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Originally Posted by jjdpro  YOu missed the point when Chris stated that he uses the presets as "A STARTING POINT"..
There is nothing with with having a "GOOD" starting or reference point..You are coming off sounding like "Sour-Grapes"..I'm sorry Waves did not come to you for your presets and the check..
One other thing, most Engineers don't know how to use a compressor, so having a world-class Engineer's prests help one to learn what a certain setting is used for and the context it belongs..
Waves has written extensive "how" to use their plugins manuals for the sole purpose of educating beginners and pros on how the use their plugs..Nothing wrong with more knowlege..
Get off of your snob horse and mix a hit record.. |
dudes and dudettes, CLA has an unlimited operating budget and can add on as many comps or EQs as he needs as much as most folks change condoms ....
The ssl was his mixer of choice years ago because he, as most realized back when, that it was is transparent and efficient patching automated medium that absorbs whatever you feed it. There is no magic. He puts the pultecs on the bottom, and the mid eqs in the middle and uses external pres like everybody else, and uses as many comps and limiters as required per instrument/voice requirements. He used DBX 160s and 165s as much if not more in the old days as he advocates the SSL G and SSL surround now. So what's magical? Nothing. He keeps his templates uniform throughout just about every mix for any client. The LVoc is on that channel with that comp, the B Vocals on those channels with thiose limiters, and the Pultecs sidechainig the bass and kick and snare comps ... yada yada yada. Its all engineering 101 basics on a very expensive console with a metric buttload of outboard to complement it. Basic presets? Ha ha ho ho hum hum. Its a fvvking hilarious gimmic thats sells sofware ... too bad they didn't expand the merchandising to edible panties and bras too. Oops, sorry, I'm treading on the 'KISS Army' marketing merchandising genius .... my bad ... don't wanna get sued by the masked metalheads lol
