This was super fun! Let me know if you have any questions down below. Smash that subscribe button and check the description for a free input sheet download as well as a link to the recording studio course!
everybody thinks u need a ssl or neve console, u just showed the whole world u dont need it. great mix, great recording sounds awesome. thx for the content
I spy an SSL BUS+. Also, I’d love to see you mix a full song on the console shot exactly the way you shot it here. It was so comfy. Your little quips and insights dispersed in between beautiful sounding music was really calming for me.
Everybody runs out buys or refurbs analog consoles! Yay. Finally. Sounds great, really fun, this was what it all was about, for decades, just like this. 🙏 Nothing like building a sound and pushing into the voltage into circuitry of an analog mix bus.
SSL and NEVE are the heavy hitters that everyone thinks of but Trident packs so much of a punch and such great tones at a pretty unreal price
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The first Board I learned, was a TRIDENT 80B... This brings back So many memories... TRIDENT Consoles are absolutely UNSUNG... The Pre-Amp & EQ section, can be summed up in 1 word...AMAZING!!!!
Dude…I love your channel and content. Thanks for releasing all these videos, so fun and satisfying to watch. Also, very educational! Keep up the great work sir!
wow , The Trident sounds wicked. Hybrid Mixing is the future. the top end of the snare got lost completely at the end , not sure why. was sounding super when you were gainstaging or showing individual tracks. what Incredible vibes mate. Lovely set up
This video does an amazing explaining how to use this console I’ve been tryna see how mixing consoles work since I’ve been thinking of getting myself one
So totally agree on recording that first capture and then top down mixing ,I have an SSL Audioscape bus compressor and Tegeler Le Crème,love your stuff Andrew been following since started awesome Andrew
The Trident sound to me, is kind of the same sonic character as the Mäag stuff. That very clean neutral sound but still with some thickness to the sound. That's the closest i can describe it as. Love the video Andrew 😀Would like to see more console content!
Outstanding...... a Very similar setup here. You may want to try this..... Bring up your DAW L&R "mix" on channels 1/2... AUX send from your DAW, post-fader, channels 3/24....... Now, you can solo 1/2 DAW "mix". (solo bypasses the master buss, no point in monitoring through 2, as your "mix" will likely already have gone through it) Using the AUX sends will allow you to "perhaps" change gain settings to your desk, without disturbing the "mix" balance. NOW..... You can A/B the DAW MIX on 1/2 and try to beat it on channels 3/24.
Sounds really great! And a very calm, informative an down to earth video, too! I like it! Maybe you can make a video about how everything was recorded and what you did in Protools. 😊
This was a really good video. I appreciate this new channel with this type of content. All the gear you used in this video was something I had been interested in purchasing. I am waiting to see what comes out at NAMM 2024 to make my final decisions and purchase hardware to make my setup more hybrid.
Great video Andrew! Would also be interesting to see what pieces of gear, cables, converters you need and how to actually patch to get sound from DAW to board and back.
Didn't expect this console to sound that great man! It's awesome. I would like to know how the routing looks in Pro Tools like, how do you setup your audio tracks there and how the converters play the part there. I have a general idea of how it works but I might be wrong. Great video, and awesome second channel!
Seen you on your other channel. Very clear run through of what you are doing. Like the sound of the Trident 68 and the SSL Buss. The Trident has always had a good reputation and it will cost a few dollars more.
Nice setup! You're making it sound great as well. What workstation do you have for your Trident 68? I'm getting a 78-24, and it would be great to have a similar setup for rack fear on either side of the console. Thx!
Been a long time follower of your studio tour channel. I picked up an Alesis X2…it’s no Neve, API but would like to try mixing in hybrid. I am an Apollo user and was wondering if it’s going to benefit my mixing using this hybrid approach? Is the mere fact of sending channels through an analog path, regardless of the console, a sonically superior workflow? Do you send your L&R master bus to a stereo channel in the daw as the printed mix? I only have 8 line I/o on my single Apollo with and adat pre. I can only send 8 ch from daw. Would I use sends from daw and use console as a summing mixer? Since my console is an inline with large and small fader, I could have 48 ch. I would have to get a few more audio interfaces to take advantage of this. How would u approach this if u were in my shoes? Thanks!
