Cakewalk by Bandlab: The Hidden Plugins

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In this video we discuss some plugins in Cakewalk by Bandlab, that you may not know you have! One of them an awesome vocal strip, the other a percussion strip, and a tube leveler!
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[@CreativeSauce]

I am happy to announce, that thanks to my wonderful viewers for requesting I complete it, the little piece of demo music used in this video is now a full song :) Check it out here: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/loveline/what-we-do

[@ian1957ruth]

I had forgotten about this. I just downloaded it. I like a lot.

[@nuvisionprinting]

Awesome! That vocal is amazing!

[@kpwebdes]

Very nice -> downloaded ;)

[@santoshgujar5237]

You are The Best Teacher, People like you make daws famous by teaching how to use it, this should be done by daw companies, Thank you, Sir

[@sabofx]

I've been using cakewalk/Sonar for over 25 years. I can recommend it to anyone looking for a professional DAW for composing anything from Classical music to hard-style. All the music on my channel has been produced exclusively with Cakewalk and some soft synths (VSTs). Look in my video descriptions for more details on which plugins i use. Cakewalk might not be the easiest DAW for absolute beginners, but that's where videos like this tutorial can be of great help! So kudos to the maker of this video!!

[@jjxlvii]

Mike, you are an amazing teacher in my opinion. You take a lot of time and explain each and every detail plus provide examples so learners like me (who's brand new to learning a DAW) can understand. Thanks to your videos I got motivated to return back to my studio and live my passion. THANK YOU!

[@CreativeSauce]

Thanks so much JJ, that's heart warming to hear, and really makes the effort worthwhile for me :)

[@jacobh5150]

Just came upon your channel this week. This is getting me back into Cakewalk and recording in general ( been out of the loop for 6-7 years now). Thanks for the great knowledge you bring to these videos!!

[@ptyk]

Thank you so much for your wonderful videos! Just started learning Cakewalk recently. I've learned a lot from you. Appreciate your hard work and great content!

[@alanc6857]

Mike you are a gifted teacher, please keep the tutorials coming!

[@FranzBass]

This channel is pure gold. Tanks sooooooo much!

[@barry7986]

Your session of the 3 plugins in Cakewalk by BandLabs was excellent... Mike I have learnt a great bundle of knowledge from you. Bless you more and more !!!!

[@lhl2468]

I'll definitely be using the vocal strip. You are an outstanding presenter - informative and likeable.

[@timothyreynolds6255]

I am so pleased with this video. I was finally ready to learn this!

[@RonGallagher]

I learn something useful every time. Great series. Thank you.

[@eclipticom]

Thanks Mike! Fantastic video again! I have ton of experience with recording the guitar. But with vocals, I was always struggling. This channel is a gold dust for home recording enthusiast! I just remixed the vocals with VX-64 and it sounds like a different recording, like recorded in a pro studio. Well done!

[@anthonywilson6893]

Superb training Mike. You are an incredible teacher and a benefit to the art. You teach with a great easy to follow tempo. Cheers.

[@davida.burgess5056]

This hidden VX-64 Vocal Strip tip is so good I hit the like button 3 times :-) Thanks!

[@leonerasmus3996]

I like your presentation style. Casual, comfortable and informative. Keep the videos comings.

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it! Yes, many more to come :)

[@Byronic19134]

Too many words

[@johnjohnson3571]

Agreed, well presented and comprehended. Downloaded cakewalk and looking for more input!

[@peterveer7798]

@@CreativeSauce do you also produce for artists like Mariah carey or Kate perry ?

[@stevesmusicchannel5310]

Agree 100%. The entire tone, camber, syntax, delivery, accuracy of substance etc. all on point. This is exactly my cup of tea.

[@richardlouisnewman1064]

I have never gotten more out of a video. Fantastic, thank you SO MUCH!!!

[@emorphan]

Hi Mike, thanks for great video, it provides a lot of information for people like me who are trying to figure out how to create music using DAW! Hope you will record more of such videos! Cheers!

[@TheNeCaster]

Huge thanks for revealing the hidden treasure! Those plugins are extremely useful and flexible, no doubt. Special mentioning to the way you present even complicated things like compressor/expander. Well done!

