Quote from: Axis on February 17, 2016, 06:18:57 am

The Invisible Limiter is THAT good. Any other limiter I've tested starts choking way before Invisible Limiter gives you any audible distortion.

Just purchased it! It was between Invisible Limiter and FabFilter Pro-L and I finally went with Invisible Limiter.

I also enjoy the oxford limiter because it has an 'enhance' function which raises the perceived volume and you can literally dial in 18db of gain with no distortion. might be worth a look as well

but if u have the invisible limiter then probably no need I guess!!

can you provide a little video showing this? show us the mixer, show us your chains etc? lots of things could be causing distortion.

Things that are in every single one of my productions or mixdowns:
Synths:
Big fan of the korg legacy collection - particularly the M1 and the monopoly.
Enjoy using REV for some random atmospheric stuff.
MiniV is a beast
DIVA - absolute winner!! however it chews up CPU

Processing plugins:
Anything by Fab filter - EQ, compressor, timeless, Saturn -  only one I haven't got is the Pro-MB but will get it eventually.
LFO tool or kickstart for sidechains.
one plugin I use allllll the time is Oxford Dynamics plugin for the compressor and limiter compatibility - amazing to tame peaks when creating cutoff automations.
Izotope Ozone for sure. Even use it on independent channels.

oh and also the Oxford limiter is my go to limiter and the Oxford inflator is a nifty little tool to make sounds more present in the mix.

did a quick little video for this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcK-YdBThRk&feature=youtu.be

Excuse the shitty laptop microphone. my actual microphone broke on me but the video might help you a little

grum is the bomb!

I often put reverb on my kick, I usually set up two reverbs on sends. a 'drum' reverb which just adds drum ambience to my drum sounds so its quite short, then I also have a wider one set up which is more for atmospheric stuff which I usually use for synths or pads. In the intros I like to use the atmospheric, wide reverb sent to the kick, makes for nice intros and creates space. The beauty is with the send you can apply an EQ after the reverb so the wide, atmospheric verb only affects a certain frequency range on the kick......(sending reverb to low frequencies is a good way to clutter your mix).

Also a touch of reverb on a kick isn't that unusual. once my track fully comes in I like to turn off the wide reverb to the kick but still apply a touch of my short 'drum' reverb to the mid/top of my kick. Why? because every sound you hear ever has some sort of reverb on it. Every wave of sound that comes into your ear has in some way reflected off something. So reverb is very natural to humans. Often kick sounds straight out of sample packs or synths are extremely Dry. Completely dry sounds are unnatural for humans to hear so I feel adding a touch of reverb, on a send, at specific frequency ranges on your kick can add a natural sound without muddying your mix. of course you have to find the balance and get it sitting in your mix right but don't be afraid to use reverb on the kick. its just how you use it that is important.

Hi guys, more of a 'dj' question here but thought id see if anyone in here knows anything about this.
I understand that a lot of guys 'record mixes' from their laptop. Obviously for promotional purposes. You know, labels put out podcasts to promote music and their releases, DJs put out podcasts etc

Now I understand that recording mixes from decks is better blah blah blah....... but I am looking for something to record for when I am away from home. I don't really want to invest in traktor as I prefer to mix from cdjs (and I am tight).

Now what I want to know is:  does anyone have experience in doing this with Rekordbox? I see you can record in rekordbox but there is just a crossfader....no EQs....seems strange to me? anyone used it before? what was the outcome?

both are a good idea. firstly to listen on different systems but you need monitors in order to get better representation of your low end.
however, mixing in just monitors also poses problems, especially for bedroom producers. Often the small spaces mean that you are getting lots of reflections. This reigns true especially for low frequencies. more often than not the low frequency waves haven't had a chance to fully propagate before they are being bounced around. Headphones obviously eradicate these reflections because the sound is going directly into your ears. So in my opinion ...you need both. Headphones are really good to listen at low volumes and see whats poking out in the mix and for me, give a good idea on your stereo image. Speakers can also do this but depending on your set up you will be getting reflections all over the place.
its a case of learning your space, speakers and headphones.
ive tried to mix on just headphones and stupidly put out tracks as I was away from home for a year or so....then I listened to them on monitors and the low end just wasn't what I wanted it to be - so I advise you not to do that. 

in short -   use both

thanks a lot man.
yeh this is my first original vocal track. Collaborated over the internet with Natalie. Really talented singer & songwriter. She wrote the vocals and sent over a recording then I processed them and done the final mix and mastering.

I found her on vocalizr if you are ever looking for vocalists I recommend giving the site a look.