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What’s Your Favorite Free Plug-In?

Sweetcase EP!!!

If you’re a music producer that likes to tickle the ivories like me, then you may want to check out the Sweetcase Vintage Electronic Piano VST.

It’s one of my favorite Rhodes piano plug-ins. I love the classic warmth it gives my tracks in Logic. It’s great for West Coast boom-bap beats or any type of track that requires that legendary deep and rich Rhodes sound.

You can tweak your sound if you need to. But in my opinion, the VST is mix-ready and doesn’t require you to do much. That said, my favorite parameter is the tremolo. I love to how easy it is to adjust to get that smooth and wavy sound. It’s pretty dope!

Go ahead and download a copy for yourself. After all, it’s free. 🙂 And let me know if you have any questions, enjoy!

Can beginners Start with Logic Pro X?

Of course, you can!

As a beginner, you really can start on any DAW. I’ve used many throughout the years. I started on Fruity Loops. Pro Tools and Reason were then introduced when I went to school for audio engineering. Since then, I’ve used Ableton, Cubase, Cake Walk, and Sonar to name a few.

That said, Logic Pro X has always been my personal favorite.

Being a longtime mac user, I really enjoy how easily Logic integrates basic apple keyboard shortcuts. I didn’t have to spend more time learning shortcuts in Logic because I already knew a lot of them from using my MacBook throughout the years. So my transition to Logic was a smooth one.

What’s Your Favorite Delay Plug-In?

Call me crazy, but I’ll always be partial to the Wave’s Hybrid H-Delay plug-in.

This is definitely only because it was the first delay plug-in that I learned about in school. I mean, I’d experimented with other delays before I decided to go to school to learn how to mix. But that was just touch and go stuff, and pretty much years of trial and era.

3 Tips to Get A Full Mix!

Each song will always have its own unique characteristics.

But there are still some general rules that you can follow to make things easier.

1. Stay Clean.

When it comes to mixing vocals, the mixing actually starts before the artist steps into the booth. It’s always a great practice to optimize the acoustics in the booth or wherever your artist is recording.