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mgthefuture · 27th November 2009

I dig alot of what yall are saying

here is a mixdown from the summer i did:

zSHARE - rfbvolume6demoreel.mp3

Various beats, sounds, emphasis, and arrangement...

but i used similar plugins and methods to get each sound.

So im already doing ok...its just trying to take it to another level.

Im in the habit of just getting reduction..and not so much shaping.

Like learning the difference in the 2...than expanding to getting custom feels based on different compressors..so when i invest, i dont waste money on redundancy, or something thats not overall useful.

Im considering getting a firewire steinberg interfact, going cubase, and getting a NEVE or API strip...and some funky compressors like the Joe meek greens from ebay..and so on..just for colors...

but i mean ...i need to know why and how, surely first.

Special thanks for someone typing a paragraph out of mixing in your mind, for me too...thats halped

Right now...im just back to the youtubes.

And that Mpressor plugin looks crazy, is it comparable to a Flux or Sonnox expander???

27th November 2009	#18
mgthefuture 3 + infractions, forum membership suspended. Join Date: May 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,094 Thread Starter	I dig alot of what yall are saying here is a mixdown from the summer i did: zSHARE - rfbvolume6demoreel.mp3 Various beats, sounds, emphasis, and arrangement... but i used similar plugins and methods to get each sound. So im already doing ok...its just trying to take it to another level. Im in the habit of just getting reduction..and not so much shaping. Like learning the difference in the 2...than expanding to getting custom feels based on different compressors..so when i invest, i dont waste money on redundancy, or something thats not overall useful. Im considering getting a firewire steinberg interfact, going cubase, and getting a NEVE or API strip...and some funky compressors like the Joe meek greens from ebay..and so on..just for colors... but i mean ...i need to know why and how, surely first. Special thanks for someone typing a paragraph out of mixing in your mind, for me too...thats halped Right now...im just back to the youtubes. And that Mpressor plugin looks crazy, is it comparable to a Flux or Sonnox expander???