[@AngelsAndButterflies]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! You're a LEGEND! I saw someone else use these plug ins for editing vocals and I couldn't find them so I started googling, trying to find a way to download them but nothing. I'm glad I noticed this video and was able to find them. THANK YOU SO MUCH ONCE AGAIN!

[@badiola13]

Thank you so much sir! Your videos with cakewalk are so helpful.

[@davidhayzen6988]

Great video giving a simple overview of the hidden plugins. You're style of presentation is engaging and informative. Subscribed and liked :)

[@davidmcmahon6590]

Thanks for reminding me of these plugins!! Put the vx on a recent vocal track, and kicked the other, paid for, plugins off the track!! Sounds great!!

[@lexi-lee]

Well done on explaining the compressor. I was wondering what it was and I understood your explanation first time around 👍👍

[@MorbidVizions]

Learning quite a lot from your videos! Thanks for all you're doing!

[@stevet3733]

Thanks for these cakewalk by bandlab videos. I was in between getting new Cubase and protools. Didn't want to spend a ton of money on a daw when I have fl studio and Maschine already. I had to learn pro tools at my friend's studio but didn't want to dish all the money out for it. Got cakewalk by bandlab and it's awesome. Your tutorials have helped me save money for other equipment and learn how to navigate cakewalk by bandlab and have been very helpful. You are the man, Mike!!!

[@Mevryk]

That's actually the best and most straightforward explanation of a compressor i've ever heard, now i can finally say i totally understand what it is. didn't even need to replay :) My Cakewalk proficiency and QoL just raised to a whole new level with your videos, thank you very much, and keep up the good work. Cheers mate.

[@memorablemusicformedia1337]

Thank you for the tips! Quite helpful!

[@yamieblues568]

Thank you again, master Mike! Lot of things I have learnt from you!

[@arielwich8517]

Thank you so much for your content! When COVID struck I suddenly had to learn to use a DAW, and being on a church budget I'm thankful to have found Cakewalk, and your tutorials have saved me so much aggravation and have taught me so much! Also here to report that as of today (9/11/2020) when I installed the update for Cakewalk, it disabled these plugins and I had to re-enable them. Thanks again for all your work!

[@keithdunwoody1302]

Always loved these plugs!

[@adamentalhip-hop5632]

Best compressor/expander explanation I’ve heard. That’s the JIST of it!

[@kiragalzu5134]

I’m learning so much here. Thanks

[@mathematicsinlightboard6515]

VX-64 I was looking for that and yt led me here! Didn't knew it was hidden in CW! Thanks Mike!

[@avrecords2279]

Thank you for taking your time to help us ! Was searching for the VX64 to use the DE-ESSER but it has so many great features. thanks again!

[@CreativeSauce]

Very true, and it really does have great features.

[@scottmallard6297]

Nice video! I've been using Cakewalk/Sonar since the early 90s and the PX-64 Percussion Strip for my drums since around 2010. It's a quick way of applying an effects chain - all in one audio plug-in. It is quite effective at getting rid of any "room noise" that comes along with the original drum samples.

[@abc456f]

The more of your videos that I watch, I've given you the moniker of, "The MAN"!!!! Your explanations of all these effects terms have really opened my eyes (and brain). Now I need to search and hopefully find a video about automation because I have no idea what it is and how to use it.

[@iyana8234]

Love these videos so much very easy to follow

[@guntherdebock538]

I find all three Hidden Plugins quite usefull. Thank you for showing this Mike!

[@CreativeSauce]

Good to hear! Thank you :)

[@charleshuguley9903]

Thanks, Mike. I think the vocal strip would be the most useful to me.

[@Rickytee2]

Really classy presentation Pete these vids have given me renewed interest in using my Cakewalk Bandlab good job!!

[@CreativeSauce]

You mistook me for that bald guy!!!!!!

[@DanielCrothers]

Hey that was good explanations on how to do compression and all the other things. I'm grateful

[@911truthfarmer]

I recently had to do a Windows 10 reinstall and lost all my old Sonar Platinum plus that you are taking about Mike. So I was fortunately able to get them back by logging into my old Cakewalk account and downloading those old Platinum files and reinstalling them along with Zeta, Rapture, and Dimension Pro etc. So glad because I loved my old Platinum plugins!