Nice work! Question though... I know you're sending your drum bus over to the bus section. But what are or what are you doing for the stereo tracks in your DAW? Sending it to there as well or are you able to send it out to 2 individual tracks on your console? Thanks... Keep rockin'!👍🏾
This is almost 100% how I mix. Don’t own a Trident unfortunately. But rocking an older Soundcraft that sounds pretty darn good. lol. I don’t have the Bus+ YET. I use the SSL Fusion and SSL GBus clone from Audioscape in its place. The insert in M/S mode is awesome to use too. EQ and Neve 542’a in MS is something very cool to try on Mix Bus. Love love this vid
@@itsstudiotime one thing I was going to mention that I am sure if you were to go into deeper dive is using those bus channels to parallel mix in the hardware. The way I do it is on the individual tracks the ones I want to parallel with hardware I send to the L/R and to the Submix. Bring in the submix/bus to the parallel level desired. I also use all kinds of outboard gear on the console inserts. Apologies on all my comments, these types of videos (hybrid) really pique my interest as I love to see how others do it. Thanks again!
Hello Bro! Ich habe eine Frage. Ich habe gesehen, dass du die Pro-Tools Software benutzt.Benutzt du eigentlich auch die Avid Pro Tools MTRX Studio? Bitte antworten Sie meine Frage, wäre echt nett. Dankeschöm!
Great content as always Andrew! I'm new to this, and I have a couple questions. Wondering if you save your settings after mixing the session. I imagine you would want it to be easily recallable so you can get back to where you ended up easily and make more tweaks, etc if desired. I would also LOVE if you did a video on how you do the routing in/out of your console. If I were setting up a console I feel like I would end up with a dozen patch bays, it would be awesome to see how you approach this. Thanks again for the amazing work you do to share your knowledge!
Hybrid mixing is great thing, I always add something little bit extra to "finished" mix, just because you don't have display and RTA and you just think about your stereo bus like "ok this is muddy, lets add some highs" and bam, way better. It is just more about listening and you don't have to click to open some plugin, you can just try it right away with physical knob. But recalling is pain, it is almost impossible - that is why some of the gear is not fluent, but it is clicking so you can count the clicks and than recall... But mixing consoles are not :/
Hello Bro! I have a question. I saw that you use the Pro-Tools software. Do you also use the Avid Pro Tools MTRX Studio? Please answer my question, it would be really nice. Thank you!
Nice sound overall. I was wondering what corner frequencies are selected for the Low/Hi shelving on the SSL? I know the focus is on the Trident but just wondering. Thanks
This sounds so good and it’s exactly the kind of music I would wanna record on the same console. If I get one, with the guitars, did you use the Trident Mic pres on the console or outboard ones? Thanks
Great video Andrew! Have you tried using the Bus Plus in mid side mode in your master bus chain? I’ve been having lots of fun shaping the sides and tightening the center with it! Definitely making my mixes better - Now I have to get a new master bus compressor for glue - thinking SPL Iron … thanks for putting out these fun videos!
Great video! 2 questions: Since you have a 24 channel mixer, are you using an interface with at least 24 inputs and outputs to send and return to and from your mixer? 2nd question: does your protools session have 24 tracks in it that correspond to your 24 channel mixer or did you have to subgroup a few things in your session to accommodate the amount of channels your mixer has? Thanks! 🙏🏾
Could you explain the inserts, sends and returns a little more in-depth... I just started buying some hardware and still a noob with it I want to know how are you recording into your daw? Are you tracking all at once or are you tracking and then re recording after with effects?
It's a great question - maybe i'll make a video breaking the process down. Everyone does things differently, and each session is a bit different. In this case - the song was written, my buddy and I co-produced the song. We did a recording day where we focused on each part - hired a couple session players. I record using outboard mic pres, some things have compression or EQ on the way in.
Thanks for the video! Great console! What I ask my self is don't you fear any repairs on that one? Even if it is new, stuff breaks and especially with consoles it can be a horror fast (like with their Toft boards years ago). Do you have someone who could do it? It's what keeps me from going down that route on a really expensive level …
hello brother. In your studio, your bass and your bass drum sound really good. Really good. It's incredible. could you tell me what kind of device you use? Thanks bro!
