What's on your mix buss?

[Milesy]

What you all using on your mix buss there?

Mix buss compression first in the chain or last? I am thinking last is better, however... I have not had a chance to play with any other combos yet, as it's a hastle patching my inputs and outputs of my soundcard for mixing plugs with outboard hardware.

[rhythmtech]

mcdsp analog channel or waves ssl depending on what the track needs

[The_Laughing_Man]

sometimes nothing.
as I never use templates, I think it`s unhealthy.

If needed I`ll use a sonalksis TBK1 as a high pass to cut the lows.

When producing for vinyl I use Otium FX basslane to mono the bass.

depending on the tune I might add a little compression for pump, no more than 3db GR, if so I`ll use the manley slam or api 2500 from my Liquid Mix, and some Massive Passive EQ.

[Jay Pace]

Sometimes a compressor on the master if I want to play about with the kick and how it affects the compression.

[The_Laughing_Man]

Oh, the only thing I use regularly is the Sonalksis FreeG set on VU
it gives a good guide to apparent loudness in the way that ears percieve it

[Synesthetic State]

ozone

[BloodStar]

nothing

[Siege]

Zilch

[rhythmtech]

Oh, the only thing I use regularly is the Sonalksis FreeG set on VU
it gives a good guide to apparent loudness in the way that ears percieve it

only just discovered that the free g can be set to VU by clicking on the logo.

too late, i'd already bought "raw materials software PPMULATOR"

PPMulator+ is designed to closely-follow the ballistics of mono, stereo, mid-side (MS) and surround (5.1) PPM meters (conforming to IEC 268-10/DIN 45406) and has a number of built-in additional features, including various display style options and a highly-useful Peak Logging process which logs all peaks/overloads against the timecode in the host application where they occurred.

not too shabby though - only cost £49

[judas_beast]

**** all

[Milesy]

Cheers folks. I am not really talking mastering specific stuff here. Just stuff to actually make the mix cleaner and tighter rather than add any radical processing.

Maybe a little valve distortion to add a little analogue warmth that digital production looses :)

2 Buss compression to glue the elements together and minimise the actual compression needed on the individual elements.

[The_Laughing_Man]

only just discovered that the free g can be set to VU by clicking on the logo.

too late, i'd already bought "raw materials software PPMULATOR"





not too shabby though - only cost £49

Yeah I got the roger nichols RNDigital Metering Suite when buying my new mastering tools, as it came in with the deal.
Ridiculous amount of meters.

Then I found out all the various optionsthe FreeG had in the setup

Doh!!!

[The_Laughing_Man]

Cheers folks. I am not really talking mastering specific stuff here. Just stuff to actually make the mix cleaner and tighter rather than add any radical processing.

Maybe a little valve distortion to add a little analogue warmth that digital production looses :)

2 Buss compression to glue the elements together and minimise the actual compression needed on the individual elements.

I wouldn`t stick any valve distortion over your outputs.
Not unless it is actual valves.
All the plugins I know of so far are too messy and don`t respond like valves.

[josephjobling]

I wouldn`t stick any valve distortion over your outputs.
Not unless it is actual valves.
All the plugins I know of so far are too messy and don`t respond like valves.

Nope - your dead right - did a little experiment and the only way to get thet valve sound is to use a valve - all the emulators sound nothing like

[josephjobling]

Yeah I got the roger nichols RNDigital Metering Suite when buying my new mastering tools, as it came in with the deal.
Ridiculous amount of meters.

Then I found out all the various optionsthe FreeG had in the setup

Doh!!!

hmmm - i didn't know the free g had different meters - doh! shows i should pay attention - mind you i know now

[Milesy]

Charles Dye pro engineer uses a valve plugin on all his outputs pretty much.

[Mindful]

Waves Q10 with a 31Hz hp followed by waves paz

[DannyBlack]

Generally nowt. Compressor if I want to **** a specific sound up.

[Milesy]

At the moment I use a Drawmer 1968 Valve compressor on my master buss. It is by default a soft knee / low ratio (2:1 compressor), and is not intended to totally smash up the sound. It is transparant and it just glues the mix together more. Using only maybe 5db of gain reduction on it.

[rhythmtech]

Drawmer 1968

sweetness.