Garlic Meatballs & Red Sauce
Recipe makes 10 to 12 meatballs
Ingredients
1lb ground beef in unwrapped package tray
Pepper & Salt
3-4 Garlic Cloves
¼ cup of grated parmesan cheese
¾ cup of bread crumbs
1 egg
1 Onion
1 Jar of your favorite Tomato Sauce
1 Small Can of Goya Tomato Sauce
2 Bay Leaves
¾ Box of Pasta
Olive Oil
Other Cooking Oil (not Olive Oil)
Sea Salt
Garnish - Green & White chopped scallion
Bread - “La Baguette”
Cooking Instructions
Mix 1lb ground beef with Salt, Pepper, Chopped Garlic, Breadcrumbs, Parmesan Cheese, 1 egg and Chopped Onions
Note: make the meatballs “smaller” rather than “larger” so they are more thoroughly cooked in the fry pan
Pan Fry Meatballs for ~12 minutes
For the temp on the fry pan, I'm looking for the "sweet" spot that is more than a "simmer", but not so hot that ground beef begins to char and burn. On my stove that's "Medium-High" setting.
Note: roll meatballs to a “pink” side about every ~4 minutes
Add tomato sauce to a medium size pot
Add bay leaves to the tomato sauce
After meatballs are cooked for ~12 minutes add meatballs to the tomato sauce
Cover pot and simmer ~30 mins
Note: Make the pasta after meatballs start to simmer in the tomato sauce. No need to make the pasta sooner as the meatballs should simmer in the tomato sauce for ~30mins
Fill about ¾ of a large pot with water
Shake in some salt
Drizzle some cooking oil into the water (not olive oil)
Heat and wait for water to start boiling
Add ¾ Box of pasta to the large pot of boiling water
Boil the pasta for about 9-10 minutes
Prep & Cook Time: ~50 minutes
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KEY POINTS
01:55 Take Markers
05:38 Stretch Markers
08:01 Mouse Modifier
11:41 Customize Take Marker Label & Font
WIN - Suggested Keyboard Shortcuts
“Ctrl+WIN” hold down to move stretch marker without “stretching”
“Shift+W” ADD stretch marker (Reaper Default)
“Shift+D” REMOVE stretch marker
“Shift+A” REMOVE ALL stretch markers
“Alt+,” ADD take marker (Alt + comma)
“Alt+.” REMOVE take marker (Alt + period)
“Alt+/” REMOVE ALL take markers in track
MAC - Suggested Keyboard Shortcuts
“Ctrl+CMD” hold down to move stretch marker without “stretching”
“Shift+W” ADD stretch marker (Reaper Default)
“Shift+D” REMOVE stretch marker
“Shift+A” REMOVE ALL stretch markers
“Opt+,” ADD take marker (Opt + comma)
“Opt+.” REMOVE take marker (Opt + period)
“Opt+/” REMOVE ALL take markers in track
RECORDING GEAR
MIC Blue Yeti
ACOUSTIC TREATMENT
Bass Traps
2 Acoustic Blankets
Mini Vocal Booth
VIDEO PROCESSING
Screen Capture (1080p 60fps) - OBS
Video Editor (1080p 60fps) - filmoraPro
Filesize Reduction - Handbrake
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In this video I walkthrough using ReaPack’s “mpl Align takes” script for aligning 3 chorus vocals. I then apply manual track alignment using Reaper’s Take & Stretch markers.
KEY POINTS
00:00 Final Mix of Chorus Harmony
03:05 Vocal alignment with “mpl Align takes” script
04:54 Vocal alignment with Take & Stretch markers
ReaPack Automated Alignment Script
Free Reaper Vocal Alignment Script “mpl Align takes”
Download Website: ReaPack.com
Installation Guide: https://reapack.com/user-guide#installation
NOTE: After installing in Reaper, you will find the alignment script in the Action List
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FAQ – Would you tune vocals before alignment or after?
I noticed this question while doing youtube research. Here is the best response I found:
“I would definitely tune them first and render that. The reason being, the align plugin stretches and moves the audio around. I would be worried about any glitches due to the time stretching. Vocal tuning, in my view, should always be the first and purest signal to get the best results”
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WIN - Suggested Keyboard Shortcuts
“Ctrl+WIN” hold down to move stretch marker without “stretching”
“Shift+W” ADD stretch marker (Reaper Default)
“Shift+D” REMOVE stretch marker
“Shift+A” REMOVE ALL stretch markers
“Alt+,” ADD take marker (Alt + comma)
“Alt+.” REMOVE take marker (Alt + period)
“Alt+/” REMOVE ALL take markers in track
MAC - Suggested Keyboard Shortcuts
“Ctrl+CMD” hold down to move stretch marker without “stretching”
“Shift+W” ADD stretch marker (Reaper Default)
“Shift+D” REMOVE stretch marker
“Shift+A” REMOVE ALL stretch markers
“Opt+,” ADD take marker (Opt + comma)
“Opt+.” REMOVE take marker (Opt + period)
“Opt+/” REMOVE ALL take markers in track
GEAR
MIC Blue Yeti
ACOUSTIC TREATMENT
Bass Traps
2 Acoustic Blankets
Mini Vocal Booth
VIDEO PROCESSING
Screen Capture (1080p 60fps) - OBS
Video Editor (1080p 60fps) - filmoraPro
Filesize Reduction - Handbrake
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NT5 Matched Pair (XY Setup)
Audio Interface: UR22mkII
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DAW: Reaper
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While I was testing out my new LAV MIC I noticed that sometimes I would get a background "hissing noise" and sometimes I would not get a background "hissing noise". For my specific setup, I noticed the "hissing noise" when I connected directly to my iPhone. I did not get the "hissing noise" when I connected directly into my MacBook. In any case, background noise is easy enough to remove.
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2 Cans Solid White Tuna packed in Water
2 Celery Stalks
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1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
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Copyright 2020
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00:39 Mic Setups
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