This song by Antiquity was released in December 2024, but I had forgotten to post it on my website. Notes Gerald quotes: Dictators are allergic to reform, and they are cunning survivors. They will do whatever it takes to preserve their power and wealth, no matter how much blood ends up on their hands. They are master deceivers and talented manipulators who cannot be trusted to change. George Ayittey Credits Performed by Gerald Ducheneall instrumentationDan Ecclestonevocals and melodySimone Si...| Minutes to Midnight
This song by Antiquity was released in January 2025, but I had forgotten to post it on my website.| minutestomidnight.co.uk
Today's the day Alien Pop is out. I co-produced, mixed and mastered Rythur's debut album. He's a friend of mine from the US, currently living in Colorado. I met him online on the fediverse some time ago, where we quickly bonded. His awesomely quirky (to me) approach to songwriting has always been a source of keen curiosity. When I heard the demos a defined thought formed: "this could become a great work with the right producer". I'm not sure if I was the right-est, but it felt good. And while...| Minutes to Midnight
Tchad Blake uses a sample for the subs. He works in ProTools. But in Reaper you can accomplish the same thing.| Melodiefabriek
As I wrote three weeks ago on this blog, being back to music production feels thrilling. This is a brilliant and complex concept album, in a language foreign to me, intense and with a punk attitude.| minutestomidnight.co.uk
The new stable release (at the moment of writing: v2.14.0.3) of the SWS extension offers a great way to normalize audio items in Reaper. Why would you normalize audio items? The best way to work with digital audio in my opinion is to have a reference point for loudness. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) R.128 norm…| Melodiefabriek
Here’s how to use Host and CC/MIDI automation in Reaper.| Melodiefabriek
As a long-time Reason user who has been involved in its development and praises its modular potential, I suggest that the development of the Rack plugin should be prioritised over Reason as a DAW.| Melodiefabriek
For sound design in Reaper, I often glue audio items together. But there’s one big problem: you can’t undo it later. Well, now you can! The brand new Superglue SWS Extension, released about a week ago, is like a combination of glue and grouping. With Superglue, you can easily glue items together, then later remove,…| Melodiefabriek
When importing audio from another DAW (e.g. ProTools) into Reaper, audio items can be positioned according to their BWF values. Here's how.| Melodiefabriek