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Just came across 'In the studio with Steve Angello' on youtube (was bored
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=...7834&hl=en
...its quite basic stuff on there but he does mention 1 thing which intrigued me - He says instead of having to master a track at the end, he STARTS with compressor, EQ, compressor, then psp vintage warmer on his master channel BEFORE he makes his tracks. Any thoughts on that?
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Good idea. I do the same. Adding a compressor later isn't really a great idea. Better to hear all the master stuff as you go so you can hear how it's going to affect the mix. As far as the VW it's a bit like emulating a console where you could over drive it as you mix. That's how we always mixed on the analog boards, mine of course was stuck in the red the whole time ;-)
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[quote=Medway]Good idea. I do the same.[QUOTE]
Hey Jesse,
Why two Compressors? And would they have the same settings [ratio, threshold...] ??
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Ah actually missed that bit on the two compressors. I don't use eq's on my master so not sure. I can see you putting it before to get rid of stuff you don't want the compressor acting on, say too much bottom. And then after again to put some bottom back that got taken out hehe.
Speaking of Angello was actually using a David Guetta mix today for a mastering job as the client wanted it like that. Was surpised that the ones he did with Angello were the less dynamic of the album as Steve and Seb's mixes are normally pretty spot on. Their 555 for instance sounds great and doesn't sound like it hit the VW too much.
I ended up trying VW over the master but then took it off as I achieved the warmth in other ways. The "When The Lights Go Out" track though sounds like it had liberal amounts of it although it could be one of many other factors.
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how would you know what settings to use on the eq/compressor etc or do you just have a 'standard' set up on it, and regularly bypass/activate it when making your track?
And if you were to then get it mastered it would all have to be bypassed anyway right? - so its just to give you an idea of how the track will sound as your making it?
Quote:I achieved the warmth in other ways
Care to give examples ?
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pk1 Wrote:Just came across 'In the studio with Steve Angello' on youtube (was bored )
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=...7834&hl=en
...its quite basic stuff on there but he does mention 1 thing which intrigued me - He says instead of having to master a track at the end, he STARTS with compressor, EQ, compressor, then psp vintage warmer on his master channel BEFORE he makes his tracks. Any thoughts on that?
yeah I heard a little about that in audio school. never tried it before though.
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pk1 Wrote:how would you know what settings to use on the eq/compressor etc or do you just have a 'standard' set up on it, and regularly bypass/activate it when making your track?
And if you were to then get it mastered it would all have to be bypassed anyway right? - so its just to give you an idea of how the track will sound as your making it?
Care to give examples ?
It depends on whether or not it needs to be bypassed. That's something that I would decide upon receiving it. But yes either way it gives at least a better impression on how it will end up sounding.
In the case of that master it was down to just eq. Initially it sounded a bit too clean but once I cut some high mids it warmed up. Along with the compression and limiting I already had the mix had enough gel.