Fender P Bass (american pro) to Radial JDI -> API -> AS 260 -> WAEQP -> pro tools. Drum kit is a vintage 68' Ludwig. Kick is 22x14, used a Beta 91 inside, and a Lauten audio FC357 on kick out - AEA RPQ3 -> pro tools.
Great sounding mix! How do you use your TC Electronics digital VU during the different phases of creating a track (Tracking / submixes / final mix, etc)? I think it would be a good tool to confirm what I thought I was hearing in terms of frequency problem areas.
Drums, bass, acoustics, pedal steel, electric guitar, percussion, and programming all done here. The dobro was an overdub outside at a session musician's spot.
Very cool gear I have a question not necessarily about the equipment you were using but how do you keep the dust off of your equipment I am super paranoid about just getting down into controls and you know the old static thing. So do you cover your stuff when you're not in the studio for you know a day or two or especially your mixing console I'm preamps and all those things I don't even let my guitar set for very long without either putting them in a case or I have blankets I throw over top of them to keep the dust up I'm sorry about getting an air purifier better my heart official that is I just wonder what you do in your studio
I don't do any of that. I just dust stuff occasionally if it looks like it needs it and vacuum. My vacuum has a hepa filter and I keep an air purifier in here that's always running, also using a hepa filter.
Do you do what Greazy's been calling "mix-level tracking?" I noticed you were able to just throw faders all the way up and have a pretty decent balance from that point. Or did you have some of those levels set in your ProTools sends?
I generally track and mix as I go in the session. I want everything to sound as good as possible from the jump, and then when it’s actually time to run a mix down, most of the work has been done. Automation, sub mixes, compression, EQ, fx are happening in the box, and on the board. But if I don’t have a board I want to be able to do a bounce and it be 95% there.
I'd like to, but the workflow isn't super conducive as I'm jumping between projects multiple times per day. The board doesn't have automation and automation is one of the biggest parts of a great mix, or at least how I get a great mix. For example in this video - all of the automation is happening in pro tools as well as a lot of the heavy lifting of the mix. However everything sounds great running it through this console.
I'm just getting into hybrid mixing. I got my Midas Venice U32 sitting here right next to me, and I hardly use it. I know how great it sounds because I've done a mix through its smaller brother the U24. I'm just having a little trouble visualizing some things. I'm sure if I were a little more knowledgeable about working with consoles, I would be able to sue out more answers in your video...but I'm not. lol The feed we're hearing from your Trident. Is that just going back into your DAW through the busses on the Trident? How do you print that feed back into the session? Just as busses in the DAW session? Or, do you print each source back onto its original track, then and into busses in the box? I ask because my current setup allows me to go 16 channels out from my MOTU 16A and then down to only 8 channels back from the U32. The direct outs on the individual channels are pre-EQ. So I have to take all outs from the monitor/aux/master section of the board. Just trying to figure out the best workflow approach. Any advice would be most welcome.
Nice vid! I’m curious to know why most meters don’t show almost any signal at all…? Are you tracking at very low level in your DAW? What level will the T68 bar graph shows for a 1khz sine tone at -18 in your DAW, per example?
This was super fun! Let me know if you have any questions down below. Smash that subscribe button and check the description for a free input sheet download as well as a link to the recording studio course!
everybody thinks u need a ssl or neve console, u just showed the whole world u dont need it. great mix, great recording sounds awesome. thx for the content
Appreciate it!
100%. I use a 48ch Soundcraft and mix almost exactly as demonstrated here.
Rather people just like the sound of those consoles. You can make hits with anything.
A Trident is kinda in the same league as a Neve or an SSL from where I sit. I can only dream ...
@@johnvcougar Right 😂 was thinking the same thing
Those drums sound so sick right off the bat 🦇
I spy an SSL BUS+. Also, I’d love to see you mix a full song on the console shot exactly the way you shot it here. It was so comfy. Your little quips and insights dispersed in between beautiful sounding music was really calming for me.
Yep love this content format. Great with headphones on. Nice EQ, lots of effect. Could watch this stuff all day long.
This shows us right technic of recording and good preamp does make sense....
Loving these seemless step by step mixes. Very educational. More of these please!
Everybody runs out buys or refurbs analog consoles! Yay. Finally. Sounds great, really fun, this was what it all was about, for decades, just like this. 🙏 Nothing like building a sound and pushing into the voltage into circuitry of an analog mix bus.
