by Simon | Feb 4, 2016 | Mastering, Mixing, Software
Are you ready to find out what a seemingly simple compression tool like the GTS-39 is really capable of? Well, we hope so! In this episode, we will take a rather lousy mix of a rock song and turn it into a thunderous and professional sounding piece of music – all with...
by Simon | Jan 27, 2016 | Mixing, Software
STA-limit is one of those compressors that you can always reach for if your sound lacks this little bit of character and strength. Thanks to its clean and easy design you’ll also be able to get a terrific result within just a few minutes. Let us show you what we mean...
by Simon | Jan 20, 2016 | Mixing, Software
Today we’re going to have a look at the Mattertone plugin. Mattertone is a multiband envelope shaper, and thus it’s a great tool for emphasizing (or taming) transient-heavy material like drums, for instance. However, we will do something a little unusual and apply the...
by Simon | Jan 12, 2016 | Mixing, Software
Programming realistic sounding drums, i.e. setting up different velocity values for most of the notes, can be fairly tedious. Likewise, if you’re working with a ready-made drum loop and repeat it a couple of times the overall sound might be rather static and boring...
by Simon | Jan 6, 2016 | Mixing, Software
Today, we will use the C165a VCA compressor to improve the sound of a fairly simple bass guitar. We will not only work on the dynamics, but also explore the tone shaping capabilities of the plugin by making use of its limiter and saturation circuit. So, without...
