
EQing into the compressor, IMO, is easier and I can avoid anything that could cause the vocal to sound too compressed in the areas where I boost the EQ. It adds some nice color and gives a warm feel before any other mixing occurs.įrom there I add an EQ then a compressor, but I adjust the compressor first then go back and adjust the EQ. I use a few different ones, lots of free stuff, but I usually start my chain with either a tube saturator or preamp emulator, then I put a tape saturator on my stereomix aux to emulate recording to tape.ĪLL OF THIS IS MIXED IN VERY LIGHTLY. Many modern recordings use mics and preamps impart very little color, so starting with saturation can help emulate analogue consoles.

There's also an fx bus with some crazy wobbly delay thing, always done with Soundtoys Effects Rack on the spot for the song because fun! 😁 And then I automate the hell out of that send and fx fader! Of course! Then I will usually automate that send to widen some parts of the song to add contrasts. I often put the Abbey Road' ADT in a fx channel and mute center. Then I may add some aphex aural exciter (waves) or some of bitcrusher's (presonus) saturation if the song asks for that. When none wins, it means I gotta add some Neutron/Ozone Exciter first. I just try stuff until it works, but API and SSL will often win. It's not a color thing though, just to get a basic sound going. The autoleveler sounds better than waves vocal rider, pitch-follow EQ helps it pop out and the voicing harmonizer w/midi input is just so much fun. I can usually get the starting point I need out of iZotope Nectar Plus.


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