

It’s dark themed, which can make it a little easier on the eyes during long studio sessions. Waveform’s graphical user interface is attractive if simple. It feels like software that’s been developed to be software. Because Waveform doesn’t feel like a piece of software trying to emulate hardware. If the workflow isn’t for you, that’s okay, there are other more traditional DAWs on this list you will likely find a lot of utility in. It makes it easy for me to get started, get going, and take my project idea from start to finish quickly. What I like most about the DAW, and what some might find odd, is the workflow. Over the years, I’ve recorded acoustic duos, reggae bands, rock bands, podcasts, audiobooks, and other projects using Waveform. And while some might try to tell you that it’s best for electronic music and EDM (and it is good for that), you can honestly do anything with it. What this means is that Waveform has had plenty of time to mature. At the time, Tracktion software was owned by Mackie. Waveform was originally Tracktion, and Tracktion was a DAW all its own before it became a developer.

Waveform Free is one of my personal favorites and is easily one of our top picks for this list. Can I Publish The Music I Create In A Free DAW?.When you need more than just drum sounds, head over to our partners at Platinumloops for a wealth of Reggae Loops of all kinds. Our Loops and Samples work in all Major DAW’s and more.

Give your beats the authentic reggae sound they deserve with ‘Jammin Reggae V1’, 232 Mb of live rhythms that capture the spirit of Reggae music. That means you get to download WAV files, Apple Loops and Rex2 files for whichever music making software you like best. Both were recorded using the same high quality microphones and outboard channel processors.Īs always, we don’t force you to choose file formats because at Silicon Beats you’ll get all three major formats. This sample pack features two drum sets that were recorded in different live rooms to give you a variation in acoustics and drum sound. 129 Apple Loops for Garageband and Logic.129 Loops in (Acidized) WAV file format.Here’s what you get with ‘Jammin Reggae Drum Loops V1’: With side stick, rim shots and highly tuned snares, these classic reggae rhythms should add realism and vitality to your productions. We added some subtle tape saturation for a nice, evenly compressed tone. These included Drawmer tube compressors and Focusrite EQ’s. These live acoustic beats and fills were fed through all manner of vintage and modern analogue gear. We used a vintage Lexicon reverb on those snare fills and left the rest of the drum kit completely dry. This gives it that almost ‘timbale’ like sound that is so characteristic of classic reggae.

To get that ‘reverbed’ snare tone we tuned the snare drum to a high note and then removed the snares on the underside of the drum altogether.
