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Words LOUK
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Hi all! When lockdown hit in 2020, many had to stay in and
couldn't work. Thankfully due to the nature of my work, I
could work from home, but this is also where my studio was
which had been put into use producing solo music, or
engineering & co-writing/producing with friends. For some
periods where lockdowns happened, everything changed,
and for all of us who had to stay in and also those who were
furloughed and couldn't work, I put a list of resources online
for many free VSTs, software, guides and music tools, for
those who had free time, were wanting to learn music
production and didn't have very much money.
I wrote part one of this guide in the previous issue of Zone,
and here is the second edition. If you followed all the advice
in the first issue, you should by now have a decent
keyboard, mouse, a high spec computer, some hard drive
space, an audio interface, some monitor speakers and
stands, and some headphones. You should also have a
structured folder system and if you were wise, and paid
attention, a copy of a recent issue of Computer Music
Magazine to benefit from the awesome free plug in library
that comes with it to give you a massive head start.
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