Thanks mate!
I process much less on guitars these days. We tend to focus on getting things right at the source. We'll always record right into the amps, commit to the tone on the spot, no trial and error with reamping. Ironically, the guitars are the aspect of this mix I'm least pleased with. I let the band have a lot of input over the tone, and there are things I'd like to approach differently next time.
I think the more natural drum aesthetic started to rub off on me after spending time with Nolly. I have access to a fairly nice studio, and an awesome house kit, between that and Drum Leveler there's very little excuse to hinge on samples as heavily as we used to.
Misc. info on this mix: I used it as a test bed to try slightly different master bus processing to what I usually do. Instead of using the 4K G console, and 30att/Auto Rel, 4:1 ratio GSSL setting, I opted for 4K E, 10att/Auto Rel, 2:1. It sounds less stifled and the mix comes together quicker, but it loses a little something in terms of glue and immediacy, so I think I'll be going back to the usual set-up.
