Hmm.. Yeah, this is pretty much what I figured I'd have to do... I guess I'll just have to turn the Master mixer down in Cubase until I mixdown.. One thing though... I NEVER use the compressor in T-racks.. It just seems to kill the mix entirely, regardless of the settings you use, is this just me being dumb or can you get decent results from using it? I seem to remember reading in a few places that you shouldn't compress the main mix ?!!? Also, the attack dial on the T-racks compressor is pretty slow, I would have thought you'd want a fast attack for a master compressor ?
Thanks for the izotope link... Once I get round this poxy firewall I'll try and get hold of it! cheers, N i c k -----Original Message----- From: ayan pal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 6:32 PM To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] Re: T-racks vs. Waves Ultramaximiser? i've dealt with the same issues. the majority of the stuff i master is non-electronic so its a bit different. old school masterers absolutely hate the hot levels of todays releseases because they are totally void of all acoustic dynamics. but electronic is a bit different. everything put out is as hot as possible because you can feel that punch in a club, plus the dj might have to boost the gain on your vinyl so much that he runs out gain and still can't match the ultrahigh levels of the other releases. back to the software.. i use t-racks first because it has a more natural sounding eq and compression, and raises the overall volume and presence of a mix. then i use the L2 to boost the overall level to its max. i almost always use the 'final master' preset because that just pumps the level all the way up, which is fine bacause i already go the sound i wanted from t-racks. check out the izotope ozone plugin. pretty tough to figure out, but much closer to what the pro's use (multiband compression, limiter, exciters, stereo imaging...) later ayan At 09:35 AM 1/3/2002 -0800, you wrote: >I'm tackling these same issues right now, with a lot >of the same plugins and software. The only real >issues I'm having are with 'overcooking' some stuff >... dynamics are lost, and the track ends up sounding >muddy and 'burnt'. So far, T-racks gives me BY FAR >the most volume, but the Waves stuff just sounds so >damn sweet. > >Anyone else? > >b > >===== >Brian J. Haag >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Send your FREE holiday greetings online! >http://greetings.yahoo.com > >--- >Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk >You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] This document should only be read by those persons to whom it is addressed and is not intended to be relied upon by any person without subsequent written confirmation of its contents. Demica plc accepts no liability for the consequences for any person acting, or refraining from acting, on such information prior to the receipt by those persons of subsequent written confirmation (by letter or fax). If you have received this email message in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone. Please also delete the message from your computer. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this email message is prohibited. The contents of this email message do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Demica plc. Citadel is the registered trademark of Demica plc. Copyright Demica plc. All rights reserved. --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
