Hey guys, I working on a new song I done myself and obivious theres alot of good mixers here, was wondering maybe we could share what we use for those killer guitars and bas here, eq and settings. 
Settings and plugins?
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Zombietakeover
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everbody has given away everything on here.....read this forum.....dont be lazy
Hey guys, I working on a new song I done myself and obivious theres alot of good mixers here, was wondering maybe we could share what we use for those killer guitars and bas here, eq and settings.
what should I search for? I did a search for plugins and setting but didnt get any, maybe something went wrong then...
I check again
I check again
Razorjack
Bass Behemoth
It'll take a while, just read through the threads. A lot of us have been on this forum for a long time and there is a lot of valuable knowledge to be gained from being patient. There is no set of plug-ins that will make every guitar sound amazing or make every bass sit in the pocket perfectly, it's all about learning the what you want to hear and learning what each individual track needs.
Of course, you can download Andy's drum samples from the RTA sessions a year or so back, use his POD patches from the first RTA demos and get the screenshot of his C4 settings but I can guarantee that it won't sound the same as if the Sneapster himself did it. It will sound like you, and the band you are working with.
Of course, you can download Andy's drum samples from the RTA sessions a year or so back, use his POD patches from the first RTA demos and get the screenshot of his C4 settings but I can guarantee that it won't sound the same as if the Sneapster himself did it. It will sound like you, and the band you are working with.
TheStoryteller
Member
Aaron Smith
Envisage Audio
Haha, well I don't know about that
...but I agree with Razorjack's sentiment as much as you do.
Ermz
¯\(°_o)/¯
The best thing one can do is get out of the mentality where 'presets' are needed for any one thing. The more you think on your feet, the more you craft the mix to the band and the material at hand.
So there's no real 'settings'. Just listen and adjust. Ask for critique, take the advice on board and you will gradually become better at hearing what needs to be done (and what needs to be left alone!).
So there's no real 'settings'. Just listen and adjust. Ask for critique, take the advice on board and you will gradually become better at hearing what needs to be done (and what needs to be left alone!).
Gnash
Lefty
Yeah, you can easily produce a killer mix with a couple waves plugs, your DAW eq, and of course GCLIPS first. I fucking LOVE that plug! Get GCLIPS from the drum sample thread.
-Gavin-
Gavornator
The only DAW plugins that come with it that impressed me are the Sonitus suite.
And they're fucking amazing.
i HATE cubase/neudno dynamics! hahaha
And they're fucking amazing.
i HATE cubase/neudno dynamics! hahaha
Ermz
¯\(°_o)/¯
Between the Waves SSL Bus Comp and Rcomp I seem to have everything I need from a compression perspective. Maybe if I could find a transparent limiter as well to use for mastering purposes, that'd be great.
I just read the 'getting your loudness?' thread and got Gclips just now. No chance to use it as of yet, but I hope it replaced the venerable Timeworks Master Comp. I always thought there was something weird about the Timeworks... turns out its not even a limiter, it's a clipper, haha. Mr Slate even gave some tips on how to stop that awful tom distortion... w00t.
I definitely want to experiment more with mastering and using gradual and incremental compression/limiting to get the desired result. More than that, I'm trying to get my mixes to a point where not much has to be done in mastering at all.
I just read the 'getting your loudness?' thread and got Gclips just now. No chance to use it as of yet, but I hope it replaced the venerable Timeworks Master Comp. I always thought there was something weird about the Timeworks... turns out its not even a limiter, it's a clipper, haha. Mr Slate even gave some tips on how to stop that awful tom distortion... w00t.
I definitely want to experiment more with mastering and using gradual and incremental compression/limiting to get the desired result. More than that, I'm trying to get my mixes to a point where not much has to be done in mastering at all.
Gnash
Lefty
Moonlapse, put that Gclip on individual tracks (snare, kick, toms, bass) before any other plug. It gives you instant headroom, but back off when it starts to distort.
If you are searching for tips, I'd search for what amps you have or something like that rather than "Plugs and settings".
Example, if you are using a 5150, I'd search for "5150" or "5150 settings" or something. Most people try to search for general terms and gradually get more specific. To me that takes a while. I try to start specific and then work my way backwards if I feel I'm not finding what I need.
There, my .02 on forum searching...
Example, if you are using a 5150, I'd search for "5150" or "5150 settings" or something. Most people try to search for general terms and gradually get more specific. To me that takes a while. I try to start specific and then work my way backwards if I feel I'm not finding what I need.
There, my .02 on forum searching...
LSD-Studio
HCAF crusher
wouldn't recommend that!
that way you're adding distortion (clipping) that you amplify again later in the chain (mastering) a clipper shoul always be the last device in the chain (before dither and a light brickwall perhaps).
using a clipper (esp. early in the chain) can produce very fatiguing mixes
Jaymz
Stymphalian Productions
Ermz
¯\(°_o)/¯
Yeah, I would never have considered using it on group channels. It's only use would be as the 2nd or 3rd last thing in the chain (prior to perhaps a limiter taking off a final dB or so and the dither plug).
Gnash
Lefty
I put it on individual tracks (snare, kick, bass, vox) with no distorty. Not as a mastering plug.
I'll second the no-preset thing (don't even use the Schneep C4 myself), as well as Gclip - fun stuff, that Gclip, but you don't want to set and forget with it.
Jeff
Jeff
Ermz
¯\(°_o)/¯
I don't see why you'd need a clipper before the mastering chain. You can do great wave shaping with clever compressor use. I only tend to use the Waves Bus Comp on the drum busses, and maybe some sonic maximizer if the drums are particularly lifeless and dull.
Loren Littlejohn
Lover of all boobage.
Presets are great, you just got to tweak them. Sometimes they are a good starting point sometimes they are not.
I always tweak though, especially for some reason Andy's C4 settings.
I always tweak though, especially for some reason Andy's C4 settings.
Clipping is there to make the job easier for the compressor(s) - instead of rocking along fine, then having that one bitch of a snare hit that pumps the fuck out of any squish chain, you clip that one little bugger a bit to tame it and then compress the rest as usual. It's like clipping your toenails before you put your socks on - don't need to do it all of the time, but sometimes it's the only way to keep from fucking your toes up and ruining your footwear.
Jeff
