MixBus is one way of deciding not to get into those weeds. Which of these seven eqs is the right one for this shaker track? Should I comp this with an 1176 or an LA-2A? So much of this stuff matters a lot less than we think it does. Like a lot of us I can suffer from analysis paralysis. But generally speaking I can add Console 1 and dial it in pretty quickly for any track. Vocals and bass always have other stuff before and after Console 1. It is the primary or even the only plugin on most tracks. I use it on every track, bus and output track. I decided when I got C1 that I'd commit fully to it until such a time that it let me down in some way. It's also been easier on my system resources than the approach I was using in the past. The reason Console 1 has worked well for me is mostly on the workflow side. It's also worth noting that a LOT of mixers don't agree with this philosophy at all and use whatever plugins they think make each track sound best, and it works well for them, so there is no "right way." Softube is one of the more expensive ones. Some are free/cheap and some are expensive. So instead of having a 1073 on the snare and an SSL on the overheads and a Trident on the kick, you have one emulation for all tracks.Īs others have pointed out, there are other console emulations out there that should do the same thing as long as you apply them across your entire project. The idea is that the tracks should fight each other less and "mesh" more than if you use the typical approach of treating each source with whatever pre/eq/comp combination make each track sound best in isolation. I mentioned it here because it seems like a lot of the presumed mojo with MixBus is based on the idea that every channel, bus and output track use the same "console strip" with the same emulation of EQ, compression, gain staging etc. It's commonly available on Reverb around $400. If your looking for another daw with a built in channel strip, try reason.It is a package consisting of console emulation plugins and a hardware controller. I have a love hate relationship with the daw, but their support has always been quick, and there licensing is just, heres a serial code. but the built in monitoring strip is nice. the built in mixbuses are good but not always great. you can always change them yourself afterwords but its a good way to get a headstart in your mix. ![]() its pretty good, and lets you demo each of them. (preferably keep it short, i select about 10 seconds) and it goes through and analyzes every track and then shows you polarity reversal options based on optimizations for all kinds of meters. you can select in the editor any range of tracks and rightclick>optimize polarity. One of my favorite editing features is the optimize polarity option. That being said because its based on the open source daw ardour there are alot of cool things you can do with scripts and customization. this of course isnt possible with mixbus due to the built in channel strip. sometimes protools (or even fl studio) are nicer for large channels cause you can get each mixer channel so small, and see alot of whats going on. (in the playlist its much more comprehensive, im just talking about the mixer) plus the channels are so big, that even with scaling only so much can fit on your screen. ![]() but anything with alot going on its hard to follow, at least in the mixer.Ĭause even when you color code the channel stays the same color and only the name changes. so all i need to do is create a templette with a gate on it and but that gates controls on the surface.įor mixing rock its great, and stuff with a small channel count. the nice thing about it (and i believe ardour as well) is that you can put plugin control knobs on the mixer, so you dont have to open the plugin. Only wish there was a built in gate to the channel strip but thats whatever. I will say this, some times its editing is really good, and sometimes it downright pissess me off. ![]() even though it has eq, comp, fader, you can still put plugins wherever in that chain, pre eq, or pre comp, or even post fader, you can evenmove the built in eq and comp post fader. One of my favorite features is the mixer. Mixbus has its quirks but if you wait for the right sale you can get the 100% full version for 80 bucks ish, so in that regard its one of the cheapest daws on the market.
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