With Black Friday looming, Lawrence and Bob run down their top picks for discounted plugins and software during the annual sales, which seem to grow in volume every year.
We discuss the big hitters like Waves, Soundtoys, and Native Instruments, but also some lesser known plugins including Bob’s #1 pick for Black Friday this year, which is on the master bus for every track he works on.
We talk about when and why you might want to add some third-party software to your production arsenal, where to start, and discuss the ups and downs of using presets in your work.
Some links to the sales we discuss:
Waves - a swathe of plugins at $30 - This is our referral link which will save you an extra $10!
Native Instruments Komplete 13 - bundle is down to £500
SoS Review of Oxford Inflator (scroll down) - review from 2004 but still relevant today!
iZotope Free Plugins - Including Vinyl
Spitfire BBC Symphony Orchestra (free if you fill out questionnaire)
Spitfire LABS - Free experimental sample packs
The Process of Production is presented by Lawrence Diamond and Bob Matthews.
Lawrence cut his teeth playing and writing in Indie bands before finding international success and touring the world with his band CITIZENS! During that time he worked with a host of revered producers including Liam Howe, Mark Ralph and Alex Kapranos. Since the band ended in 2016 he’s been using that experience to help other artists develop their careers as a writer and producer while continuing to release his own music under various different guises.
Bob learned his trade as the producer and multi-instrumentalist in Electronic Pop duo Alpines, whose career spans 3 albums, releases on major and indie record labels, shows with Florence + The Machine, The xx, Emeli Sandé, and a top 20 hit 'Tidal Wave' in collaboration with Sub Focus. In recent years he has turned his focus to producing other acts and has a studio in Chiswick in West London.
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