For tape saturation I actually use half inch tape from a Tascam TSR-8. It’s very subtle but that’s how I like it. I just bought a Focusrite Platinum MixMaster which is an all in one mastering processor that has an expander, 3 band compressor, 3 band EQ, spatial enhancer and a limiter. I heard an engineer use one back in the days and it sounded great. Rupert Neve owned the company when they made it so it’s quality. If it was new it would be expensive but you might be able to find it cheap now.
is all routed serially or do you use each piece of gear seperately like using "external instrument" in ableton? Does it make a difference in the results?
This is an awesome chain. I just wish the stand compressor was below your Apollo so the chain feels top to bottom. If it’s about separating due to warmth, I’d recommend looking into 1/3 rack spacers. I ordered a bunch a few months ago, they’re a little bit tough to find, but this way you could create a small amount of space between all of your units and rearrange things. So the signal flow operates top to bottom. Just a thought, love the video though!
Jeez… how do you process everything through your outboard gear? Are you still sending through buses and using the outboard gear to process every individual one? Or do you process the whole mix bus with them? (Just wondering, very interesting approach… i just miss touching real buttons and knobs haha 🤘)
That SPL Big is dope. I’ve been eyeing the hardware module for a while now. Does it ever give you any issues with gain staging? The more you apply it, the more you need to bring down the gain?
Isn’t the SSL fusion basically an all in one mix bus processing tool? Why do you use only the saturation module on it? Do you get better results with dedicated hardware for each step?
So do you do mastering? I need to hire a mastering engineer for my album and would love to pay if you do it $$$! I also need someone who can master my album for vinyl too
What are your thoughts on this? I want to use the Cranbourne Audio 500 chassis R8 via a Dat Into the Mac Studio with a satellite for DSP. I was thinking of having a vocal channel strip using a preamp > fet compressor > EQ > Deesser and > optocompressor. Then I was thinking of having two SSL channel strips to process my mono and stereo stems for mixing in the box and then having a drum bus compressor and finally a mixbus compressor > EQ > and tape saturation emulator. With all of that I only have one more module slot for bass. Is a sensible setup Is there a place in this that you feel some dedicated full size analog gear should be incorporated rather 500 series? In my mind, this would cover my single mic vocal recording, drum bus, bass bus, and mixbus. While the rest has the 2 ssl channel strips to process the rest of my mono and stereo stems fitting into a 16 module 2x 500 series chassis. With this in mind it’s about a $20k setup, I want to be impactful and not just blow $, but I also understand I am using this as a multi use system which may be the reason for the higher expense even though I know this isn’t the craziest analog setup.
Dope chain! Do you ever find yourself changing around the order of your chain or does it stay fairly consistent? I personally tend to saturate/clip pre-bus comp for rap music (with the theory of keeping the bus comp from over working on varied transients), but after recently working on some rock projects, I had moved it pre-saturation so the drums hit it a bit differently. Pultec after comp has given me ideas to test as well haha! Keep it up dude 💪🏻
I can almost hear all of the analog EQ’ing and harmonic saturation with my phone speakers. Amazing.
Stam Audio 4000 glue the track better then D.A.W? Almost got me wanting one!
Move the saturation to the top of your chain. You’ll thank me later.
For tape saturation I actually use half inch tape from a Tascam TSR-8. It’s very subtle but that’s how I like it. I just bought a Focusrite Platinum MixMaster which is an all in one mastering processor that has an expander, 3 band compressor, 3 band EQ, spatial enhancer and a limiter. I heard an engineer use one back in the days and it sounded great. Rupert Neve owned the company when they made it so it’s quality. If it was new it would be expensive but you might be able to find it cheap now.
is all routed serially or do you use each piece of gear seperately like using "external instrument" in ableton? Does it make a difference in the results?
I love the pultec however I’m still using the waves plugin
This is an awesome chain. I just wish the stand compressor was below your Apollo so the chain feels top to bottom. If it’s about separating due to warmth, I’d recommend looking into 1/3 rack spacers. I ordered a bunch a few months ago, they’re a little bit tough to find, but this way you could create a small amount of space between all of your units and rearrange things. So the signal flow operates top to bottom. Just a thought, love the video though!
