03-07-2018, 11:54 AM
What I like to do are what I call "flash mixes". Quickly mixing tracks of a work in progress, a sketch, an improv, so that it can be put on a USB key, a CD for listening in the car, kitchen, etc. Right off the start the mindset is to get quickly something that sounds not too bad. It this case no browsing for plugins, no long thoughts and analysis, just quickly get it done. It's some kind of a balance between throwing stuff at the mix and going down to the basics in an efficient manner. Some kind of mix kung fu of sorts. In such a mindset what's offered natively by Mixbus32C is the first, and often, the only choice. EQ and compression, that's it. And make it quickly sound not-too-bad. No mixbusses, no native tape saturation. No audio busses. Quick. When done, a Satin tape emulator is put on the master bus, always use the same preset, almost no adjustments, then a slight first stage compression from the XT-MC 'Mix Comp' or Presswerk's Easy Compressor device, then a Presswerk Limiter device. Get to -13 LUFS or so, done.
I find that doing those very quick mixes with almost a single minded approach of getting it done quickly in a fair way brings a perspective to regular mixes in which a fair amount of work is done.
I find that doing those very quick mixes with almost a single minded approach of getting it done quickly in a fair way brings a perspective to regular mixes in which a fair amount of work is done.