Amazing!
SSL and NEVE are the heavy hitters that everyone thinks of but Trident packs so much of a punch and such great tones at a pretty unreal price
The first Board I learned, was a TRIDENT 80B... This brings back So many memories... TRIDENT Consoles are absolutely UNSUNG... The Pre-Amp & EQ section, can be summed up in 1 word...AMAZING!!!!
Agree. Hard to beat those EQs on rock guitar.
This is the type video I love to see. Seeing what you know and your experience in action. Very informative. The SSL makes a big differance🎉🎉🎉
Glad you enjoyed it!
wow, best quality! Very good! Thanks for sharing!
Dude…I love your channel and content. Thanks for releasing all these videos, so fun and satisfying to watch. Also, very educational! Keep up the great work sir!
Really wanting to see a video on the recording process. That’s the real sauce! Sounds amazing
Totally agree! I'll have many to come, make sure you're subscribed!
wow , The Trident sounds wicked. Hybrid Mixing is the future.
the top end of the snare got lost completely at the end , not sure why.
was sounding super when you were gainstaging or showing individual tracks.
what Incredible vibes mate.
Lovely set up
This video does an amazing explaining how to use this console I’ve been tryna see how mixing consoles work since I’ve been thinking of getting myself one
Awesome work man. Love your attitude, your stuff sounds great and love your methodology. You sold me on the trident.
I'm really enjoying this content Andrew. Big fan of everything that you are doing.
Thanks!
Great video! I used to mix on a console, now I do it all in the box, so now I want to go back and mix more out the box haha!
I love this sound. You really have a handle on all that is music
Great sound! Very good musicians
loved this video more like this one please and thank you for videos like this.
So totally agree on recording that first capture and then top down mixing ,I have an SSL Audioscape bus compressor and Tegeler Le Crème,love your stuff Andrew been following since started awesome Andrew
Thank you so much for sharing this video. It really helped me to understand the Trident console.
Glad it helped!
I really appreciate this type of content. It’s super practical. I’ve been dreaming about an SSL XL Desk but now I’m thinking about the Trident.
Great vid, love to see more music creation content like this
The Trident sound to me, is kind of the same sonic character as the Mäag stuff. That very clean neutral sound but still with some thickness to the sound. That's the closest i can describe it as. Love the video Andrew 😀Would like to see more console content!
This was awesome, thanks so much Andrew! Educational and entertaining and so calming to listen to! Sounds like it's going to be a great tune.
Appreciate it!
Man, what a sweet, sweet set up. The exact set up and the exact console I dream of. Amazing content and amazing sounds. Thanks a lot!
Sounds really great, thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
liking the darker hats sound
My old band recorded on a trident console...Learned a lot on that console
Outstanding...... a Very similar setup here. You may want to try this..... Bring up your DAW L&R "mix" on channels 1/2... AUX send from your DAW, post-fader, channels 3/24....... Now, you can solo 1/2 DAW "mix". (solo bypasses the master buss, no point in monitoring through 2, as your "mix" will likely already have gone through it) Using the AUX sends will allow you to "perhaps" change gain settings to your desk, without disturbing the "mix" balance. NOW..... You can A/B the DAW MIX on 1/2 and try to beat it on channels 3/24.
Finally an actual walkthrough of how you use it! Been waiting for this on your other channel since it was installed
Hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
@@itsstudiotime yes sir!
Sounds fantastic, Andrew, You have created a beautiful setup! Congratulations, sir.
Love the work flow, and this channel..
All respect
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Appreciate it
Wow, Great Song!!
Analog Summing Magic :-) clearly evident ... clearly !!!!
Sounds really great! And a very calm, informative an down to earth video, too! I like it! Maybe you can make a video about how everything was recorded and what you did in Protools. 😊
Drums sound beautiful! Nice mix!
This was a really good video. I appreciate this new channel with this type of content. All the gear you used in this video was something I had been interested in purchasing. I am waiting to see what comes out at NAMM 2024 to make my final decisions and purchase hardware to make my setup more hybrid.
Awesome! Thank you!
A console would be such a fun way to work. Cool. Sounds really good. Musical EQ
Great video Andrew! Would also be interesting to see what pieces of gear, cables, converters you need and how to actually patch to get sound from DAW to board and back.
