Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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With virtual instruments getting better and better, can you use them in the final releases of your songs? Do you even need to record any instruments live anymore?

Where should you draw the line?

In this video, I’m going to give you a list of the instruments that can now be done virtually in a convincing way.

Charlie Puth shows how he made the hit song Attention - the bass is a VST played on a midi keyboard! (youtube.com/watch?v=IU8BEMi8UyM)

Virtual Instruments vs Real... does it matter? - RecordingRevolution.com

youtu.be/KM1RDDjwBhE

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