Virtual Instruments vs Real Musicians

[@stephengoold9044]

I have a musician friend who swears by using only virtual instruments to make his last pop punk album. And I knew your track had real guitar in it because his never sounds as good as yours did. But hearing how polished his drums sounded was surprising. Which made me lean into my approach even more. Organic, avoid quantization, lots of room sound, slightly abrasive. Because the more I perfect the take and the more I tweak the mics, and the more I obsess over effects…the closer it gets to sounding like programmed drums! Anyways, rant over, good content, keep up the good work!!

[@themusicnerdco]

Thanks for stopping by - appreciate the kind words.

[@DanFrydmanWP]

Great to hear you talking about a passion, Troy. Looking forward to hearing about the history of MIDI.

[@themusicnerdco]

Thanks Dan.

[@mmane257]

the guitar is the hardest instrument to mimic on keyboard.

[@themusicnerdco]

Yes it is, although I'll be making a video soon showcasing a fantastic VST plugin for Funk Guitar :)

[@sivuyilemagutywa5286]

and Brass instruments

[@jetlag_beats]

One of the best investments I have made in the past few years, were absolutely the more professional virtual instruments /sample libraries. They simply lift up your production level's end result A LOT. Like: seriously a lot.

[@themusicnerdco]

100% agree.