Universal Audio has recently made their recording software called LUNA available for everyone on Mac and PC - and it's a free DAW! They keep adding great features and it has become one of my favorite DAWs to write and record my songs with in my home studio. Today I'll show you step-by-step how to set up a new session, record guitars and bass, work with virtual instruments and MIDI, how to edit audio tracks, how to use plugins to mix your song, and how to export it so you can share it with your friends or Spotify and Apple Music!
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LUNA Shortcuts:
Mac: https://help.uaudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041651392-Keyboard-Shortcuts-and-Menu-Reference-macOS
Windows: https://help.uaudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/26788810000788-Keyboard-Shortcuts-and-Menu-Reference-Windows
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⏰Time Stamps
0:00 - 0:32 Intro
0:33 - 3:13 Creating a New Song/Session
3:14 - 7:44 Where Things Are
7:45 - 10:06 Adding a Virtual Instrument Track
10:07 - 10:32 Changing Track Height
10:33 - 11:34 Importing MIDI
11:35 - 17:46 Working with MIDI
17:46 - 19:39 Adding Audio Tracks
19:40 - 23:46 Recording Guitar with Amp Sim
23:47 - 27:12 Mix View Overview (Recording Guitar 2)
27:13 - 28:35 Recording Bass Guitar
28:36 - 30:40 Copy and Paste Audio
30:41 - 31-13 Consolidate Audio
31:14 - 34:36 Punching In with Pre Roll
34:37 - 39:46 Fixing Audio Timing/Quantizing with Warps
39:47 - 41:49 Cleaning up Heads and Tails
41:50 - 44:23 Adding and Editing Markers
44:24- 46:45 Mixing: Adding Plugins to a Channel
46:46 - 49:37 Using FX Bus and Sends
49:38 - 52:32 Using a Bus Channel
52:33 - 53:54 Mastering
53:55 - 57:16 Exporting Our Song