[@makavelismith]

What a great video, liked and subscribed. Thank you.

[@inkyvr]

Ohhhh that was very very very helpful. Thank you so much!!

[@randomtangents3D]

Holy crap! You just solved 3 problems that have been plaguing me for a month.

[@martsave]

thank you for this video,i already use this plugin especialy the vocal-strip it's very good plugin,thank you dude!

[@jesseboi3469]

Ure a natural teacher. Keep it up mate

[@darranhough2876]

I was dreading moving from Mac to windows because of the daw situation. I’ve only ever used cubase or Logic Pro, you have made moving to cakewalk seedless to me, so I’d like to thank you for that

[@TaffmanGuyo]

Brilliant as always, very useful - your lessons are causing me to ditch my plans of upgrading to Logic Pro or Cubase as Cakewalk Pro is a superb bit of kit.

[@AndyB01]

Cracking song Mike - I could listen to that voice all day long - a truly sublime vocal. Another great tutorial too btw - keep up the good work. I only discovered your stuff last week and I have learned more in the last ten days than I have in the last ten years of recording with multiple versions of Cakewalk - going all the way back to Home Studio XL!

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you Andrew, that's such a nice compliment :) The full song is released here: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/loveline/what-we-do

[@alanc6857]

Outstanding tutorial! Please keep them coming

[@CreativeSauce]

Thanks Alan, I have outstanding viewers!

[@ClintonAshworth]

I'm going to go check out my Cakewalk right now!

[@GPM80]

Great vid again mike. You have a really polished but down to earth way of teaching

[@CreativeSauce]

Cheers Glyn! Hopefully not too long until you can put it all into action!

[@GPM80]

@@CreativeSauce yes mate i am really lookin forward to it all. can i email u with a few questions at some point this week??

[@yoskid3646]

Clever, informative thanks so much!!

[@ismuch4328]

wowww.. I 've been using CAkewalk for almost 3 years and I just knew that Thouse are something like that.... thank you for your valuable infos.. your are my Cakewalk Encyclopedia now.. 😁👍👍👍🙏☝☝

[@WillKruger]

Well done. Both in information and video production. I use the Vocal strip all the time mainly for sibilance and delay. But never messed around with the other controls. For vocal compression, I use Boost 11 but now know the vocal strip has abilities as well. I am also working on a drum track presently and the percussion strip will be something I will delve into. Thanks, Will

[@stevet3733]

@creativesauce You're the man for these videos of cakewalk by bandlab. It's such an under estimated and under used free daw!

[@CreativeSauce]

Cheers Steve :)

[@konstantin_morev]

Thank you very much! Really useful and secret information!

[@Fat-lads-Reviews]

thanks for a great informative video. your presentation is excellent and defo worth a sub!

[@tvanya]

Listening to this video ou can not help falling for your singer. I think she must be a lovely person, Your song also is full of love. Love it, wish I could hear it all the way.

[@andrewhurren4937]

Have had these plugins from Platinum days. Your great clear explanation has helped me see the significant value of them. I will be using them more as a result (and not just relying on presets). You have a gift with your presentation. Keep up the great work. Thank you

[@CreativeSauce]

Thank you Andrew. I'm so glad that it's inspired you to make use of them. There is no better reward for me than that:)

[@TerenceKearns]

Holy smokes. Thats a pretty impressive bit of kit.

[@agentcalm]

Bro these are awesome vids. I was a Sonar user for years and made the switch to cakewalk a few months back. Although identical, vids like this are fantastic as there's stuff in recording that you simply wont figure out without help. Automation for example is a huge area. Automating volume is easy enough but say automating a vocal doubler so that it only comes in on the chorus. Or any effect for that matter. Thrilled to be a subscriber :) Thank you so much.

[@CreativeSauce]

Thanks man. I did a primer on automation here kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4OtdaGBiqZ0j80 , but I expect to do a more advanced one at some point.

