Apparently Google didn’t think I really meant “hocket” when I started researching this video. But I persisted so that I could bring you the finest video on using the Instrument Selector device in Bitwig Studio to implement the hocket technique that I’ve ever seen. 😎
Today I was thinking about how I remember audio editing from when I was a kid, and how far we’ve come… We’re actually incredibly spoiled by the technology we have available for the price of a computer and a modern DAW. For a while, the church where my dad was a pastor produced a weekly …
A Follow-Up to My Review of Soundspot Plugins Introduction Over two years ago, I posted a short review of a couple plugins from Soundspot, Oracle and Nebula. I was generally positive about the plugins… with one huge caveat. Two years on, has anything changed? (Well obviously, or else why would I post a follow-up?) Let’s …
I’m starting a new series of videos this week: Hymns. I’ll be taking several of my favorite hymns and adding some modern production techniques to see how they turn out. This is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, but I’ve never felt confident in my ability to pull it off. To start …
My daughter is the smartest 12 year old I know. I mean, I did okay in school, but she’s amazing. She consistently scores in the 90th percentile or higher on her state standardized testing, and she’s in her school district’s gifted and talented program. So when she got selected as student of the month from …
I’m really behind on my reading. Like, really behind. I have magazines and books that have been sitting in my bedroom for well over a year. One of these is Success magazine… and what’s sad is that it’s not even a monthly magazine any more – it arrives in my mailbox quarterly. So I’m not exactly proud …
If you are fairly new to Bitwig Studio, there are a couple things to watch out for when importing audio files (stems) to create a remix. In this video, I show you how import stems and quickly get them ready for your remix. And by the way, don’t forget to download your free guide, “Accelerate …
Wait, there’s a vocoder in Bitwig Studio? In this video, I show you where to find it, and the basics of setting it up and using it the first time. Don’t forget to download your free guide, “Accelerate Your Music Making in Bitwig Studio.” Go to www.bishopswest.com/bitwigsetup to get the link.
Can the new sampler in Bitwig Studio really replace your 3rd party wavetable synth? In this video, I compare and contrast the sampler with the venerable Cakewalk Z3TA+2 to see how it holds up. Don’t forget to download your free guide, “Accelerate Your Music Making in Bitwig Studio.” Go to www.bishopswest.com/bitwigsetup to get the link.
Today’s video has kind of a split personality. In the first part, I show you my minimalist home studio, but the juicy stuff is around 4:55 in the video, where I talk about how to focus and get super productive in a limited amount of time. Don’t forget to download your free guide, “Accelerate Your …