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Originally Posted by bckid  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.  |
I don't get why you're mixing through a console other than to avoid plugins and digital summing.
In otherwords, take all of the plugins off.
Really these decisions should be made by your prodcer or mix engineer.
If that's you, then the reality is, if you're mixing in an expensive studio, it's for the novelty of it and the answer doesn't really matter. This is probably coming off far more rudely than I intend it to. My point if you're experience level is leading you to ask these questions, it means your experience level is going to prevent you from getting your full money's worth out of the studio.
Whoever said, do what you're most comfortable with is right, but it certainly sounds like you're paying to set yourself up in a situation that you're not at all comfortable in.
If it were me, Id' take all of the plugins off, use protools and do everything from sratch using the console only. I'm assuming that the studio has a dozen outboard compressors etc.
IF you doing this because you've heard that it's the best way to mix, in my opinion that's correct. However, the question is will it be the best for you?
What I would do is do the best mix you can at home. Then book a small chunk of time and mix using the console only and no plugins. Then compare the mixes and see if you're getting $X worht of improvement at the studio.
At that point you'll have no problem answering the question for yourself, which will give you the best answer, and probably lead you to using a few plugins and mostly the console.