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What’s up, Internet! Today I’m going to tell you about my project where I used Elastic Audio and the Slate Trigger 2 plug in for a mix.

First, a little how-to-guide about Elastic Audio. It’s a nice little tool that allows you to line up the audio in tracks without compromising too much of the original audio integrity. When you are in the edit window, on the left-hand side you find the button that lets you switch between a sample-based track and a tick based track, and switch the track you want to adjust to tick. Then, click on the empty space next to it and you should get a menu with 4 options. Your best bet is to use either Rythmic or Polyphonic, depending on what you are working with. Then click the drop-down menu that is set to waveform view and select warp view. You can adjust how many markers show up on the track by right-clicking the track itself and selecting Elastic Properties, then adjusting the sensitivity setting. Pro-Tip: when you need to “scoot it an unch”, as my professor said, it is helpful to hold the shift key while clicking, that way multiple markers show up around the desired spot you need to “unch” one way or another, keeping the timing of the other markers intact. Here are some examples of my kick track with warp view on:

Next, the plugin Slate Trigger 2. This allows you to use a sample library to replace unwanted sounds recorded from a sub-par drum kit, and it was easier to use than I expected. Here is a link to the how-to video I watched by State TV, aka the company that makes the plugin. But to sum it up, you place this on the desired track, go into Browse and audition some sounds until you find the one you want. Double-click to select, then go to the Triggering menu and adjust the sensitivity and detail knobs so that the only waveform triggering the replacement sample is actual kick drum hits, and not any other instrument bleed. Towards the bottom, you are able to mix, solo, and mute the samples you have layered. You even have the ability to tune and pan the samples to get the perfect sound for the song you are mixing. Pro-Tip: layering is your friend! Especially when it comes to the automatic reverb that is added to the samples when choosing from certain libraries. You can adjust how much is coming in just like in the mix window, and make it seem like it was recorded in the same space after putting a similar-sounding reverb on other tracks. Here is my kick and snare with the plugin

(yes, my mix window tracks are color-coded)(it makes things pretty and organized)(fight me)

Another general note: increase the H/W Buffer Size of your project when using the Trigger 2 plugin. I had too many cases where ProTools pooped out on me because it was thinking too hard.

As for the mix itself, this isn’t the style of music I usually listen to, but it was still super fun to mix! Keeping everything from clipping in this mix was a challenge that I felt I handled better in this mix than in previous mixes of the same style. I had fun messing with the vocals a little bit. Another Elastic Audio related tip: if you go into the Elastic Properties settings, where you adjusted the sensitivity of marker placement, you can also adjust pitch. If you have a doubled vocal line, tune up or down one of the tracks by about 25 cents to make the tracks stand out from each other ever-so-slightly. If you have any feedback on the mix, let me know! I’m always looking to improve. 

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Boost Rents and Leasing Strategies in Commercial Real Estate

There are many different rent strategies that you can implement in commercial real estate brokerage.  The facts of the rental matter hinges on just how long the property owner wants to own the property. (NB – you can get plenty of commercial property leasing tips in our Snapshot program right here)

You can have rent strategies for the short term or the long term.  You can boost property value in…