I love to compose music with some kind of a theme in it. Its always fun to score for an imaginative scene/theme in a movie . So this theme is based on a thriller kind of genre that I assumed, which has scenes involving Rain, Storm etc., effects in it. Since it is only a thriller and not a horror based theme, I did not make it fully eery. Making Music from the Home Studio has always been so fulfilling.

I came up with a base tune which gets repeated at the beginning and continues into Strings/Vocal Choir arrangement in the middle and finally ends with a quickie to bring the thriller aspects. Ive added effects to bring the rain/stormy elements in the background. I hope you would like it. Please do pass on your comments.

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Pro Tools for Music Production, Second Edition: Recording, Editing and Mixing
Publisher: Focal Press | Pages: 400 | 2004-08-14 | ISBN 0240519434 | PDF | 12 MB

Pro Tools for Music Production is a fantastic music production guide for both new and professional users. The book is illustrated in great detail with colours and has excellent tips/hints that would save a lot of time in the Music creation process. It would serve as a great source of information for all your Music Production needs.

The book deals with detailed chapters on recording, editing and mixing. There are also  some tutorials and practical examples from actual recordings.

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This is a song that is very close to my heart, as it is my first ever full length song that I composed and arranged.  I am basically a tamilian from Chennai in India. It was really a fabulous experience to compose and arrange a full length song .

I composed and arranged the song using Pro Tools 8 XPand Plugin. I used Reason4 for the percussion. I love Reason4 for its superb looping feature. Routing Reason4 tracks to Pro Tools is always a breeze through Rewire.

So please do check out the song and pass on your comments. The singer I’ve used is from a Music community called Muziboo. You can also check out all my music works from my music portfolio page.

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This is a rhythm track that I made with Reason 4 using the ReDrum device. ReDrum is an amazing program and the amount of beats and rhythm structures you can make is limitless.

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1. Send your vocal tracks to two mono aux sends.

2. The first Aux send has an EQ with a high pass set around 6-8khz, and a compressor set with a low threshold and fast attack and release. Mix that back in with the vocal to add a bit of air.High frequencies are attenuated as they travel through the air much faster than lower frequencies, so anything you want to sound “in your face” needs extra high end.

3. The second Aux send is for a plate reverb with as many early reflections as possible. The idea here is to get the vocal to sound as wide as possible. You want to avoid a vocal that images to a single point. The vocal needs to be wide to sound close and clear. The thumb rule is, the wider it is, it sounds closer to the listener and skinny sounds are farther away.

4. Later, you can always adapt your vocals to add any special effects. Normally I use 3 reverbs (small, medium and long) and a plate verb for the vocals.

Have fun recording/mixing your vocals.

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Following are the Steps involved on How to Startup ProTools Systems.

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We will be using the Hardware Interface in Reason, and the Reason plug-in in Pro Tools to transfer audio between the two programmes. This process is called “Rewire”.

The two programmes will sync to the Pro Tools clock, and will therefore run at the same tempo. One programme is called the Master, and the other is called the Slave. We will be using Pro Tools as the Master and Reason as the Slave.

Make sure Reason is not open, launch Pro Tools, and then create a stereo instrument track.

In the Mix window, click on the first Insert and choose Reason (Stereo).

Inserting Reason in Pro Tools

After you have selected Reason as the Insert, Reason will automatically launch. When the Reason insert appears, make sure that the input selector is set to Channel3+Channel4.

Select Channels in Pro Tools

Starting from a completely empty Reason Song file, hold down the shift key and right click in a blank area in the rack in the upper half of the window. (Holding down the shift key creates an un-patched instrument).

• Create > NN19 Sampler.
• Do NOT create a mixer.

A sampler will be added to the rack. Load a patch into sampler.  Press the tab key to turn the rack around, and you will notice that none of the devices are attached with cables. Now, drag a cable from the left audio output of the NN19 to input 3 of the hardware interface, then drag a cable from the right output of the NN19 to input 4 of the hardware interface.

Connecting Audio Outputs to Channels 3 and 4 in Reason

Return to Pro Tools and make sure that the Reason pop-up menu on the ReWire plug-in is set to Channel 3 + 4, which corresponds to outputs 3 and 4 on the Hardware Interface in Reason, which is connected to NN19.

We now have an audio pathway between the two programmes. Any audio that the NN19 makes will now leave its audio outputs, and pass via the patch cables to inputs 3+4 on the Reason Hardware Interface. By plugging cables into the hardware interface, we are effectively connecting them to the Reason plug-in in Pro Tools. In other words, if the sampler makes a sound we will hear it on the instrument track in Pro Tools.

We now need to trigger the NN19 sampler with midi. Though we could do this from Reason, it is better to trigger the instrument with midi from Pro Tools. This will allow us to see our midi data in Pro Tools, as well as any subsequent audio we record in Pro Tools, on the same edit window.

In Pro Tools, make sure that you can see the Instrument view in the Mix Window, by choosing:

• View>Mix Window

Make sure that “Instrument” is ticked.

Instrument View in Pro Tools mix window

Record enable the track. Press the Return key to bring the cursor back to zero, and record some midi onto the track.

The signal flow will be as follows :

• Midi from controller keyboard
• To Instrument track input
• To NN19 sound module
• Audio leaves the NN19,
• To Hardware Interface inputs 3+4
• To Reason Rewire plug-in
• To Pro Tools fader.

