Exploring Free Music Production Tools: DAWs, Instruments, Effects, and Loops

In this episode of the Face Your Ears podcast, hosts Justin Ho and Rich Bozic discuss the abundance of free digital recording resources available for music production. They recount their recent musical projects, including performances and upcoming releases. The main topic explores various free digital audio workstations (DAWs), software instruments, audio effects, and loop resources. Justin and Rich highlight specific tools such as BandLab, Audacity, DexEd, Vital, Valhalla Super Massive, Circle drum loops, and websites like Freesound.org and Looperman.com. They offer practical advice for both beginners and experienced producers looking to expand their toolkit without breaking the bank. The episode underscores the idea that high-quality music production need not be prohibitively expensive, with a wealth of free tools and resources available for creative exploration.

00:00 Welcome to Face Your Ears Podcast
05:17 Recent Events and Performances
07:57 Podcast Milestones and Listener Appreciation
08:45 Today's Topic: Free Digital Recording Tools
09:49 Exploring Free DAWs
17:12 Free Virtual Instruments
22:06 Free Audio Effects
23:55 Free Loops and Samples
27:05 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

For links to the resources mentioned in the episode follow this link where you'll find them all collected together:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ohS7ajH8xHgkHiLVkRsrkrvN6vUUwkOxWedQZ3U8TJY/edit?usp=sharing

For Production Services, Coaching and Lessons, visit:

www.rjbmusicproduction.com

For help prepping your songs/voice for the studio:

www.bozicvoicestudio.com

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