This is for those who want a quick mix on a demo recording or if you record your DI guitars and want to have decent mix. Please refer to my previous blog for complete understanding. Here is the result of final mix: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16-7Ch_cI0HS2GRrngr7-eNX9fZr_IER2/view?usp=drivesdk
Unprocessed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/165OniKKzdcb2q0MPRbGxwFB81R96UDad/view?usp=drivesdk
Our next move on master bus is compression and and maximizing or limiting.
This compressor (Slate Digital FG-Grey) is modeled after the great SSL 4000G bus compressor and its purpose here is to tame the snare drum loudness and transients, giving more body and fullness which help to sit better in the crowded mix. Also will glue every instrument in the mix. Usually engineers use slow attack in the master bus but the key is to have a quick attack and fastest possible release. Set the ratio to 4:1 and set threshold so you can achieve 3 to 4 dB of gain reduction on the meter. Also you can set high pass filter if your kick drum makes the mix pumpy. In this case I've set it on 40 Hz. This compression is very crucial part of mix to get the snare right at home.
Our next plugin is Fabfilter L2 for limiting purposes. This is a very neat sounding limiter as some may color your sound. Set the mode to dynamic for more transparent transient compression. Fairly fast attack and release, and set gain to see 4 dB of gain reduction. It's always crucial to listen to the effects of every parameter. Exaggerating will help you hear that effect easily. If you can't hear the compression set input or threshold to the max and gradually roll it off to hear where the sweet spot is. That was it for our master bus we are clear to go to drum parts for next post. Cheers!
Amir Poorhafezi
