October 01, 2025  -  User Showcase Song: This Tree

This is a song that I wrote back in 2022 but, for some reason that I can't recall now, I never got around to finishing it. When I was doing a back up of my songs recently, I stumbled across it and was inspired. So with the help of Kevin 2 (in Synth V), I set about trying to create some kind of respectable arrangement. This is where tinkering with BIAB, Synth V and Reaper took me.

♫ This Tree
(lyrics on Soundcloud)

Comments on any aspect of the song or its production are welcome.

I hope you enjoy it.
--Noel

The Band
Bass RT 533: Bass, Electric, 12-8 Crystal Sw 065
Guitar RT 526: Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Hank Sw 065
Guitar RT 529: Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Hank Sw 065
Piano RT 2167: Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm Country12-8John Sw 065
RealDrums: Nashville128^01-SideStick,Ride

MIDI Strings: Miroslav Philharmonik 2
MIDI Vocals: Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro with the vocaloid Kevin 2

The Production
Drums, Reaper Plugins: (1) **JS: 3 Band Splitter in conjunction with (2) JS: 8xStereo to 1xStereo Mixer, (3) JS: Waveshaping Distortion
Bass, VST Plugins: (1) Renaissance Bass (RBass), (2) GSatPlus
Piano, VST Plugin: (1) **GSatPlus
Guitars, VST Plugins: (1) **ReaEQ, (2) GSatPlus, (3) Renaissance Axx (Stereo), (4) CLA Unplugged (Stereo)
Reverb Busses: (1) ReaVerbate, (2) M30 (TC Electronic)
Vocals: (1) ReaEQ, (2) ReaComp, (3) Nectar 4
Master Output: (1) Ozone 11, (2) ReaLimit

Visual & Audio Aids Used with Mixing and Production: (1) JS: Saike Spectral Analyzer (beta), (2) Nx Virtual Mix Room (headphones mixing plugin) with (i)CLA, (ii)Germano and (iii)Ocean Way studio simulations (I didn't use head tracking).

**JS plugins are native to Reaper
**Plugins that begin with Rea... (e.g. ReaEQ, ReaComp, etc.) are native to Reaper.
**GSatPlus / GSat+ is a free saturation plugin from TBProAudio

Posted on October 1, 2025 11:25 AM