maintain proper gain staging for a clear and spacious mix with accurate ballistic response with smooth movement & fast refresh rate.
According to Fabian Marasciullo, Mixing Engineer for the likes of Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Lil Wayne and Jay-Z, “Waves’ VU meter plugin will be extremely helpful for younger mixers as they learn how to build proper gain stage in their sessions. It will help them see things, like why their tracks are distorting, in ways that are hard to understand with just a DAW meter.”
Read more about this here: http://www.musictech.net/2017/11/vu-meter-free-plugin-waves/
The Best 8-inch Powered Monitor Speakers For $800
Big speakers can be expensive, really expensive. A recent survey gave great choices for those who can’t afford those expensive speakers.
Focus’ Alpha 80 landed the first spot in the survey although they are close to $1000 but hey, still not bad for the quality it gives. The Yamaha HS 8 came in at close second, giving a very good overall balance and a good presence. Presonus Eris E8 has practically taken the world by surprise considering the company does not specialize on monitor speakers. The Eris are an all-purpose model with lots of settings available featuring a pretty good balance and nice looks.
Read more about this here: https://en.audiofanzine.com/active-monitor/editorial/articles/top-8-inch-active-monitor-speaker-sets-for-700.html
Soundtoys Releases Little Plate – Free Until Nov 22
Getting a good reverb effect at your disposal is essential. There are tons of reverb plugins available out there. But the quality is all over the place.
Soundtoys, a plugin developer, just released a new reverb called Little Plate. As the name implies, it emulates a kind of reverb called “plate” reverb. If you want to know more about what THAT actually means, check out this article by Sweetwater – Plate Reverb.
If you just want to get your hands on a good reverb plugin, you should check out Little Plate now. It’s free until Nov 22nd, 2017. After that, it will cost $99. So you literally have nothing to lose by at least checking it out.
For more information, see the post here: https://www.soundonsound.com/news/soundtoys-release-little-plate-free-until-nov-22
Get More Gear Here Are 6 Reasons Why
Although additional gear may not always be equal to a better output sometimes it’s just good to splurge on a few extra things. Yes, music making can cost quite a bit especially if you always want to get what’s in or what’s the latest and manufacturers have been capitalizing on this ever since. Making us buy things that we don’t really need and we realize after we have bought it. But there are also great benefits of keeping up to date when it comes to your gear and here are 6 perfect excuses why you need to buy that latest upgrade.
Read more here: http://www.musictech.net/2017/10/6-reasons-buy-more-gear/