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Post by drbill on Oct 20, 2023 13:45:45 GMT -6
mix or mastering? VariMu alway ON mastering, but mix : Silver Bullet mk2 > ZOD IDDI > AVID HD I/o -- generally no compressor. Are you using the ZOD pads drbill ? Yes. |
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Post by unit7 on Oct 20, 2023 13:52:53 GMT -6
Some impressive stuff in this thread! Overstayer MAS->AnalogueTube AT-101->Pultec EQP-1A (Pulse Techniques)->DON Classics Sontec 250 clone and soon finally into Sonic Farm Creamliner
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Post by guitfiddler on Oct 20, 2023 15:37:25 GMT -6
Nice guys, thanks for the info! I didn’t realize all the different options that is used to get there, dang that is a lot, not sure I want to change now! I’m just using a couple hardware pieces experimenting. I’m using the Manley Vari-Mu and I’m going to try a few different options with EQ, but it sounds right and huge! These two boxes are doing it for vibe. It’s more of a big hug and vibe, opens up everything with depth and volume. I also have some other various EQ’s and 542’s that are main mix worthy for vibe, but I haven’t even got there yet because on this project we are getting ready to track a few more instruments and I was just messing around with it. It’s really not mastering, but I guess it could be putting the vibe on the main mix then bring it back in to do a soft master. I’m going for sound quality not loudness. I’m working on a singer/songwriter mostly acoustic stuff right now and we aren’t sure we are going to even add any drums or bass even. Maybe some brushes on a snare, or possibly a shaker and tambourine. The songs are pretty much done, just have to add acoustic licks and double tracks, maybe bass, maybe some sort of percussion. We might even be able to use the vocal scratch track because it sounds good to me. I’ve tried a few worthy plug-ins and it just didn’t do it for me. It sounded flatter and lost depth and juicyness even at 3 Db. I guess I’m laser focused on my main mix right now looking for vibe, not mastering.
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Post by knucklehead89 on Oct 20, 2023 19:55:33 GMT -6
SPL Big - API 2500 - Alta Moda Hippo (Sleeper SSL Bus comp clone) - Heritage Lang EQ’s - Burl B2.
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Post by thehightenor on Oct 21, 2023 1:25:05 GMT -6
The stuff that almost always gets used to some degree: RMS 755 compressor -> IAA LH95s -> SDRR2 (desk mode) -> Satin Sometimes NovaGE and/or Limiter6. A fellow RMS755 user  |
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Post by jeremygillespie on Oct 21, 2023 8:32:23 GMT -6
Pair of VP-28’s to a stam ssl comp. Back into the box and the Massive Passive for some tightening up and sheen.
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Post by sentientsound on Oct 21, 2023 15:44:05 GMT -6
SPL Big - API 2500 - Alta Moda Hippo (Sleeper SSL Bus comp clone) - Heritage Lang EQ’s - Burl B2. That sounds like a really fun combo. How do you find the Heritage-branded Langs? |
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Post by knucklehead89 on Oct 21, 2023 17:48:47 GMT -6
SPL Big - API 2500 - Alta Moda Hippo (Sleeper SSL Bus comp clone) - Heritage Lang EQ’s - Burl B2. That sounds like a really fun combo. How do you find the Heritage-branded Langs? Love them. I don’t have experience with the originals. But for the price, these are really good. Tight bottom end and the air on the 20khz is really nice. I’m sure they’re better out there, but for the price I’m not so sure for the mixbuss sweetener kind of thing. Plug I’ll use them on overheads just a hair when tracking, bass, acoustics and a vocal. Ridiculously smooth is the best way to describe them |
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Post by guitfiddler on Oct 21, 2023 19:23:45 GMT -6
Hardware Compressor/EQ I’m replacing my Manley Vari-Mu. What do you think a good replacement would be? Are you mixing for vibe and/or overall music and/or pre-mastering? What is your mix objective? Knowing someone's mix philosophy is essential for giving any free advice . . . Caveat 1: Free advice is often overpriced Caveat 2: Free advice usually costs the giver. Mixing for vibe and pre-mastering My mix objective is to get it sounding as good as I can |
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Post by allbuttonmode on Oct 23, 2023 5:30:49 GMT -6
CAPI ACA 32 channels feeding buss A and B:
-> Buss A (Music): API 2500
-> Buss B (Vocals): Shadow Hills Dual Vandergraph
A and B summed down (CAPI 2:1 summing mixer) to 1 stereo buss -> Heritage Audio Successor -> Dramastic Audio Obsidian -> Silver Bullet mkI -> Inward Connections DEQ-1 -> Burl B2 Bomber ADC.
