Total Recall
In the
digital world we have it pretty easy, when it comes to recalling
settings. Nearly every plug-in on the planet has the ability to save
settings and templates are also save-able in most DAW's. Yet, even
with these powerful tools we will not take full advantage of their
potential in our Home Studios.
Time To Save Time
One
thing we as Home Studio hobbyists struggle the most with is time.
Finding time to record, finding time to mix, finding time to find the
time to do so. Well, when you have a good set of presets and a
healthy array of templates, you can essentially win back some of that
time. How creative is it to label tracks, then color code them, then
place icons next to them to further identify, on and on the viscous
cycle goes? However, if you predominantly record just yourself
singing and playing the guitar, make a template from your last
session! If you find you always reach for the same plug-ins come
mixing time, put them in that template with good starting point
settings. Then, every time that creativity starts to flow the, its
not held back by the dam of technicality.
You Can't Save Some Things, Or Can You
While it
is a fact that some things simply can't be saved, there is another
way around this as well. For instance, in the video included below, I
painstakingly worked with my DAW to get buffer settings that would
not interfere with my screen recorder, It took quite a bit of my
precious time! Well, once I got those settings dialed in, and knowing
that I would have to change them later, I took a screenshot of the
settings. Then after labeling the pic accordingly I can now go back
to those settings anytime now! This can be done with anything on your
screen! So if you got that Bass EQ sounding good and want to send
that to a friend, make a screenshot of your page and send it to them.
Or maybe, you got an error you're not sure of in your DAW,
screenshots can help show the support team from that company exactly
what you're going through.
For Those Who Don't Know
Every
keyboard has this feature, you may have to search for it if you're
not aware of it. Simply press the “Print Screen” button and open
up your paint program or even a Word document and paste into it.
Either CTRL+V or right clicking on the mouse and selecting paste will
get you there.