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How do I make whispering in ear sound convincing?

I don't know if any of the following will work or not, but maybe worth an experiment. Try a delay of about 1/2 of a millisecond, if you have the capability, between the two channels, of the mono ...
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What VST should I use to make my microphone sound like a PA system?

A similar effect can be produced using an EQ alone. Boost the mids to the point that they are almost clipping and reduce the highs and lows. Many EQs come with a preset for this. If you put a small ...
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Any tape vst plugin out there with accurate Tape compression emulation. Most Available are only saturation?

I don't believe there's a thing like "tape compression", there are certain things happening to the sound that we explain as "compression" but really it's a collection of non linear processes, such as ...
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How to use two computers simultaneously for production (CPU sharing)

Vienna Ensemble Pro Take a look at Vienna Ensemble Pro (VEP, VEPro). There is a Master/Slave feature that let you process VST instruments (and ordinary VST effects) on other computers (and you can ...
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Which DSP / VST / AU / RTAS external units exists to offload audio processing from internal CPU?

Another option is to look into Sonic Core's products. Originally, the PCI card-based hardware was developed by CreamWare, but Sonic Core acquired them, and developed the Xite series of hardware based ...
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VSTi MIDI effect

Yes, it's possible, Cubase has many of them built-in - https://steinberg.help/cubase_plugin_reference/v9/en/plug_ref/topics/midi_effects_r.html There is, however, no real SDK for it. VST3 drops a lot ...
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How do feedback eliminators work? Can they be time domain?

It doesn’t scan, per se, it waits for a peak to form, as in a real time analyzer or even a chromatic tuner. Just as the tuner can tell what is the loudest frequency in a sound, so does the feedback ...
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VST Plugins for creating MIDI Notes (Ableton)

The folks at Ableton went for simplicity. This being said, it turned out to be a sane decision. If you read through the manual, you'll realize Ableton's piano roll supports step input, "draw"...
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Question about synths

Creating cool synths is all a question of : Expressivity (modulation) Clarity (mixing) Context (other sounds in track, lead synth?) The advice I could give you is to stop touching your synth when it ...
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Free VSTi for EDM bass?

Togu-audio-line makes some pritty dope synths like TAL-NoiseMaker and TAL-Bassline 101. Other than that U-He has a few decent free plugins. The best of them I find Tyrell n6. Other than that I ...
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How do I make whispering in ear sound convincing?

The main thing you will want to do is to enhance the bass part of the spectrum in order to enhance realism. Obviously increased level will be necessary (relevant to other elements in the mix) but the ...
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VST plugins that generate MIDI signals

One interesting possibility I've discovered is ReaJS which is a free VST plugin from Cockos that you can get as part of the free ReaPlugs VST suite : https://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/ You seem to ...
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Which pluck is used in Cheap Thrills?

It also depends on what DAW you use. In FL studio, you can try with Fruity DX10. In Ableton, you can search pluck sound from top search box. To make it sounds similar as Cheap Thrills pluck, you ...
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VST on Android or iPad

What ObscureRobot said in 2013 is now outdated information. The VST 3 SDK now exists for iOS 8/9. It's GPL3 so I can't see why someone couldn't port it to Android. https://github.com/steinbergmedia/...
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Neutral reverb without sense of room for making wind

Have you tried worldizing your samples? It won't cost you anything but your time and you'll undoubtably learn a lot in the process. Also, try reaching for complex delays in lieu of reverbs. Soundtoys ...
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How to duplicate a VST on Mac?

Ok, the trick was to find the ID in reverse, as explained here: https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/resolving-vst-plug-conflicts So if you want to duplicate your AU/VST (I only tested VST, but ...
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How do I transfer VST plugins from FL Studio to Ableton Live?

Start Ableton Live and go to the Preferences > File/Folder. Put all your vst plugins in one folder and scan it, unlike fl studio that allows you to scan multiple folders.
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Melodyne Essential mistakenly interpreted two notes as one. Can I correct this?

There‘s a tab where you can set the algorithm. Usually setting it to „melody“ should fix this.
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Looking for a VST (or name of the effect) to turn any short sound byte into a synth

From your description it sounds ;-) to me that what you want to look for is a sampler. Samplers are used to create as example realistic sounds for instruments and then comes with libraries of sounds. ...
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VST plugins that generate MIDI signals

I had some success writing a MIDI-generating VST plugin using the JUCE framework. Besides audio and MIDI support for standalones and VST & AU plugins, it also gives you a pretty good UI framework ...
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How to use two computers simultaneously for production (CPU sharing)

There are some producers that use a setup similar to the one described. Junkie XL seems to run VST from separate computers using Cubase.
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VST plugins that generate MIDI signals

While Cthulhu is great for comming up with new and creative patterns, you could very well just us the in-build chord tracks in Cubase (or the similar chorder in Studio One) for simple harmonies and ...
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Changing Sound's path in NI Massive

Use the "Add" and "Delete" buttons to the right of the "User Library Directories" window to manage the directories included in the database. If you change the paths with these buttons then don't ...
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How to identify a missing plug-in?

I was able to identify the plugin by opening the CPR file in a text editor, looking for the track name and investigating the detailed info adjacent to it. I found something called "OriginalPluginName" ...
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Rearranging MIDI tracks VST development

What you are proposing is likely impossible because VST is a streaming interface. Here's an excerpt from a blog post where I explained a similar issue where people were asking why they couldn't have ...
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Is there a plugin architecture for sequencer / piano-roll alternatives?

I've now found Protoplug (http://www.osar.fr/protoplug/) which does what I want. It puts a Lua virtual machine in a VST plugin so you can write your own synths, FX and even MIDI generators by writing ...
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Is there a plugin architecture for sequencer / piano-roll alternatives?

You might get most mileage out of the Jesusonic plugin architecture within reaper. This is a simple scripting language which I am sure will allow you access to both audio processing and midi ...
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Doubt on sending audio from Addictive Drums to an Aux track

I'm unfamiliar with Addictive Drums specifically, but it sounds like you are talking about pre/post-fader send. Usually, when you send audio to an aux track, there will be a button somewhere (usually ...
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"Filling" drum sound

I'd say you'd be best finding a taiko-like sample. A kick drum with reverb most likely wont get you there. Toms and drums like these usually have a resonant aftertone that kicks dont have. If you ...
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