Currently using the apogee symphony mkii SE 32x32 - just using a patch bay to connect everything!
Didn't expect this console to sound that great man!
It's awesome.
I would like to know how the routing looks in Pro Tools like, how do you setup your audio tracks there and how the converters play the part there.
I have a general idea of how it works but I might be wrong.
Great video, and awesome second channel!
Noted! Thanks 🙏
Great video, incredible sound and amazing track! Thank You Andrew
Thanks for checking it out, and for making a great board!
Sounds Heavenly from the Word go !!!!
Sounds great!!
Such a great video!!!
Thank you! Big fan of your channel.
No way... THANK YOU! I'm a big fan of YOUR channel!!!! Twins. @@itsstudiotime
SOUNDS GOOD !
The mixer sound 3d i love it
You just opened my eyes to getting a console it would be nice to break away from the daw
Love it man! Thank you !
Seen you on your other channel. Very clear run through of what you are doing. Like the sound of the Trident 68 and the SSL Buss. The Trident has always had a good reputation and it will cost a few dollars more.
Thanks!
Your video consoled me :)
Nice setup! You're making it sound great as well. What workstation do you have for your Trident 68? I'm getting a 78-24, and it would be great to have a similar setup for rack fear on either side of the console. Thx!
Great video on your workflow. I’ve been considering an analog console for awhile now.
Been a long time follower of your studio tour channel. I picked up an Alesis X2…it’s no Neve, API but would like to try mixing in hybrid. I am an Apollo user and was wondering if it’s going to benefit my mixing using this hybrid approach? Is the mere fact of sending channels through an analog path, regardless of the console, a sonically superior workflow? Do you send your L&R master bus to a stereo channel in the daw as the printed mix? I only have 8 line I/o on my single Apollo with and adat pre. I can only send 8 ch from daw. Would I use sends from daw and use console as a summing mixer? Since my console is an inline with large and small fader, I could have 48 ch. I would have to get a few more audio interfaces to take advantage of this. How would u approach this if u were in my shoes? Thanks!
This is so much more fun to watch than someone just using a DAW.
It's certainly more fun for me as well!
Such A Good Video Brother 🫂😂❤
Thank you so much Bro....
Nice work! Question though... I know you're sending your drum bus over to the bus section. But what are or what are you doing for the stereo tracks in your DAW? Sending it to there as well or are you able to send it out to 2 individual tracks on your console?
Thanks... Keep rockin'!👍🏾
Appreciate it. The routing is up to the user. In this mix I go through how I have these tracks routed in 4:00-9:30.
fire fire fire
Hello, Question. Do you like the sound of the board by itself or in the box mix by itself. Great channel and great advice. Thanks
They both sound great independent of one another.
This is almost 100% how I mix. Don’t own a Trident unfortunately. But rocking an older Soundcraft that sounds pretty darn good. lol. I don’t have the Bus+ YET. I use the SSL Fusion and SSL GBus clone from Audioscape in its place. The insert in M/S mode is awesome to use too. EQ and Neve 542’a in MS is something very cool to try on Mix Bus.
Love love this vid
Thanks for stopping by Andrew!
@@itsstudiotime one thing I was going to mention that I am sure if you were to go into deeper dive is using those bus channels to parallel mix in the hardware. The way I do it is on the individual tracks the ones I want to parallel with hardware I send to the L/R and to the Submix. Bring in the submix/bus to the parallel level desired. I also use all kinds of outboard gear on the console inserts. Apologies on all my comments, these types of videos (hybrid) really pique my interest as I love to see how others do it. Thanks again!
Sounds great will you be doing any videos on VST instruments running through the console.
Making me miss my mackie 24/8. Used a motu 2408mk3 pcie
Hello Bro! Ich habe eine Frage. Ich habe gesehen, dass du die Pro-Tools Software benutzt.Benutzt du eigentlich auch die Avid Pro Tools MTRX Studio? Bitte antworten Sie meine Frage, wäre echt nett. Dankeschöm!
That sounds great i been wondering about that console. What converters you using?
Great content as always Andrew! I'm new to this, and I have a couple questions. Wondering if you save your settings after mixing the session. I imagine you would want it to be easily recallable so you can get back to where you ended up easily and make more tweaks, etc if desired.
