If I had to recommend an all round workhorse that does what step 3 should do then it would have to be the Mercedes of compression - The Vertigo VSC2. It would depend on what type of compression I am trying to employ - optical, VCA, FET etc. You still need to hear and feel them but you just don’t need anything sticking out as it sounds unprofessional. Level out your mix by gently contouring your dynamics. Use compression to control your dynamics and level out your mix Both of the above do exactly this but colour in a nice subtle way.ģ. There are so many saturation plugins but it’s no surprise to me that my favourite ones are those that emulate real analogue units. bring down the decay and mix amounts! They too look after our students. It's a reverb but it just sounds so nice, so analogue and so colourful. My favourite effects and saturation units that can add nice colour: There are so many amazing plugins that emulate units that cost thousands of dollars only a decade or two ago. This is especially relevant in todays day and age of trying to sound different without having to reach for a limiter to slam your mix into oblivion. Employ FX and saturation to add colour and character They’re nice people too and offer educational pricing to students of School of Synthesis.Ģ. Most people will agree this is the nicest sounding EQ on the planet. There’s a reason the great mixing desks of the world have a 75Hz low cut on each channel!
If your part doesn’t have bass then use a low cut to get rid of everything in the low end. This step is about cutting some space into your mix. Use EQ to get rid of what you don’t need. This is best employed by a simple five step process:ġ.
So more than ever, or at least for the last fifty years, it is important to respect and nurture dynamics in your music.
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With modern streaming sites and digital retailers employing LUFS (Loudness Unit Full Scale) as a method of standardising perceived volumes it’s now self defeating to push for crazy loudness. With the days of extreme loudness behind us and more of a movement towards dynamics how does mastering fit in to modern day productions? Do you need to master? Can you do it yourself? Davide Carbone discusses his approach to mastering in 2020. Mastering seems to have come back into fashion.