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Steve Ferrone has a terrific cover band...

I've still got that album!! There are a few catchy 'Sexy' Disco arrangements and orchestrations on there. Apart from 'Short Shorts', I'm not sure what that was all about. Mostly arranged by the 'Godfather of Disco' arrangements, Vince Montana. He was a member of MFSB as well. Talking of Sexy Orchestrations...TSOP.

Ah, okay... For any W11 users, I've been using it for a couple of hours with no problems at all (Nuemdo/Cubase). It has a very low CPU hit as well.

We all like a freebie and this one is pretty mad. "Introducing Influx – an instantaneous “Sonic Retox” engine featuring the powerful FLUX resonator module, complete with Low Pass and Tube distortion capabilities." Download link: Influx - FKFX (fkfxaudio.com)

Or, maybe he missed his Twain.

Especially, 'Time Out Of Time'. I like Cyndi Lauper (or have liked in the past), but that performance was quite a car crash in places. Shame really.

Ewe Steger as a soloist.... And then the duo with his wife, Heidi.

WebSampler in a VST... $10.00 from WXAudio Plugins. You can record YouTube audio straight into your DAW. A look at what's going on is in this Video below'. Link for the product: WebSampler | WXAudio Plugins

Michael Jackson "ROCK WITH YOU" Original Studio Multirtracks (Listening Session & Analysis) Not too long, it's just under 25 minutes long.

I have only just upgraded from SpectraLayers 10 to version 11 myself, so I have been watching videos on what's new when I stumbled across this channel which you might find useful. It's about 20 minutes long with the fellow doing some comparisons, and he's also put together some audio cleaning in action, specifically voice related.

Yes, if you talking about the displaced note on (off) beat four at bar 38, it's an engraving error. Bar 36 is correct. (I think we can forgive him a dropped natural).

Sorry, I wasn't advocating using Nuendo, it's just the DAW I use and it was just an example. Certainly SpectraLayers is worth a look for Standalone use. The new version 11 is excellent. To be honest if it is something you will be doing on a regular basis is might be more cost effective than going online with AI. I think even the 'Elements' version at £68 should more than cover your needs. What Is New in SpectraLayers 11 | Steinberg Also it might be worth investigating 'RX 11 Elements' by 'iZotope'. It is on sale at the moment. Both SpectraLayers and RX Elements have a lot of online tutorials and are perfect for content creators for quick fixes with good results as a opposed to in depth audio editing. RX Elements | iZotope Good luck and I'm sure others will be along with other options worth considering.

I use 'SpectraLayers' in and out of Nuendo for this type of thing. My wife does a lot of media voice over work and she's also out and about working on peoples various live Podcasts where there is often back ground noise. I'm not sure Logic has anything like this yet, but Steinberg has a standalone version of 'SpectraLayers'. Also there are various plugins about that do a decent job of audio cleaning. Otherwise, its a case of getting you hands dirty and chopping into the audio, removing noise between words then using various EQ filters to brighten up the actual audio. I'm sure there are plenty of YouTube videos using Logic demonstrating Audio/Voice cleaning. Probably any easy way out for you, if you are not skilled in Audio editing, would be to try some of the online 'AI' websites who specialise in cleaning up Audio and voice files. (maybe do some Google searches?). Usually you can get a few free attempts before committing to purchase of subscriptions. My wife's friend who works on some of the same projects as her uses this company and she is quite happy with the results she gets. LINK: AI Voice Cleaner & Background Noise Remover

'Woodland Piano'. Although free, there is also a 'Pay as you want' tab. You will need the full version of Kontakt for this library (there is no player version. If you play Piano/Keys you will find this very nice to play, also there is a walkthrough video on the download page that is worth a look. It comes in at just under 2.5 gig for download. Link: Woodland Piano

Haha, yes, of course...I had heard the TB sessions quite a while back. But that was only after the 2003 remix release. You have probably seen the video below from the 'Tom Bell listening sessions' then? If not, here you go. If you watch over on YouTube instead of viewing from Basschat, the rest of the videos are there on the right-hand side column.

Without derailing the OP thread, that sounds like a different mix than the shorter version I posted. Is that the original version you were talking about up thread?

I heard some EW&F this morning. I had forgotten how groovy they really were. Great playing, tight horn arrangements and terrific vocals.

A great tune and TSOP thing going on, but it would need to be simplified and trimmed back to play live for a five piece. There is a lot going on Orchestral wise with the string pads and runs, Brass swells, Flutes and Harp glissandos etc...It would certainly keep a Keyboard pretty occupied! Mind you, it might work well in a raw arrangement, although the Orchestral backing helps detract from the repetitive nature of the song

Bruce Hornsby got together with Ricky Scaggs and recorded a Blue Grass version of 'The Way It Is'. But then again, Bruce was a Country boy at heart.

