Book description
If you are an audio professional needing a complete reference to the complex world of plug-ins and virtual instruments, look no further. Mike Collins, author of Pro Tools for Music Production, has meticulously surveyed the scene, showing what's available and how they integrate into the various host platforms. The book explains the differences between TDM, RTS, MAS and VST plug-ins, how they can be used with different MIDI + Audio programs and shows the range of options available. It also explains virtual instruments and how these can be used as either plug-ins or stand alone products. A must for every recording studio.The book combines explanations, overviews and key concepts with practical considerations and hands-on examples. The reader will gain a broad understanding of the options available, how they work and the possibilities for integration with systems as well as the end result. The book also includes a section on how to write your own plug-ins and a suggested standard plug-ins portfolio for those wanting to get started quickly.
Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- About the author
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Overview
- 2 Optional Digidesign Plug-ins
- 3 Digidesign-distributed Plug-ins
-
4 Digidesign Virtual Instruments
- Access Virus
-
Soft SampleCell
- Setting up SoftSampleCell
- Samples, Instruments and Banks
- Assigning audio outputs
- Setting up the MIDI
- Instrument menu
- Sample Map window
- Loop window
- SampleCell Modulators window
- Matrix Modulation window
- Trackers window
- Envelope window
- Miscellaneous Parameters window
- Using Soft SampleCell with ProTools
- Koblo Studio9000
- Chapter summary
- 5 Third-party Plug-ins
- 6 Waves
- 7 Steinberg and Third-party VST Plug-ins
- 8 MAS Plug-ins
-
9 Virtual Instruments
- Emagic EVP88 Vintage Piano
- Steinberg”s “The Grand”
- Steinberg Model E
- Steinberg LM-4 drum-machine
- TC|Works Mercury-1
- TC|Works Spark Modular
- Waldorf PPG Wave 2.V
- Waldorf Attack 1.0
- Native Instruments Battery
- Native Instruments Pro-52
- Native Instruments B4
- Native Instruments Absynth
- Native Instruments FM7
- Native Instruments Reaktor
- Native Instruments Dynamo
- BitHeadz Retro AS-1 version 2.1
- Chapter summary
- 10 Software Samplers Steinberg
- 11 BitHeadz
-
12 Propellerhead
- ReBirth RB-338
- ReCycle
-
Reason
- Reason Songs
- Reason patches and factory sounds
- The rack
- MIDI input
- External control
- Remote control
- Direct MIDI control
- Audio output
- Routings
- Mixer and effects
- Subtractor - the analogue synthesizer
- Malstrom - the “graintable” synthesizer
- NN19 - the sampler
- NN-XT - the sample player
- Dr Rex - the ReCycle loop player
- Redrum - the drum-machine
- Matrix - the pattern sequencer
- How pattern devices integrate with the main sequencer
- ReBirth Input Machine
- The internal MIDI sequencer
- The transport panel
- Playing Reason from another sequencer
- Triggering Reason patterns or sequences from an external sequencer
- Input and output
- Summary
- Chapter summary
- 13 Miscellaneous
-
14 DSP Cards
- Universal Audio UAD-1 DSP card
- TC|Works PowerCore
- Chapter summary
- 15 “Roll Your Own” Plug-ins
- 16 Key Issues
- Appendix
- Index
Product information
- Title: A Professional Guide to Audio Plug-ins and Virtual Instruments
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2012
- Publisher(s): Focal Press
- ISBN: 9781136117411
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