Taff's Tutorials

20/04/2026

I had the absolute pleasure of mixing this beauty this past week. Well done Stevie Baz, love the song

https://open.spotify.com/track/6sHr0umlJgLbIsy6G3CIbQ?si=ALvAiarPQMiwTHuuVCDOQg

steve baron · Not Good Enough For You · Song · 2026

23/03/2026

G'day folks.

My new muiscal project, "7 Hour Drive", is releasing our debut single, "Toe The Line" at 7am on 3 April (Good Friday). I'd appreciate if you could have a gnader at our page, maybe give it a follow or like some posts or (this would be incredible) share some of the stuff and join us for the release.

Thanks in anticipation of any of the above.

https://www.facebook.com/7hourdrive

7 Hour Drive are Taff and Kieran (formally of Mr Kite) and new member Hayley, a super talented singer and pianist.
Taff and Kieran first met in Glasgow, where they joined forces with Mr Kite. 20 years later, they have reunited to entertain the world

17/06/2024

This week is SANDS awareness week. The them right now is finding the words. All of you know at least 1 person who has lost a baby. Finding the words to talk to them about their baby can be dificualt. Sands, the stillbirth & neonatal death charity have put together this animation to help.

Would you know what to say to someone who has experienced pregnancy or baby loss? We have launched their Finding the Words campaign to help you support a fri...

17/07/2023

I've been having fun with a program called GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Programme). It's like photoshop but free and open source. I can't draw to save my life (my handwriting looks like a doctor's). I decided to scribble what could be a map and then play with it in GIMP ......

27/06/2023

Back to Basics GIMP Remove background and add new background

In this video, I have used a photograph of my dog to remove the background using the foreground select tool and created a new background. This video also shows me getting lost trying to find a tool (I'm only human) and breifly introduces some of the more random things that can be done in GIMP.

I will (at some point) make a fuller video showing someof the effects I've used on the background and on the colour matching technique shown. This is not the only way to remove a background however, I wanted to try and keep things simple for removing the background of a more complex subject (such as my pet cockapoo).

As always, any comments, questions or requests, let me know and I will be glad to help out where I can.

Back to Basics GIMP Remove background and add new backgroundIn this video, I have used a photograph of my dog to remove the background using the foregrou...

26/06/2023

Back to Basics - Reaper -Record a whole song from scratch.

In this video I show how to record a whole song from scratch. To give an idea of some of the tools available, I have used and external midi keyboard to do the drums and the virtual midi keyboard for the bass and guitar amp sims for the live guitar. Please forgive the lack of creativity and terrible playing. The purpose of this video is not for me to record somethng amazing but to teach newbies ho wthey can start.

I have not shown how to use the midi editor in depth (I will make a video another day for that however, there are many available (I highly recomend reaper mania for the existing videos)) nor the effects in depth (yet again, check out reaper mania or simply hava play around with the effect settings).

Third party plugins I use are all FREE.:

MT Powerdrums
Ample P Bass Lite
Boogex (by Voxengo)

There are a lot of other free instrument plugins available for reaper so feel free to use whatever suits you best.

I hope this video helps you get started and I hope you enjoy it.

Please comment below with any suggestions or requests for other videos

23/06/2023

A quick how to set up a USB mic in reaper

https://youtu.be/PPgGSiA-2bQ

P.S. yes I know this isn't great and where possible, use an interface but some people haven't got one and/or cant afford/justify the expense. I'm trying to answer frequently asked questions in the groups. :)

Back to Basics in Reaper - Setting up a USB mic.Many people just starting off in their recording journey haven't got an audio interface or can't afford/justi...

22/06/2023

For anyone interested in making their own music videos.

Back to Basics Reaper Tricky Video Editing.Today we will be back in reaper and showing how to add sparkle to any tutorial video. Apologies for anyone who...

21/06/2023

Another tutorial loading up, giving some of the basic techniques to help people get started in GIMP.

How to create an image with layers - This video goes in to the basics of combining objects or content from several images together to make a single picture. ...

20/06/2023

https://youtu.be/PZ7amMRpJCo

Attempting to answer some of the frequently asked questions in software I use. Today's questions are from Reaper Users "my play button has disappeared" or "m...