Gridlost Podcasts - Nolly X Guitar Tones - Free or Stock Plugins?

In this GridLost podcast, I share a little more about the person behind the music: my previous jobs, my life now, my dreams, and those days when I feel off but still want to keep building something meaningful. We also get into my Cubase sessions and how I shape guitar tones with Neural DSP’s Archetype Nolly X—the choices behind the sound and what I’m learning along the way. My advice at the end is simple: 📝 *Document your sessions.* Write down what you changed, why you changed it, what you heard, and what didn’t work. Give your future self something useful to come back to. 🎛️ *Choose ONE stock plugin from your DAW and explore it for a month.* Read the manual. Watch tutorials. Follow people who explain it well. Try it on different instruments and in different sessions. Before changing a control, ask: “What do I expect this to do?” Then listen. Keep notes about the difference between what you expected and what actually happened. You don’t need to master everything this week. Give yourself time to understand one tool properly. Take notes like you’re writing a book. Then spend a month getting to know one plugin. 🎸 *Which stock plugin would you choose for your month—and what DAW are you using? Tell me below. 👇* Subscribe to GridLost for music production, heavy guitar tones, mixing sessions, and honest conversations about the work behind the music. #musicproduction #cubase #neuraldsp #guitartone #metalpodcast #podcastclips #bassguitar #stockplugins #flstudiotutorial #flstudio 🎚️ WORK WITH ME — ACHILLEAS | MIXING & PRODUCTION Have a song you believe in, but the mix isn’t getting it across? I’m Achilleas Karakatsanis, the musician and producer behind GridLost. I help independent artists bring clarity, weight and character to their recordings, with a particular love for rock, metal and guitar-driven music. As a guitarist, bassist and composer, I approach your song from both a musician’s and a producer’s perspective. My focus is on preserving your sound, solving the problems holding the track back, and keeping communication clear throughout the project. WHAT I CAN HELP WITH • Mixing and mastering • Audio cleanup, drum editing and timing corrections • Guitar and bass tone shaping • Arrangement and music production feedback • Original composition and sound design MY STUDIO TOOLKIT DAW: Steinberg Cubase Artist 14 Plugins: Neural DSP Archetype Nolly X, Archetype Misha Mansoor X, Parallax and Cubase’s built-in tools Hardware: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen, KRK Rokit 8 G5 monitors, RØDE PodMic and Sennheiser e835 LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR TRACK Send your rough mix, a reference song, the main thing you want improved, and your deadline. We’ll agree on the scope, revisions and delivery schedule before starting. 📩 Project enquiries: [achilleas.karakatsanis@gmail.com](mailto:achilleas.karakatsanis@gmail.com) 📸 Instagram — mixing tips, resources and service links:   / achilleas.omms   ▶️ YouTube — Cubase sessions, recording and music production:    / @gridlostmusic   🎧 Listen to GridLost on Apple Music:   / gridlost   Subscribe to follow real songs from the first riff through recording, mixing and mastering.