09-14-2021, 05:06 AM
"Analog" sound, it's not (just) about the saturation, is it?
I've done 2 mixes so far in Mixbus and like so many have experienced, I think my mixes sound better when done in Mixbus. Clearer and more "3D". I find that the built-in saturation is enough, and mostly I don't touch the saturation knob on any of the buses. On the times that I've tried adding more saturation through 3rd party plugins, it tends to have a dulling effect. So I thought, it must not be just saturation then. Maybe it's the summing or the dithering; or the workflow and limitations = better mixing decisions? Or is it that plugins these days have way more saturation than you'd get on analog gear?
I've done 2 mixes so far in Mixbus and like so many have experienced, I think my mixes sound better when done in Mixbus. Clearer and more "3D". I find that the built-in saturation is enough, and mostly I don't touch the saturation knob on any of the buses. On the times that I've tried adding more saturation through 3rd party plugins, it tends to have a dulling effect. So I thought, it must not be just saturation then. Maybe it's the summing or the dithering; or the workflow and limitations = better mixing decisions? Or is it that plugins these days have way more saturation than you'd get on analog gear?