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WIPs / Re: Noctilucent - All Alone (VOIID Remix) - Chill Track WIP
« on: January 07, 2016, 06:09:18 pm »
Ok I was tweaking stuff and made a new version trying to make the vocals sound a bit better and making the drums punchier
https://soundcloud.com/voiidmusic/all-alone-voiid-remix-20/s-rVmOU

- Levels are definitely a bit off, drums especially. They sit too quiet in the mix.
- Said it before but I'm still not a fan of that clap/snare to be honest.
- Part at 1:18 could use a heavier and more prominent sidechain since the kick feels weak. It might help to have the kick fit in the mix a bit more.
- I think the reverb is a bit too heavy. Everything sort of feels "washy" because of the really thick reverb, it really holds back some parts like the piano and vocals from shining through.
- 0:56 sounds like my old house telephone. Really threw me off haha.

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Composition/Arrangement/Theory / Re: For new FL Studio users
« on: January 07, 2016, 05:33:51 pm »
Bridging in FL really doesn't use up that much CPU compared to native 64bit plugins. It's something like ~1-2% of overhead per plugin according to the manual. I would say stability is probably a bigger determining factor. Still, it's often a much better alternative to use fruity balance while being able to active tweak mixer channels than it is to not use it for the tradeoff of using marginally less CPU.

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Samples/Plugins/Software/Gear / Re: Piano Plugins?
« on: January 07, 2016, 05:18:30 pm »
I use The Giant from NI. Mainly use one preset called Emotional, nice and soft.

If you can tame it, The Giant can sound really cool with the "Giant Resonance" convolutions.

A good example at the end here:
https://youtu.be/1SV2Hhlank4?t=4m12s

90% sure this is the giant being used here with the giant Reso presets.

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Mixing/Mastering / Re: Tell us your master chain!
« on: January 07, 2016, 05:08:42 pm »
I never EQ the master bus, recently my master bus usually looks like this:

ozone maximizer (loudness)>oxford inflater with the clipping off (for filling in harmonics very slightly)>camel phat with everything off (to bring it back to 0)>oxford limiter (for a bit of extra loudness + slightly filling in harmonics again and limiting obviously)

I'm a bit surprised to see that people are using so many plugins on their master channels. Is there a specific reason you apply more effects to the master instead of doing it inside the mix somewhere or does it not matter?

I've noticed it too that there are quite a few people who tend to break a lot of the traditional 'rules' about throwing plugins on the master chain. I'm guilty of it as well. I like being able to master while I mix if I'm doing it myself rather than treating it as two separate processes.

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