This has been the chain for a few years now, and I haven't felt the need to make a change.
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Post by jaba on Oct 23, 2023 11:39:27 GMT -6
The stuff that almost always gets used to some degree: RMS 755 compressor -> IAA LH95s -> SDRR2 (desk mode) -> Satin Sometimes NovaGE and/or Limiter6. A fellow RMS755 user Yessir! Really like that thing. I haven't used many comps on 2-buss but I've never looked elsewhere since I got it many years ago. Very versatile and sounds great. |
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Post by Blackdawg on Oct 26, 2023 11:42:41 GMT -6
CAPI ACA 32 channels feeding buss A and B: -> Buss A (Music): API 2500 -> Buss B (Vocals): Shadow Hills Dual Vandergraph A and B summed down (CAPI 2:1 summing mixer) to 1 stereo buss -> Heritage Audio Successor -> Dramastic Audio Obsidian -> Silver Bullet mkI -> Inward Connections DEQ-1 -> Burl B2 Bomber ADC. This has been the chain for a few years now, and I haven't felt the need to make a change. That's a cool way to use the sumbuss. God I want one.. |
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Post by chipbuttie on Oct 26, 2023 14:56:54 GMT -6
CAPI sumbus ACA 16 > Capi vp28 > Buzz audio DBC-M > Metric Halo Sontec plug-in running on ULN-8 DSP
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Post by sentientsound on Dec 16, 2023 18:26:23 GMT -6
Has anyone tried Flickinger pres on mix or group busses?
Curious how a TwinFlicks would work out recently.
My last mix setup here had a ngBusComp > Maag EQ > RND MBT printing back into our Savitr AD. Sounded great!
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Post by tkaitkai on Dec 17, 2023 14:27:25 GMT -6
Usually some combination of the following. It always starts off as stereo bus processing and then gradually transitions over into mastering... not sure where I draw the line, tbh.
Kirchhoff EQ
FF Pro-MB
TBProAudio DSEQ
Ozone Matching EQ
VennAudio FreeClip
FF Pro-L
Those tend to be the mainstays. Occasionally, these see some use: Waves AR Vinyl, Goodhertz Lossy, EndeavorFX UnHarsh, bx refinement, Waves SSL Comp (I don't know why, but I still love this one)
Truthfully, I've always wanted a HW EQ & comp for this. I've always felt the stereo bus is right behind vocals as an area that really benefits from having some HW involved. I've actually printed masters through my HW vocal chain and it absolutely does stuff I can't get with plugins. Just sucks having to monitor one channel at a time.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2023 16:27:35 GMT -6
Currently:
HW:
Gainlabs Empress EQ (Modern more flexible pultec thingy)
Neve 33609
SSL G-bus
Bettermaker Mastering limiter
SW:
Ozone
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Post by unit7 on Dec 18, 2023 14:18:28 GMT -6
Got my Sonic Farm Creamliner today and first impression was very impressing (final stage on the mix bus). Will soon get some NOS EF86 tubes which may lift it up yet another notch. I don't know if Sonic Farm is well established in the home country (Canada) but surprisingly I don't see/hear much about them on the web. They seem to do really great stuff and I think they deserve more attention
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