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09-02-2018, 12:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-02-2018, 12:29 PM by jonetsu.)
Just re-read a bit in Mike Senior's excellent "Mixing Secrets" first edition quoting mix engineer Justin Niebank saying that as plugins are piled up and CPU load augments, a mix tends to feel "smaller". I reckon that this might not be exactly measurable in metering terms, but has anyone also felt a similar thing ? Must be difficult to gauge without comparing snapshots are we 'grow' into a mix as its being done.
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That's an awesome book that I must get back to and complete. I can't say I've heard this myself, but I'd definitely agree with the principle. With all the digital tools we have, it's very easy to through everything at something and it's completely unnecessary. Regrettably, some people feel totally obligated to do just that. I totally roll my eyes when I see have a dozen or more plugins on one channel. Granted I have that I add on my MB32C master bus, but one is for referencing and one Izotope Tonal Balance, just as a check that I've not gone nuts on something. They don't actually change the sound and get turned off for the final render. On Studio One I have I think I have six, again, two don't change any sounds.
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Hey, I'm actually trying out that MSaturatorMB. I'm really interested in that one.
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