15-08-2017, 07:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 15-08-2017, 07:15 PM by jimmyklane.)
Hello everyone! This was an interesting one to mix, as all the tracks were call/response style with those alternating tracks....PITA! SO....I used all 8 busses to make integrated tracks for processing and parallel compression. Here's how I did it with both plugins and hardware.
Lead Vocal: I started by sending both tracks to a buss, then EQ'ing at 7kHz to bring out her upper harmonics, then LA-2A into 1176 to catch the peaks the LA2A misses. I then used the Eventide H3000's "DUAL H910S" patch at 45% wet to give a bit of width and ambiance. The automated delays are sent from the DAW to an old ADA S1000 tuned by ear to dotted 1/8th's, and I like how it's just a tiny bit off!(this is all hardware and printed back into the DAW) Once back into Nuendo, I used Waves DeEsser to catch all the harshness that I brought out by compressing the crap out of the vocal!
BG Vocals: All 16(!!!) tracks were sent to a buss, then hit hard with the LA2A (in 2 passes L then R) then sent out to the H3000 using the "MICROSHIFT" patch, then multed via the patchbay into the Lexicon 300 for a touch of reverb and recorded back into the DAW where I added the Vertigo VSM-3 to widen the stereo image and give a very subtle bit of drive to them. You can't hear it, but you notice when it's gone.
Synths: The synths were sent to a buss for both regular processing as well as parallel compression. The main synth (synth 1) was sent out into my EMU E5000 Ultra deliberately clocked incorrectly to give strong aliasing, which is the "vocal effect" you hear on the track. I triggered the entire song's worth back into the DAW via MIDI and nudged it back into time by ear. The other synths were processed in the box with VOS "Thrillseeker VBL" (fantastic plugin!!!) to add a little hair to them, and I sent "synth 3" to the ADA S1000 for another dotted 1/8th delay at a low level.
Drums: The Kick I sent to my Moog Slim Phatty with the resonance tuned to the resonant frequency of the low "thump" and sent the kick to a transient designer to get the kick to "pop" a little in the upper frequencies...since the hats are on the same channel I sent it back into the DAW to use Waves DeEsser to lower the level of the hats, and used an aux send to compress the utter crap out of the entire drum mix and mixed in in about 18dB below the main drums. The fills I simply left alone, as they've been processed to death already :-)
Master Bus: This is all ITB...Alpha Master with 2-3dB of reduction on "warm mode", SieQ with a bit of a smile curve, Vertigo VSM-3 used to spread the mix out to the sides a bit and focus the middle, into Voxengo Elephant to give peak protection but no GR.
PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS AND CRITICISM!!! I'm looking to learn more from the community, so without comments I may as well have never posted! Thank you so much in advance for telling me what you think. Brutal honesty is a good thing.
Lead Vocal: I started by sending both tracks to a buss, then EQ'ing at 7kHz to bring out her upper harmonics, then LA-2A into 1176 to catch the peaks the LA2A misses. I then used the Eventide H3000's "DUAL H910S" patch at 45% wet to give a bit of width and ambiance. The automated delays are sent from the DAW to an old ADA S1000 tuned by ear to dotted 1/8th's, and I like how it's just a tiny bit off!(this is all hardware and printed back into the DAW) Once back into Nuendo, I used Waves DeEsser to catch all the harshness that I brought out by compressing the crap out of the vocal!
BG Vocals: All 16(!!!) tracks were sent to a buss, then hit hard with the LA2A (in 2 passes L then R) then sent out to the H3000 using the "MICROSHIFT" patch, then multed via the patchbay into the Lexicon 300 for a touch of reverb and recorded back into the DAW where I added the Vertigo VSM-3 to widen the stereo image and give a very subtle bit of drive to them. You can't hear it, but you notice when it's gone.
Synths: The synths were sent to a buss for both regular processing as well as parallel compression. The main synth (synth 1) was sent out into my EMU E5000 Ultra deliberately clocked incorrectly to give strong aliasing, which is the "vocal effect" you hear on the track. I triggered the entire song's worth back into the DAW via MIDI and nudged it back into time by ear. The other synths were processed in the box with VOS "Thrillseeker VBL" (fantastic plugin!!!) to add a little hair to them, and I sent "synth 3" to the ADA S1000 for another dotted 1/8th delay at a low level.
Drums: The Kick I sent to my Moog Slim Phatty with the resonance tuned to the resonant frequency of the low "thump" and sent the kick to a transient designer to get the kick to "pop" a little in the upper frequencies...since the hats are on the same channel I sent it back into the DAW to use Waves DeEsser to lower the level of the hats, and used an aux send to compress the utter crap out of the entire drum mix and mixed in in about 18dB below the main drums. The fills I simply left alone, as they've been processed to death already :-)
Master Bus: This is all ITB...Alpha Master with 2-3dB of reduction on "warm mode", SieQ with a bit of a smile curve, Vertigo VSM-3 used to spread the mix out to the sides a bit and focus the middle, into Voxengo Elephant to give peak protection but no GR.
PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS AND CRITICISM!!! I'm looking to learn more from the community, so without comments I may as well have never posted! Thank you so much in advance for telling me what you think. Brutal honesty is a good thing.