Some points to be noted :

• We need to be sure that when we record midi into Pro Tools, we do not have the midi track in Reason record enabled. If we did this we would be recording midi twice and on playback we would have two midi parts playing the same sampler. For this reason, most people delete the Reason sequencer track as soon as they create a device.
• If we are working on a TDM setup, the automatic delay compensation feature does not work with Reason.
• If we are working with a mono device in Reason, i.e. a Subtractor, then we only need a mono Instrument track and a mono Reason plug-in in Pro Tools. We will then take a single cable from the mono output of the Subtractor and plug it into the Hardware interface output that corresponds with the Reason plug-in’s input.

Subtractor in Reason

• Pro Tools and Reason, though Rewired, are still running as independent programmes. When we close the session, we have to save the Pro Tools session and the Reason session independently of each other. Saving the Pro Tools session will not automatically save the Reason session. Also, you must close Reason (the slave) before we close Pro Tools (the master) or we will see a warning message telling us to close and save the Reason session first.

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Steps involved in setting up a computer based home studio :
1. Choose your Computer – As said in the title, this particular post is mainly dealing with building a home studio for computer based recording. With that said, plan on what type of computer do you want to buy. Meaning, a laptop or a desktop. You should definitely have a minimum of 1gig RAM(more the better), more than 300gigs of hard disk space, a good sound card and atleast a 19 inch monitor. Write a detailed plan on what type of configuration/models would you like to invest on. Please take enough time in this step because your studio is virtually going to be built on your computer. You need to be savvy enough to power up your computer and make it so very available to produce and enjoy music. Remember, you can always add power to your computer down the line but try to make it a very good beginning, so you don’t have to worry about glitches while making music. The ultimate goal is to make music like the pro’s who do it in a real studio. So max out on budget with respect to getting a high quality computer.

2. Decide on what Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) you want to work with – There are so many DAW’s in the market now and each of them boast of spectacular capabilities. It is totally up to you to know and get used to a program. Some of the most popular DAW’s are Pro Tools, Cakewalk, Fruity Loops, Cubase, Reason etc., Make your selection. Probably if you’ve not been exposed to any of these DAW’s, you can always download some trial versions and get your hands on it. It is going to be the most critical software for all your recording, mixing and editing needs. You just cannot be casual here.

3. Get the Gears – After you’ve crossed the computer and the DAW selection hurdle, the next one is to get some gears to get to work. You would obviously need the following to get you started.

a. Mic – You need to decide on choosing between a condensor mic or a dynamic mic. There are so many models available in the market and you should have an understanding of all the advantages and disadvantages of each model. Personally, I’ve been recording all my vocals on RODE NT1A, which costed $225 when I bought and I’ve to say it is an amazing mic(condensor). I’ve had great recordings done with RODE NT1A.

b. Audio Interface – Audio Interface is the core of any good home recording studio. Well, as usual, there are so many audio interfaces available from so many companies and it again needs some special research to figure out the Audio Interfaces you want. Since I’m more of a pro tools user, I’m using MBOX2 PRO and it is firewire based. So, it all depends upon with Digital Audio Station(DAW) you want to work on. Also before choosing your audio interface, answer these basis questtions like
i. Whether you need Pro Tools compatibility?
Digidesign’s Pro Tools is the industry-wide standard platform for recording and producing music. So most of the Digidesign’s audio interfaces for Pro Tools are usually much costlier than its competitors. If you don’t need Pro Tools and plan on using another DAW software program, you don’t need Pro Tools hardware. But you have to remember that you can’t use Pro Tools without a compatible interface.
Pro Tools oriented setup is always pretty restricted to Digidesign’s products and it doesn’t seemlessly go with other products, which is one of the biggest drawbacks that most of the users crib about. Bottom line is if you are going with Pro Tools as your recording platform, then you should also be able to spend a few more bucks but I’m sure you will be happy when you get to do it. My best advice is to go with Firewire based audio interface to avoild latency problems, when you are recording.

ii. How Many Inputs would You Need?
You should be knowing what you are going to record on a regular schedule. That would determine the need for the inputs on the audio interface. Its always great to have many inputs, so you could always expand your musical landscape when needed but if your stuck with fewer inputs, it might always be a problem to seamlessly create the music you want. Well, you can definitely get things done with fewer inputs but it might take a lot of time for bigger musical arrangements. With that said, there are interfaces that are cheaper but offer less inputs. I would always prefer aleast two microphone preamp inputs, which would allow you to do vocals and guitar(for example) at once. So give it some time knowing all the products inputs and outputs available and their respective benefits.

iii. Do you want Firewire or USB based interfaces?
Firewire interfaces obviously are more expensive than USB but I would always vouch for getting a Firewire based interface. Well, If you’re only going to need two channels at a time, USB should be fine but I’m always hesitant suggesting a USB Audio Interface. I just cannot compromise Firewire Audio Intefaces for a USB under any circumstances. Please understand that audio interface is a key gear to your home studio and you don’t want to mess it up with cheaper products.

4. Recording Instruments – After all, you can’t perform music without a basic instrument on hand. The most common instruments would be a keyboard (synthesizer) or a guitar. So get your music instrument, if you don’t have one. Make sure that your keyboard has a MIDI interface, which is the key to making computer based music. Almost all the keyboard these days have the midi ports on them but just in case you are using an old keyboard, try to get a MIDI keyboard.

5. Cables for connecting it all together – Well, cables are going to be costing you a few 100 dollars as you would need it for connecting your audio interfaces, your microphones, your music instruments etc.,

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