I would also LOVE if you did a video on how you do the routing in/out of your console. If I were setting up a console I feel like I would end up with a dozen patch bays, it would be awesome to see how you approach this.
Thanks again for the amazing work you do to share your knowledge!
Hybrid mixing is great thing, I always add something little bit extra to "finished" mix, just because you don't have display and RTA and you just think about your stereo bus like "ok this is muddy, lets add some highs" and bam, way better. It is just more about listening and you don't have to click to open some plugin, you can just try it right away with physical knob. But recalling is pain, it is almost impossible - that is why some of the gear is not fluent, but it is clicking so you can count the clicks and than recall... But mixing consoles are not :/
Hello Bro! I have a question. I saw that you use the Pro-Tools software. Do you also use the Avid Pro Tools MTRX Studio? Please answer my question, it would be really nice. Thank you!
Just pro tools, no avid interfaces.
Thanks. This gives me a much better sense of the 68. I'm considering getting a 78 at some future date when I have $40k CAD to blow. ;-)
I didn't even realize this was your new channel until you mentioned it at the end.
I’m sure you could make a penny off yours when it’s all done!
@@itsstudiotime It's done, and I have a buyer, but that leaves me about $30k short. Haha
what! the 24 channel 78 is only $27,000 new, which version are you looking at?
Very Nice Video, Very Clean Recording and Awesome Console Sound, Well, where can I get this Music as Seperate Tracks?
Nice sound overall. I was wondering what corner frequencies are selected for the Low/Hi shelving on the SSL? I know the focus is on the Trident but just wondering. Thanks
This sounds so good and it’s exactly the kind of music I would wanna record on the same console. If I get one, with the guitars, did you use the Trident Mic pres on the console or outboard ones? Thanks
Great video Andrew! Have you tried using the Bus Plus in mid side mode in your master bus chain? I’ve been having lots of fun shaping the sides and tightening the center with it! Definitely making my mixes better - Now I have to get a new master bus compressor for glue - thinking SPL Iron … thanks for putting out these fun videos!
Please make a video about how you wired your DAW to the mixer
Made a series of videos on this on my channel called Andrew Masters.
This accoustic guitar is so good. Is this a ribbon like Royer and Trident Mic Pre?
Great video! 2 questions:
Since you have a 24 channel mixer, are you using an interface with at least 24 inputs and outputs to send and return to and from your mixer? 2nd question: does your protools session have 24 tracks in it that correspond to your 24 channel mixer or did you have to subgroup a few things in your session to accommodate the amount of channels your mixer has? Thanks! 🙏🏾
The interface has 32 IO, and yes some of the tracks are in sub groups. (Kick mics, snare mics, programming, percussion)
Sounding Great! My Songs don't come across like this? ... LOL. Again, Thx for taking the time to making this Vid. George
LOl ...I don't have nor know how to use Telegram :) I have to create an Account then DM ya!
would love to hear the A/B of the ITB mix and the console mix. is that anywhere?
Could you explain the inserts, sends and returns a little more in-depth... I just started buying some hardware and still a noob with it I want to know how are you recording into your daw? Are you tracking all at once or are you tracking and then re recording after with effects?
It's a great question - maybe i'll make a video breaking the process down. Everyone does things differently, and each session is a bit different. In this case - the song was written, my buddy and I co-produced the song. We did a recording day where we focused on each part - hired a couple session players. I record using outboard mic pres, some things have compression or EQ on the way in.
Thanks for the video! Great console! What I ask my self is don't you fear any repairs on that one? Even if it is new, stuff breaks and especially with consoles it can be a horror fast (like with their Toft boards years ago). Do you have someone who could do it? It's what keeps me from going down that route on a really expensive level …
Hey Andrew, what drum kit are you playing in this video? Is that the Yamaha Oak Custom Silver Sparkle?
It's an old 60s ludwig kit - the snare is a modern WFLIII 1909 aluminum snare.
hello brother. In your studio, your bass and your bass drum sound really good. Really good. It's incredible. could you tell me what kind of device you use? Thanks bro!
Fender P Bass (american pro) to Radial JDI -> API -> AS 260 -> WAEQP -> pro tools. Drum kit is a vintage 68' Ludwig. Kick is 22x14, used a Beta 91 inside, and a Lauten audio FC357 on kick out - AEA RPQ3 -> pro tools.
