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We use <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Splice Sounds, (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/features\/sounds\" target=\"_blank\">Splice Sounds,<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Beatmaker, (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-use-splice-beatmaker\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beatmaker,<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Astra (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-use-splice-astra\/\" target=\"_blank\">Astra<\/a> in FL Studio to generate our ideas, but you can use any DAW and plugins of your choosing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have any questions on a particular topic or technique covered in the video? What would you like to see us tackle on <a aria-label=\"our YouTube channel (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCb8xLPa5RP8TnCsU7E5ASKQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our YouTube channel<\/a> next? Let us know in the comments section of the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Bring Splice directly into your DAW with the Sounds Plugin (beta):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/tools\/sounds-plugin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get the plugin<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this video, we walk through how you can use acapellas as a creative tool to inspire new ideas for your productions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":17205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1850,1854,1696,49],"tags":[1753,1240,1254,1761,1249,918],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - 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