Only if you pirate it.
Completely ignoring everything, if you just want to make vocals more consistent in volume, try the recently released Voice Leveler by accusonus
I make ONE version at -18LUFS. See https://audiosex.pro/threads/mastering-loudness-metering-and-fibonacci.38868/#post-336383
Well, you've never heard of https://www.un4seen.com/2midi.html which does exactly that.
see https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR2LteZoUg2YicZ1gLWntzm2l2b7iTZ21Ck-gkvZharXsk7rfD-94yuL6LiwQ0QCzOYn2wlDLZhNhz6/pubhtml
Don't bother with multiple vers. I, personally, make ONE version at -18LUFS. No online platform iirc uses -8 LUFS. That's too f'n loud. Many also...
Infinite headroom Gain staging is ancient Mastering engineers asks for a 32bit file Never have to pay attention to the meters ALL of these...
It probably depends on settings.
No reason you can't make music on i3-530 from 2010. Been doin it for 8 years mate.
Reacomp. It's built into my DAW, but also for free as part of reaplugs. [IMG]
Mono: Bass, Kick, Snare, LV. Stereo: everything else. You can try monoing things, but panning them LR
RAM is the LAST thing you check when you have dropout issues. Don't use FL. FL is bad with multithreading IIRC. I think BECAUSE you have so...
You may be after EQ, distortion, or harmonic exciting VSTs.
Can't you use the time-honored approach of keeping your levels tame (aka averaging -6dB peak?), or even using VST summers instead of hardware?
Do these help? https://punchlight.com/?q=node/3 https://www.google.com/search?q=big+record+light+pro+tools
You might be after https://www.mixmeister.com/
Any cheap reverb?
Tips: turn off all analogue emulations etc & dither. Those add noise.
If you're using that much kontakt, might be better to get a 2TB HD?
Related: https://mic.com/articles/107896/scientists-finally-prove-why-pop-music-all-sounds-the-same#.SFafvjlwW
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