Great sounding mix! How do you use your TC Electronics digital VU during the different phases of creating a track (Tracking / submixes / final mix, etc)? I think it would be a good tool to confirm what I thought I was hearing in terms of frequency problem areas.
It's a digital input, so I take a split of my speaker inputs and hit a little A/D converter that sends into the clarity m.
great sound! Was this all tracked in that room?
Drums, bass, acoustics, pedal steel, electric guitar, percussion, and programming all done here. The dobro was an overdub outside at a session musician's spot.
That’s incredible! Would love to see some tracking sessions if possible. Thanks
Sounds great! Did you do the recording with this board?
Great video, what do you leave on when you are done for the day? Does it all get switched off?
I’ll shut off some outboard gear, and lights.
Very cool gear I have a question not necessarily about the equipment you were using but how do you keep the dust off of your equipment I am super paranoid about just getting down into controls and you know the old static thing. So do you cover your stuff when you're not in the studio for you know a day or two or especially your mixing console I'm preamps and all those things I don't even let my guitar set for very long without either putting them in a case or I have blankets I throw over top of them to keep the dust up I'm sorry about getting an air purifier better my heart official that is I just wonder what you do in your studio
I don't do any of that. I just dust stuff occasionally if it looks like it needs it and vacuum. My vacuum has a hepa filter and I keep an air purifier in here that's always running, also using a hepa filter.
Andrew, what made you switch from Focal to Barefoot?
Simply listening to both of them in my studio, picked the ones that worked better for my space.
Dude! That snare is AMAZING! Is it part of the sample pack you put out? Cheers
Thanks dude, there's actually no samples on the drums on this one! Maybe I should make another pack with this kit eh?
Do you do what Greazy's been calling "mix-level tracking?" I noticed you were able to just throw faders all the way up and have a pretty decent balance from that point. Or did you have some of those levels set in your ProTools sends?
I generally track and mix as I go in the session. I want everything to sound as good as possible from the jump, and then when it’s actually time to run a mix down, most of the work has been done. Automation, sub mixes, compression, EQ, fx are happening in the box, and on the board. But if I don’t have a board I want to be able to do a bounce and it be 95% there.
sounds great thanks for the video. why don't you mix with it?
I'd like to, but the workflow isn't super conducive as I'm jumping between projects multiple times per day. The board doesn't have automation and automation is one of the biggest parts of a great mix, or at least how I get a great mix. For example in this video - all of the automation is happening in pro tools as well as a lot of the heavy lifting of the mix. However everything sounds great running it through this console.
if its just volume automation could you just not do that in the DAW@@itsstudiotime
I'm just getting into hybrid mixing. I got my Midas Venice U32 sitting here right next to me, and I hardly use it. I know how great it sounds because I've done a mix through its smaller brother the U24. I'm just having a little trouble visualizing some things. I'm sure if I were a little more knowledgeable about working with consoles, I would be able to sue out more answers in your video...but I'm not. lol
The feed we're hearing from your Trident. Is that just going back into your DAW through the busses on the Trident? How do you print that feed back into the session? Just as busses in the DAW session? Or, do you print each source back onto its original track, then and into busses in the box?
I ask because my current setup allows me to go 16 channels out from my MOTU 16A and then down to only 8 channels back from the U32. The direct outs on the individual channels are pre-EQ. So I have to take all outs from the monitor/aux/master section of the board. Just trying to figure out the best workflow approach. Any advice would be most welcome.
What's the song for this called and has it been released? Would love to listen through the final track!
Im shocked at this awesome recording and so i ask myself,what are you going to mix?
That’s the goal!
Nice vid! I’m curious to know why most meters don’t show almost any signal at all…? Are you tracking at very low level in your DAW? What level will the T68 bar graph shows for a 1khz sine tone at -18 in your DAW, per example?
Center of the meter is 0dB, top is +15dB. Signal gen at -18dB shows up at -18 on the meter which is one green led out of the strip.
Thanks for the info! I feel that they should update this to -18 dbfs = 0 VU on the meters... Just a thought... ;)
very nice and those acoustics sounded lovely! are those audeze headphones? which ones?
Nope $150 audio technicas