[@remotejazz]

I have used Cakewalk products for many years and it is my preferred DAW. I thought I knew just about everything about how it works but I am happy to say that Creative Sauce has really taught me a lot. Where were you when I started out over 10 years ago? I have a several Cakewalk Sonar user study user guides that are available, but with the many changes Bandlab has made to upgrade the DAW, is just great and I no longer have to pay to use it!

[@pravo.]

I did that long time ago since sonar x1 with roland that time Great tutorials

[@Ben59910]

The vocal plugin is exactly what I've been looking for

[@CreativeSauce]

Yes, it’s great!

[@nickpritchard7130]

Great vid. Thanks Mike.

[@YunandiSetiawan]

Very very thank you for created this content. You are kind person 🙌

[@b.ewoolcock7755]

I tried the VX-64 voice plugin on horns. Works really good especially if there are different horn parts. Really appreciate your videos

[@kgopu24]

thanks for a very useful presentation

[@rain73ful]

Good lesson. Thank you.

[@RWaterburyVOC]

I think the VX-64 will be very helpful. Thank you for revealing this "hidden" plugin.

[@edub9930]

Thank you for your guidance good sir.

[@Sonar37]

Great video Mike, 2 thumbs Up!

[@CreativeSauce]

Cheers Rob!

[@LesArtsdelaParole]

Such a good explanation of that plugin that I discovered thanx to you ! Playing around with it, my opinion is that too much compression will bring up all the unpleasant mouth noises. And the expander can help cut all the small sounds (like the breathing, the slight computer rumbling, or other very low db sound sources). They are to be used softly, because the voice can become very well filtered of "unpleasantness", but by doing so become completely unatural. I have the utmost difficulty to remove the muddiness from my voice without sounding like a tincan. Still playing around. Thank you ! You do very high quality content.

[@derekelliott3971]

Excellent video. Thank you very much.

[@tomyg2766]

Another great lesson, pitched just right ('scuse the pun) many thanks

[@benep9579]

Thanks man, very useful

[@bijurejinold874]

Thanks you man you're awesome ♥️🔥

[@AudioDigital]

Great information! Thanks for this.

[@CreativeSauce]

Thanks for watching:)

[@phillwildman]

I use the De-esser in that Vocal strip. Its great 😎

[@mimojapan]

Thanks for another great video! I had used the VX-64 on all my wife's singing but had totally forgotten about the PX-64 :D

[@CreativeSauce]

Yes, it's really very useful. And not just subtle, but can make some really radical changes!

[@mr.shredder5430]

Great tutorial👍

[@THEREALWOODSMAN777]

This helped a lot thanks so much

[@guitar_ekapo]

thank you added all of them

[@musicofjohnashredforsen9643]

Great tips :) Thanks a lot :)

[@stevesmusicchannel5310]

Nice video. Love it. Thanks

[@jaimebeloy]

Thank you Sir very helpful Godbless

[@AdamWellsMusic]

Very helpful thank you

[@michaelhaller8495]

Totally agree great content delivered in an upbeat and friendly manner. Well Done. Any chance of Aplitube, Tonebridge and Bias FX shootout comparison?

[@MatthewSwasta]

Man, I'm glad I have an older purchased version of Professional that has all the Nomad stuff. Love the oilcan delay...

[@takeshi_shinyama]

Appreciate it Sir!😁

[@youtubes5304]

Great video ...thank you!

[@hotrodbod1]

Great stuff!

[@happyhomelesshomesteaders158]

Found'em thanks, still waitin on an audio interface

[@nevillehenry9337]

I can not believe this plugin has been there all along. The vocal strip just changed the game completely, I was left completely speechless, exactly what I've been looking for. No wonder they hid it.

[@PhilORourke]

Thank you so muCh ,really good and well informed. Phil UK

[@FiddlingwithmyWhistle]

Great... Thanks Mike. I had found them back when I started useing Cakewalk. But I could never get them to sound any good. I'll give them another go. Now that I know how to adjust them :)

[@CreativeSauce]

Good to hear Fiddling! I was feeling a little unwell yesterday, so I thought I waffled a bit, so I'm glad it made some sense!

[@SameerVLogs]

Bro you are doing really Hard work. One day you will be successfull. keep me in your mind.