I have this, the Nuro audio Xvox Pro plugin and the free m auto pitch bundle. It is literally all you need for professional mixed vocals. I love it. That Xvox and Xvox pro plugin is game changing and gives even beginners the ability to get a crazy mix on vocals.
FYI: waveform 13 released. It offers a clip launcher and a wave table synthesizer among other things. In my use of it so far which is only been about 6 hours or so, it is more stable than the previous versions.
19:00 you can add plugins in the settings> plugins > scanning for plugins > + on bottom left of window > select folder > scan. If you happen to download more plugins, the DAW autoscans and adds it to the plugins library.
I've been thinking about switching to Waveform myself, and this my first day trying it out. Quantize in wave form is based on fractions of beats, not of measures. So if you want 16th note quantization, then you need to select 1/4 beat.
Thank you for all your fabulous tutorials. I would like to see how to use certain plugins with Cakewalk. For example Stepic, Stochas, Instacomposer 2. Also how to setup some midi controllers within Cakewalk, because some of the mackie settings dont work for some midi controllers, ie essential keylab mk3 and would like to learn how to set cc settings. Once again thank you for all your helpful tutorials 😊
If ever Cakewalk makes complicated changes or the price goes too high for me I consider moving over to Traktion Wave. It seems not complicated to learn within an acceptable time. Thanks for this intro tutorial.
I hopped over to tracktion a while back. I tried out the free version for a week, got the hang of it pretty quick. The program also has like "helpful tips" windows when you hover over a tool/panel to let you know what it can do. The pro version goes on sale almost every couple months super affordable.
yes I tried this DAW in the free mode! it is not an intuitive DAW but sounds great. I invested more than 4 hours in, and I’m very not desapointed at all! I have bought a couple of the tracktion synths that I use very often ! asure bet IMO.
I figured I would get my feet wet with Audacity @@JustDaNorm I'm still struggling to make my first beat lmao. I'm still not sure what a Midi does although I read about it. Even my phone has an option for midi, no idea but I know I will get there🧐
Hey !! Tracktion waveform is my main daw , and i like everything about it, but one thing it lacks in is to add external skins , i dont know if we can add or not but in case if it's possible to add some cool skins from some external webs then plz let me know 🙏
I know you can change theme settings, adjust colors etc. I don't know about adding external skins though. I haven't seen any websties that have skins. Some sources say that the customized skins stopped after Waveform 7
It's got live input monitoring? That's cool! Of course we can do that on the audio interface, but in the daw where you can add effects to the monitoring? It can bypass the analog to digital converters? I don't think Cakewalk can do that. Great tutorial 👍
Look at 16:10 again, those notes are DEAD on 16ths for START TIMES. Every vertical line in the display is an 8th, so half way in between them is every 16th. Quantize can't help if your content was too far off. Always look at the MIDI before doing the initial quantize. If you RUSHED it all, grab them all and SLIDE THEM BACK to where the first note is SPOT ON the 16th or wherever you want it, then quantize and you'll be HAPPY. Same thing with all being LATE, slide them ALL forward to put first note spot on, then quantize. If you were EARLY and SLOW in regions, you have to do the work to move those regions closer before quantizing. Lots of amateur musicians rush or play late. No big deal, just either learn your tendency and always check and fix as part of your routine to quantize, or practice hard by recording and force yourself to play more on beat by reviewing each recording as you practice until you're spot on. Lots of musicians from Carol Kane down had to woodshed like that after being told their time was sloppy in the studio, didn't believe it as a PRO musician, then checked and had to admit it was TRUE!
Thanks for your input. Also you have to take in consideration latency. Latency can affect your timing while recording. I normally use Cakewalk and don’t have this issue. This is the first time I used this particular DAW. It does work a little different. Yes nudging will help prefix issues. Normally quantize will still put everything in time it may change what was originally played but it’s shouldn’t still be speeding then slowing down.
@@brianmi40 If you use virtual instruments you are using a combo of midi and audio so even though the data looks like it’s lined up perfectly it still can be milliseconds off. So sometimes you will have to edit more intensely to get the feel you want. The best way to really see where it’s starting is to look at staff view or look at midi event list. This will tell me “Yes I started on measure 1, beat 1, but a few ticks off.
Hello I apologize for the late reply. Are you trying to save your midi files in a different location or are you trying to locate midi files saved elsewhere in Waveform?
@@JustDaNorm I have an electronic drum set plugged in to my pc via a USB to USB B connection and whenever I try to render the midi as audio it says there is no audio detected.
I made this video today. I didn’t see how to set bit depth for new project but you can export it at different depths. Hope this helps. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fXX3qIIlPeg.htmlsi=iImgLihHQ7hcwToQ
Bitwig is the clear hot ticket now. You need to figure out what kind of producer, what kind of workflow you want. Once will fit it better than the others. I use Waveform and Bitwig, with Reason Rack fitting in.
@@nevillepearson2670 Used it since it was a DOS DAW, the problem is it has a more complex UI to learn for noobs and reviews agree the workflow isn't as friendly as more modern designs.
