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Stephen B. · 12th March 2007

I have a liquid mix too, and can understand your feeling of having too many options. I'll tell you a few of the ones I like to use and what I like to use them for. As a disclaimer, I don't have any of the hardware pieces that are being modeled, with one exception. Most of these are probably pretty obvious because I'm just using them on applications that I've heard the originals excel at.

Comp:
CopyCat - I like to use the Distressor model for snare, toms, and sometimes kick

MixBuss - yeah, I like that one on the mix buss. Attack all the way up (30 ms), auto release, 2.5:1 ratio, about 3-4db reduction. Pretty common settings for the SSL mix buss.

Stellar1 - I like this on vocals and bass. It's almost always on those. (as a sidenote, after some confusion, I figured out that a faster release corresponds to a higher setting on the knob. I guess if I'd ever used a real 1176 I'd have known this...either that or my liquid mix is messed up)

BigGreen - like it on Kick

Viking2 - I've used this on female vocals, pop/country ballad stuff

EQs: I haven't tried out the various EQs much. Here are a couple I use a lot.
Silver3 - I use this for a lot of gentle shaping. This is the one hardware piece that I actually own that is being modeled. The high end on it is beautiful.

Brit Desk 5 - I use this for stuff that needs more flexible eqing

Just to give you some ideas.

12th March 2007	#3
Stephen B. Gear nut Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Waco, TX Posts: 111	I have a liquid mix too, and can understand your feeling of having too many options. I'll tell you a few of the ones I like to use and what I like to use them for. As a disclaimer, I don't have any of the hardware pieces that are being modeled, with one exception. Most of these are probably pretty obvious because I'm just using them on applications that I've heard the originals excel at. Comp: CopyCat - I like to use the Distressor model for snare, toms, and sometimes kick MixBuss - yeah, I like that one on the mix buss. Attack all the way up (30 ms), auto release, 2.5:1 ratio, about 3-4db reduction. Pretty common settings for the SSL mix buss. Stellar1 - I like this on vocals and bass. It's almost always on those. (as a sidenote, after some confusion, I figured out that a faster release corresponds to a higher setting on the knob. I guess if I'd ever used a real 1176 I'd have known this...either that or my liquid mix is messed up) BigGreen - like it on Kick Viking2 - I've used this on female vocals, pop/country ballad stuff EQs: I haven't tried out the various EQs much. Here are a couple I use a lot. Silver3 - I use this for a lot of gentle shaping. This is the one hardware piece that I actually own that is being modeled. The high end on it is beautiful. Brit Desk 5 - I use this for stuff that needs more flexible eqing Just to give you some ideas.