How To Make a Song in Cakewalk - Gear, Recording, & Mixing for Beginners [Updated 2022]

Published: 29 July 2022
on channel: Jason R. | Tech & Life
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The latest installment of one of my most popular series: How To Make a Song. This episode utilizes the free software Cakewalk, and covers gear, recording vocals, free plugins, and mixing for beginners.

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Download Cakewalk: https://bandlab.com/products/cakewalk
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0:00 Intro
0:31 Preview of Finished Song
0:52 “Sunset Drive” on All Platforms
1:07 Recording Gear
1:50 Recording Process
2:44 Finished Session
3:18 Basic Editing
3:31 Mixing, Unedited Vocal Sample
3:54 Plugins Used
4:30 Pitch Correction | MAutoPitch
5:20 Subtractive EQ | TDR Nova (1)
5:55 Additive EQ | TDR Nova (1)
6:16 High Shelf | TDR VOS SlickEQ
6:45 De-Esser | T-De-Esser
7:09 Compression | TDR Kotelnikov
7:37 Delay & More | VX-64
8:10 Exciter | Fresh Air
8:32 Room Reverb | H-Reverb
9:03 Large Reverb | H-Reverb
9:26 Important Non-Advertisement
10:15 Wrap-Up
10:28 Outro


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