Cool I love the combo
Whats The electricity bill 😂😅
this is so so solid, would love to have this chain🥹
Those 542s changed everything for me when I got them
Well I guess it’s easy to take a shit when your ass is full 💰
What’s the connection like? Do you have a video on how you run the hardware into your computer/ Daw
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Next time play us same of that bass 🫣
Jeez… how do you process everything through your outboard gear? Are you still sending through buses and using the outboard gear to process every individual one? Or do you process the whole mix bus with them? (Just wondering, very interesting approach… i just miss touching real buttons and knobs haha 🤘)
nice
Does the effects you apply is on the master or one of the channels
This is actually a super solid mix bus chain! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Love a good studio 🙂 beautiful tools of the trade sir
what brand is that 500 series wood chassis?
Dope
I honestly don’t really get why people like analog so much… it must be my technique but i hear no real difference bewteen analog and digital..
Output ceiling for limiter?
Awesome. It’s nice to know it, because sometimes we wanna use a lot of plugins, but you actually only need just a few.
How much all the analogue units cost total?
A version of a mix before and after this chain would be nice?
would love to hear some songs you’ve worked on. 🙌🏾
Where is your recall plugin?
That SPL Big is dope. I’ve been eyeing the hardware module for a while now. Does it ever give you any issues with gain staging? The more you apply it, the more you need to bring down the gain?
“Your plugins are inferior. Go get money so you can spend money. On things that sound different than your plugins. In some cases.”
How do you use these in your daw
Does it bother you that Max Martin produces like a 3 #1 hits a year all in the box, when you’ve got this fancy gear? :p
Most people don’t have the money for a 10,000 bus chain
Isn’t the SSL fusion basically an all in one mix bus processing tool? Why do you use only the saturation module on it? Do you get better results with dedicated hardware for each step?
Sick man! would like a video on how to set up an analogy vocal chain?
Good one.
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yup dont need any of that.
So do you do mastering? I need to hire a mastering engineer for my album and would love to pay if you do it $$$! I also need someone who can master my album for vinyl too
I love this setup. That stereo Pultec is incredible.
Money money money money
Hey, do you offer mastering services? Would love to hear a mix of mine through your rig.
What are your thoughts on this? I want to use the Cranbourne Audio 500 chassis R8 via a Dat Into the Mac Studio with a satellite for DSP. I was thinking of having a vocal channel strip using a preamp > fet compressor > EQ > Deesser and > optocompressor. Then I was thinking of having two SSL channel strips to process my mono and stereo stems for mixing in the box and then having a drum bus compressor and finally a mixbus compressor > EQ > and tape saturation emulator. With all of that I only have one more module slot for bass. Is a sensible setup Is there a place in this that you feel some dedicated full size analog gear should be incorporated rather 500 series? In my mind, this would cover my single mic vocal recording, drum bus, bass bus, and mixbus. While the rest has the 2 ssl channel strips to process the rest of my mono and stereo stems fitting into a 16 module 2x 500 series chassis. With this in mind it’s about a $20k setup, I want to be impactful and not just blow $, but I also understand I am using this as a multi use system which may be the reason for the higher expense even though I know this isn’t the craziest analog setup.
Dope chain! Do you ever find yourself changing around the order of your chain or does it stay fairly consistent? I personally tend to saturate/clip pre-bus comp for rap music (with the theory of keeping the bus comp from over working on varied transients), but after recently working on some rock projects, I had moved it pre-saturation so the drums hit it a bit differently. Pultec after comp has given me ideas to test as well haha! Keep it up dude 💪🏻
I’m very into sound design but there are so many insane plugins i don’t even know the name of
How do you go back to old sessions or mix, do you have to turn every knob again or?
What albums can we hear that you’ve mixed through this signal chain?
by mix bus chain, do you mean master bus chain?
why do mix into limiter?