Little mixing time, every UAD plug, no time to experiment - what's good on what?

Savernake · 8th April 2008

I'm on a Uni project where after having my kid I have little time to do a mix - that's fine, I can mix under pressure, but they have a LOT of UAD plugs that I ought to use. Unfortunately, there just isn't time to play with them all. They have the SSL waves plugs but I hate always reaching for them when I should be using some of the UAD power.

So far, I've used the Cambridge for more surgical stuff, the neve weren't working, and the pultec sounded great on some female vocals. I'll be using the real verb too, heard it before and one of the few reverb plugs I've really liked.

This is the song: it sounds like a rip off an REM song but with too many wishy washy guitars and synthy sounds. Loads of vocal backing (from the same voice) so it's a nightmare to mix so much in the same freq. bands. But I can deal with that!

Any gems in the UAD camp people recommend trying out?

PapillonIrl · 9th April 2008

My preferences:

LA2A: Backing vocals, bass, smooth LVox maybe.
1176: LVox (maybe), Toms, Snare, Elec guitars
Neve 88rs: Bass, close miced drums, EQ on guitars sometimes.
Plate: LVox, BVox, Snare
Pultec: LVox, Overheads
Dimension D: I like it on vocal reverb returns, sometimes bass also.
Neve 10xx: Elec guitars
Nigel & Fairchild: Drum mult/room mic
Cambrige: Surgical cuts and sometimes a filter for 'megaphone' vox.

Cheers,

Nathan

Savernake · 9th April 2008

Thanks, just what i needed.

The dman · 9th April 2008

With the right song and vocalist the Fairchild can kill on lead vocal l

baikonour · 9th April 2008

LA3A and helios EQ on bass
1073s on guitars
1176 or dbx 160 VU on snare
1176 on kick
33609 on drum buss...
etc...

8th April 2008	#1
Savernake Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 637 Thread Starter	Little mixing time, every UAD plug, no time to experiment - what's good on what? I'm on a Uni project where after having my kid I have little time to do a mix - that's fine, I can mix under pressure, but they have a LOT of UAD plugs that I ought to use. Unfortunately, there just isn't time to play with them all. They have the SSL waves plugs but I hate always reaching for them when I should be using some of the UAD power. So far, I've used the Cambridge for more surgical stuff, the neve weren't working, and the pultec sounded great on some female vocals. I'll be using the real verb too, heard it before and one of the few reverb plugs I've really liked. This is the song: it sounds like a rip off an REM song but with too many wishy washy guitars and synthy sounds. Loads of vocal backing (from the same voice) so it's a nightmare to mix so much in the same freq. bands. But I can deal with that! Any gems in the UAD camp people recommend trying out?

9th April 2008	#2
PapillonIrl Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 626	My preferences: LA2A: Backing vocals, bass, smooth LVox maybe. 1176: LVox (maybe), Toms, Snare, Elec guitars Neve 88rs: Bass, close miced drums, EQ on guitars sometimes. Plate: LVox, BVox, Snare Pultec: LVox, Overheads Dimension D: I like it on vocal reverb returns, sometimes bass also. Neve 10xx: Elec guitars Nigel & Fairchild: Drum mult/room mic Cambrige: Surgical cuts and sometimes a filter for 'megaphone' vox. Cheers, Nathan __________________ ''Because your candle burns too bright, well I almost forgot it was twilight' Elliott Smith

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