What is the order of your signal chain on your Master buss?

Hobbs_Won · 21st August 2010

Excuse the n00b ?

I am a 100% ITB with my stuff.. And my mixdown game is juvenile.. I just slap on any chain and presets and go by ear..

I just bought nebula and will be devoting a lot of time into learning it's nuances..

So I was planning on using it strictly on my master chain in a stack with pre and post meter for accurate gain staging.

I strive for a gritty, punchy, 90's hip hop dirt.. So I will be looking to build a chain including some analog distortion and tape impulses but I wanted to know what the best advice is on chain order..

would the best be ..

analog dist -> tape -> compression -> EQ?

any help is appreciated.

MASSIVE Master · 21st August 2010

The chain is up to what the mix is asking for.

Certainly don't count on it ever being the same from one mix to the next...

Barendse · 21st August 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hobbs_Won

Excuse the n00b ?

I am a 100% ITB with my stuff.. And my mixdown game is juvenile.. I just slap on any chain and presets and go by ear..

I just bought nebula and will be devoting a lot of time into learning it's nuances..

So I was planning on using it strictly on my master chain in a stack with pre and post meter for accurate gain staging.

I strive for a gritty, punchy, 90's hip hop dirt.. So I will be looking to build a chain including some analog distortion and tape impulses but I wanted to know what the best advice is on chain order..

would the best be ..

analog dist -> tape -> compression -> EQ?

any help is appreciated.

For home mastering with Nebula I suggest:

Neb ---> eq ---> Neb ---> compression ---> Neb ---> Limiter/dithering

Tape and tube may fit anywhere in the chain, just try it.

Red Mastering · 21st August 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by MASSIVE Master

The chain is up to what the mix is asking for.

Certainly don't count on it ever being the same from one mix to the next...

100% agree!,
needles to say there were the times, that I wanted to use all my gears..

for the sake of having them busy

tutt
anyway it's 70% an EQ and compressor or compressor and EQ

21st August 2010	#1
Hobbs_Won Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,083 Thread Starter	What is the order of your signal chain on your Master buss? Excuse the n00b ? I am a 100% ITB with my stuff.. And my mixdown game is juvenile.. I just slap on any chain and presets and go by ear.. I just bought nebula and will be devoting a lot of time into learning it's nuances.. So I was planning on using it strictly on my master chain in a stack with pre and post meter for accurate gain staging. I strive for a gritty, punchy, 90's hip hop dirt.. So I will be looking to build a chain including some analog distortion and tape impulses but I wanted to know what the best advice is on chain order.. would the best be .. analog dist -> tape -> compression -> EQ? any help is appreciated.

21st August 2010	#2
MASSIVE Master Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago (Schaumburg / Hoffman Est.) IL Posts: 2,708 Verified Member	The chain is up to what the mix is asking for. Certainly don't count on it ever being the same from one mix to the next... __________________ John Scrip - Massive Mastering, LLC - www.massivemastering.com Spoon-feed a newb some answer and he'll mix for a day - Get him to think about it and figure it out for himself and he'll mix for a lifetime --- JS

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