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Another really good one if you have an Apollo is the UAD Century Tube channel strip. It has a mic pre, a subtle EQ and an opto compressor. I've been using that lately at home for vocals and acoustic instruments. That opto strip is really good, I’ve used that for some thin vocals and it’s nice. That...

It’s funny, as much as I bitch about not having a console and how fast I could mix with those limitations, I’ve never really jived with channel strip plugins. I bought the Plugin Alliance SSL E and J when they were in sale, and I have the Lindell and the UAD API. I created a template with the SSL on...

Logic just instituted swipe comping not too long ago. They had alternate takes for a while but this allows you to just highlight and drag pieces of audio from the alternate takes below and drag it to the main lane. Basically exactly the same as the video posted but you don’t have to cut and paste. B...

Is playlist comping also part of your new reality? I can't remember when that came out but I've found it indispensable ever since. So what is this feature? I didn't realize there is a free Pro Tools now (8 track maximum, basically to demo it) so I downloaded to mess around with a bit. It's funny ca...

drumsound wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:40 am

If you're ever driving north through Illinois, stop by and hear mine.

That’s awesome, I appreciate the offer!

But that magic low mids thing IMO is more about balances and eq than ITB or OTB - being very selective about where you add top end and how much is such a big part of it. Can you expand on this a bit? Also agree with the Peter Katis thing whenever possible. I spent a while experimenting with the tap...

vvv wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:10 pm

all y'all!

That pic reminds me of seeing Iron Maiden circa 1980.

Top o' th' page to ya's!

I LOVE Iron Maiden. Legit. One of the few bands from my youth that I never moved on from.

So I had a medical issue a few years ago that ravaged my right ear; good amount of loss between 2-4kh and some raging tinnitus. Yay me! I’ve learned to work with it and my brain has done a really good job compensating, but I’m super interested in feedback from anyone with hearing aids. I have avoide...

Seems like a lot of trouble. . .

When I downsized and got rid of my ghost, I bought a used D box. Honestly I wasn’t that impressed with it. It was a BIG jump going from the console to summing my 4 stereo busses etc so I may have been biased. But personally I didn’t get enough mojo out of it to justify not just going all the way in ...

I use my console for summing and an analog mix bus chain. For years it was a Drawmer 1969, which I still think is a great compressor, it's got switched attack and release times. If I keep the threshold and makeup at 0, I could easily make a note in PT for the attack and release for easy recall. A f...

That's funny I was reading about the KTs earlier today looking at some cheaper Pultec options (opinions weren't great on them). I am eyeing the AML Pultec Kits, which are hella cheap to build considering the quality and options as well as the DIYRE Pultec kits which are slightly cheaper but very bas...

So last year, I reached out to the engineer (Michael Kramer) and mixer (Jon Markson) of the Pile of Love self titled album. It has a sound that I love. A really nice thick low mid bloom that sounds warm and gushy but never muddy. I think it's the first album in a long time that sounds sonically simi...

I picked up those Amazon SDC shock mounts mentioned earlier for my Oktavas. Really nice for the price. I also got Kazrog's True Iron and True Dynamics. The 26W compressor is SOOO THICK sounding. Wow. They have a sale going on right now. I want to try their 242 and Synth warmer plugs but really tryin...

Dayum, 85 db is a lot!