The Band You Can Afford, a music production guide by Luigi Pascal Rondanini, published by Rondanini Publishing.

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The Band You Can Afford

How to Make Music with REAPER and Genuinely Free Virtual Instruments

By Luigi Pascal Rondanini

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About the booklet

You don't need an expensive studio or a room full of musicians to begin making music.

The Band You Can Afford is a practical, 24-page guide to building a virtual band using REAPER and freely available instruments.

From strings and brass to drums, bass and synthesisers, it explains how to move beyond collecting plugins and actually finish a piece of music.

The booklet covers composition, MIDI, expressive performance, arrangement, basic mixing and preparing a recording for release.

REAPER is the only paid software in the recommended setup. All additional software in the core workflow is free at the stated publication date.

Podcast — Between the Covers & Beyond

Luigi Pascal Rondanini on making music when you cannot afford a band: REAPER, free virtual instruments, MIDI, mixing, and finishing a piece of music.

Episode · Between the Covers & Beyond · Watch on YouTube

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Delivered by Gumroad. The booklet is a PDF guide that links to third-party software; it does not include software, sample libraries or audio files. REAPER is a separate paid licence. Software availability, pricing and licensing conditions may change after publication.

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