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Basically, 64bit daws and plugins won't crash as much

I think of compression as a hand turning down the signal when it gets too loud. The threshold is how much the hand turns down, the ratio is the intensity of the movement, and the attack and release is how lazy or on point the hand is

Juno 106 soft synth - https://tal-software.com/products/tal-u-no-62

I completely forgot this was free, so good I thought I paid for it

Quote from: Mat_Zo on January 06, 2016, 05:21:38 am

I pretty much use the same layering technique, and I use metrum a lot for the low end/mids/tail because you can add a slight delay within the plugin which is very useful for aligning everything and sorting out phase issues

How often do you find yourself post-processing your kicks? I'm always worried about ruining the clarity of my low end, so I try to keep that track dry but a few dB above the rest of my normal pregain levels to make sure it sits on top.

I always group my layered kicks together and then ad a tiny bit of compression, maybe a tiny bit of Pro-MB multiband compression and maybe some excitement/saturation if required. The key is moderation though. When I apply loads of plugins to a kick group, not one is colouring the sound too much, only slightly to give a combined, additive effect.

EDIT: oh yeh, and EQ to get rid of unwanted his and lows of course

Quote from: Mat_Zo on January 06, 2016, 06:24:21 am

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 colour the sound within the mix, but on the masterbus i find bringing it up gradually plugin by plugin is better than just putting a limiter and cranking it up. My limiter is never pushed more than 1 or 2 db because of this and it allows for a better dynamic range

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)

Melda has great stereo widening plugins