A while back, I purchased the Ascension synth from Plugin Boutique. It’s listed there as a W.A Production product but the licensing is done via Cubic Audio and I’ve seen elsewhere that it’s a DanceMidiSamples.com product so I’m not sure! I had an initial play with it in demo mode but came back to it…… Continue reading Ascension VST Synth Stuck In Demo Mode – Solved
Category: Tutorials
VST Instruments Not Opening In Cubase – Obvious, Not So Obvious Fix!
Last week I was testing a new VST in Cubase. I’d opened it, had a quick scan through the presets and instantly found a great sound to work with. After a few tweaks, I thought, “Ok, lets build on this with some drums…” I added Maschine 2 on a new track and clicked the button…… Continue reading VST Instruments Not Opening In Cubase – Obvious, Not So Obvious Fix!
Propellerhead Reason Not Loading? Try This…
I had an issue over the weekend, whereby Reason (I’m using version 10) was taking an absolute age to open. I had recently installed some new plugins and Reason did appear to be doing a full scan, but after a few hours I gave up and closed it using CTRL-ALT-DELETE (yes, I’m using Windows). I…… Continue reading Propellerhead Reason Not Loading? Try This…
Certain Plugins cause Cubase to hang – iLok quick fix
If you sometimes load a plugin in to your DAW (I use Cubase, but it may be the same in others) and your DAW software hangs, not crashing but just taking forever and ever to load, then check this before hitting CTR – ALT – DELETE! Is the plugin licenced through the iLok software? If…… Continue reading Certain Plugins cause Cubase to hang – iLok quick fix
How To Fix Cubase Not Finding The Waves Plugins Folder
After I upgraded to Cubase 9 and went “totally 64bit” I had a problem with my DAW not finding the 54 Waves plugins. I also had the same problem with Maschine and Waves. A quick search on the forums showed that this is a common issue but there is lots of disagreement about how to…… Continue reading How To Fix Cubase Not Finding The Waves Plugins Folder
How To Fix iLok Windows Error “background component required…”
I’ve had this problem twice now, once when first installing the iLok software and again after running an update. iLok won’t open and a pop up box appears, proclaiming, “Software Component Unavailable A background component required for iLok License Manager seems to be unavailable. If rebooting does not fix this issue, please visit iLok.com and…… Continue reading How To Fix iLok Windows Error “background component required…”
First Steps with Drum Direktor FNK-4
If you are looking for something different when creating drum tracks then you could do worse than checking out The Loop Loft’ amazing Drum Direktor FNK-4. It runs in NI’s Kontakt or the free Kontakt player and as well as giving you some top one shot hits, it also give you some awesome loop manipulation tools. Check…… Continue reading First Steps with Drum Direktor FNK-4
Tutorial – Using Best Service’s Awesome Titan 2 VST
One of my recent purchases was the enormous Titan2 VSTi from German company Best Service. Billed as “266 Synths In One”, there are so many presets (12,800!!) it will take me all year to go through them! The recordings for the TITAN 1 and 2 libraries have been realized over 15 years accessing one of the…… Continue reading Tutorial – Using Best Service’s Awesome Titan 2 VST
How To Record Your Band
Top musicians’ tech site, MusicRadar, in conjunction with Steinberg have produced an excellent 10 part tutorial series entitled, “How To Record Your Band”. An excellent series that gives some great tips on recording many instruments using Cubase. Part 1 – Preparation: https://youtu.be/d33QhJnmlIA Part 2 – The Setup: https://youtu.be/1FmVJkTMJn4 Part 3 – Recording Drums: https://youtu.be/75-_GB1xt8c Part 4…… Continue reading How To Record Your Band