14-06-2018, 10:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 14-06-2018, 10:34 AM by Digitaldruglord.)
(14-06-2018, 10:09 AM)kapu Wrote: hi! sounds great! to me your masters always have a very appealing limiting/saturation/clipping character. care to elaborate? specific tool/workflow you rely on? anyways, keep up the good work! ^_^
Thanks.. I'm an open book in here... BTW, I just added a 3 song master medley of this group..
For starters:
I had to invest in analog summing. The newer stuff I'm posting is employing analog summing using an SSL Sigma. It's pricey but for my goals, there was no other way to get them, as all the other material I posted here used Waves NLS (or a similar summing emulator).
I keep my plugin use as minimum as I can, but Softube Console 1 on every channel, I can switch between SSL 4000, 9000 or the Neve plugs in the console 1. My go to 90% of the time is the SSL 9000 profile in the Console 1 with "Drive" on 5.0 for each channel (this is the recommended setting from Softube to meet the saturation of the modeled hardware). This is now coupled to the Sigma summing, which makes all plugins now sound like the hardware counterpart. I'm really happy where the capabilities are in my setup now to operate on a mix the way I hear it in my mind when evaluating mixes to do.
I've been building my mastering side for a couple of years now, finally having found a workflow I'm happy with: I now print mixes in analog using the Sigma XLR balanced outs, into a A/D using Wavelab. I then use ProTools for mastering, these new ups are using the new Softube Weiss DS1 MkIII plugins, which is a 1:1 code copy of the actual mastering box. I use the Weiss De-Esser on the mix output and in the mastering chain. In the mastering chain, at the very beginning, Fabfilter or Ozone 7 EQ to cut bottom with a low shelf with a minimum @40hrz (higher up to @55hrz for less bass intensive music). At the very end of the chain is the Universal Audio BAX EQ (Dangerous Music plugin) which I use to smooth/shape any necessary highs (based on song feel) past the Weiss De-Esser.
Enjoying the way songs "reveal" themselves in the mix now with my updated setup, and the progress I've made in the past year brushing up my skillset.
M1 Pro MBP: is my Hattori Hanzo.