I think that it might just be an age thing from the past with a lot of the old school musicians. Back in the 70's, 'Wah Wah Watson' was very much acknowledged and respected. A few, even knew of him by his real name, 'Mel (or Melvin) Ragin'. Back then, I seem to remember musicians debating (as they do) who was the better 'Wah-Wah Pedal' player. Him, or Charles ‘Skip’ Pitts. 'Skip' was quite an in demand sideman himself with a impressive CV of sessions. Obituary: Charles 'Skip' Pitts: Guitarist Of course, there was this...

Yeah, I enjoyed that.👍

There are probably others but maybe give 'Waveform' by Traction a go. The free version comes with a couple of free Synths, FXs and a Drum Sampler, so need to download any other free Instruments and FX while you getting started. Links: Waveform Free There are plenty of free tutorial videos to get you up and running on their website as well. Tutorial videos | Tracktion This is what you get with the free version.

Haha...Yes. users have been asking for this for so long that most have just got used to the various work arounds and have them ingrained. In my case, recording with gaps in the arranger track. It's amazing that with all the terrific things on offer in Cubase (or in my case, Nuendo) something as basic as that is missing. I suppose, all DAWs have something missing that makes the grass seem greener elsewhere. But like you, I have been entrenched in Steinberg and their various offerings for many years and get everything done that I need. It's all becomes second nature and muscle memory kicks in with key commands and/or Stream Deck. I see no need for investing time in learning something else, although, it doesn't stop me being curious and nosey when something else lands. Like LUNA in the link I posted earlier. But with that, and all others, it's always a no.

I understand this is based on your experience, but it's not on a whim at all from me and certainly not a problem. I'm a Nuendo user (on Windows) and I have plenty of excellent plug-ins and VI's within the program, however, there are third party Vendors such as Native Instruments, Spitfire Audio, VSL and a few others that I use that supply products way above what a host DAW can provide (currently, and that includes Logic). These companies continually update their programs to keep abreast of things and have done for years. There are many free Sample libraries that run in Kontakt (and other vendor Samplers/Romplers) that don't need constant updates after the initial bugs and problems are fixed and ironed out. (Although I'm talking about Windows, Mac OS seems to be more complicated with the various versions causing certain problems with certain software vendors). A lot of DAW users may well be working on their own from home so have no need to open up sessions from other people in another Studio. Even if they do, why not just exchange and provide the raw Audio and midi files if you want to do work on them elsewhere? In this day and age online storage and transfer is easier than ever. In your case, I presume you just exchanged the plug-ins that didn't work with something from Logic that did work/open? If so, It's not a big deal really if 3rd party plug-ins are not essential to you. Free FX and VI's along with free Sample libraries are a big part of attracting new customers in the hope of them buying into the full or upgraded product. And are mostly very usable in some way or other. There are some developers that provide products free solely to give something back to the community (like Spitfire LABs or their Piano book free site). They all work perfectly fine and unless there are some major upheavals in Operating Systems, will do so for years to come. I'm not sure I agree with your opinion that a lack of an arsenal of plug-ins from a DAW is poor? Maybe you are talking about a paid version? I was talking about a free version. If you are including a free DAW in your comment, I think you are asking for a lot, especially when there is an 'arsenal' of well supported material out there. Current music software trends for a newbie or beginner, who are looking at breaking into the home recording scene, has never been easier or cheaper. That includes all the various free YouTube channels and tutorials on using the software in question to learn things easily and quickly (without reading pages and pages of manuals). Currently, it's quite attractive for the market of newbies, casual musicians (young and older) to dip their toes into the water without an initial large financial layout. Quite often they find their feet, discover limitations with the software and libraries, and decide to upgrade what they need without breaking the bank. Many of us 'oldies' found out the hard way financially, because these terrific free/cheap options were not available in such abundance to us twenty years or so ago. All in my opinion, of course.

There are a ton of excellent free VST3's out there constantly advertised, so it's not really an issue these days to get together an arsenal of very usable VI's and FX. I'm a Steinberg user, so I'm not on the look out for another DAW, but I was curious as to how LUNA performed? I use a MOTU 4 Midi/Audio interface and everything was very smooth, stable and solid. All my third party FX and Instruments ran without problems, so I'm not sure you would need a UAD Apollo. From what I have read, any decent Audio/Midi Interface works. Also, it's very easy to find your away around the program. It's certainly easier than Reaper and quicker to get the operation basics together. Plus visually, it's easier on the eyes when first poking around looking for stuff 9in my opinion, of course). I'm not particularly interested in old school mixing consoles, so the visual side/workings of the mixer was of little interest to me, however; 90% of my work use is in the Midi side of things, and that was very disappointing. Compared to just about every DAW (paid and free), it has a very long way to go for Midi editing and CC# editing. Saying that, there is probably enough midi editing available for a newbie/beginner to get the basics done. I tried looking to see if the paid for, 'full version' had any more midi options available, or what extras you get. But other than 'more console' plugins available, there is very little information on that front. Obviously, early days for the Windows version and I have read that more updates will be on the way. So maybe it's future may well be very good. It certainly has the potential to be very decent and needs to... because the DAW market is getting very crowded with some useful competition for the more established DAWs.