A common topic I deal with at Audio Support is from producers who have programmed a part perfectly in terms of notes and timing, yet it still doesn’t feel “right.” Recently, a client reached out with exactly this issue. He had programmed a guitar part… Read More »Making MIDI Guitar Sound Real in Ableton Live
Field Notes Taming the Steinberg Beast: Why Cubase 15 Isn’t the Silver Bullet Cubase and Me It is a curious relationship, the one we forge with our Digital Audio Workstations. It is not unlike a marriage—moments of profound creative harmony punctuated by episodes of baffling,… Read More »Cubase and Me: Taming the Steinberg Beast (And the Truth About Version 15)
Case Study 🎧 Patchbay Lesson: Demystifying Outboard Gear Routing in Cubase The Client’s Challenge A professional producer contacted me for a lesson on managing his complex studio setup. He had recently invested in high-end equipment, including a Universal Audio Apollo x16 audio interface and premium… Read More »Patchbay Lesson: Demystifying Outboard Gear Routing in Cubase
Case Study AI as a Creative Partner: A Case Study on Using Suno with Cubase The Creative Goal This case study details my third session with a client I’ve been working with for some time. He’s an experienced R&B singer with a long career who… Read More »AI as a Creative Partner: A Case Study on Using Suno with Cubase
Case Study AI Co-Pilot: Generating a Vintage Soul Track with Suno The landscape of music production is constantly changing. As a technical support service, we need to stay current with the tools that are genuinely impacting the creative workflow—and that includes Artificial Intelligence. A long-time… Read More »AI Co-Pilot: Generating a Vintage Soul Track with Suno
Client’s Request Following the resolution of a frustrating Logic Pro X crash, the same client expressed a common desire among new Universal Audio Apollo users: to fully understand and effectively utilize their Apollo Twin audio interface and its powerful Console software. They wanted to grasp… Read More »Demystifying the Apollo Console: Your Guided Setup for Seamless DAW Integration
My name is Paul Andrews and I run a small company called Audio Support. Every day, I remotely connect with musicians all over the world to help them with their studio equipment. This afternoon I connected with a composer in Suffolk, England with a large… Read More »Advanced Logic Pro MIDI Editing: Automating Patch Changes and Note Functions
As part of a recent remote support session I was asked this question: “When making a recording in Logic Pro I want to be able to ‘Punch-out’ so that my song keeps playing but not in record-mode. Is this possible?” Yes it is. You need… Read More »How to Use Record/Record Toggle for Quick Punch-Out in Logic Pro
As part of a series of remote support lessons, I was asked about Cubase templates: I want to build a Cubase template for my jazz compositions. I know exactly the VST instruments and effects I want to use, but they are on different Cubase projects.… Read More »Track Export Feature for Templates in Cubase
Hi Paul. I have been recommended Native Instrument’s Mint guitar software, but I can’t figure it out in Pro Tools. Can you help me please? PW I connected remotely with PW to give a short lesson on how to use Mint in Pro Tools. This… Read More »Delivering a Lesson on Using Kontakt’s Guitar Instruments