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bckid · 27th June 2008

hi folks,

i finally found a label to release my debut album.
its some kind of electronic pop music w/ vocals on all songs
and some guitar and bass but mainly produced in the box (ableton).
i found a decent studio working w/ a neve v3, universal audio, urei, eventide, dbx stuff AND the label is willing to give some money for the final mix OTB.

i am about to render all tracks down to put them into PT HD or Logic 8 track by track.

here´s my first question: which DAW would you choose to put the files into? both are hardwired to a Neve V3.

most engineers seem to like PT for sound quality. my problem is, that i worked with PT a couple of years ago and it might last some time to get fluid again with the software. and studio time is expensive...

my second question is about the dynamics and eq´s. i used a lot of the waves ssl stuff for dyn and eqing. should i deactivate all and start from scratch with the neves channel comp and eq? that would mean a lot of tweaking again and might lead to a totally different color of sound..

would you suggest, to mix down the stuff on tape? i have heard rumours, that electronic material does not benefit that much of tape saturation..
but if there´s a chance to mixdown onto a decent (i think its) studer tape machine.

these questions should be enough for now. but i appreciate any tips you can give.

27th June 2008	#1
bckid Gear interested Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 24 Thread Starter	I am about to mix my debut album and need some tips hi folks, i finally found a label to release my debut album. its some kind of electronic pop music w/ vocals on all songs and some guitar and bass but mainly produced in the box (ableton). i found a decent studio working w/ a neve v3, universal audio, urei, eventide, dbx stuff AND the label is willing to give some money for the final mix OTB. i am about to render all tracks down to put them into PT HD or Logic 8 track by track. here´s my first question: which DAW would you choose to put the files into? both are hardwired to a Neve V3. most engineers seem to like PT for sound quality. my problem is, that i worked with PT a couple of years ago and it might last some time to get fluid again with the software. and studio time is expensive... my second question is about the dynamics and eq´s. i used a lot of the waves ssl stuff for dyn and eqing. should i deactivate all and start from scratch with the neves channel comp and eq? that would mean a lot of tweaking again and might lead to a totally different color of sound.. would you suggest, to mix down the stuff on tape? i have heard rumours, that electronic material does not benefit that much of tape saturation.. but if there´s a chance to mixdown onto a decent (i think its) studer tape machine. these questions should be enough for now. but i appreciate any tips you can give.