Smoking A Mix
 

My Mix is beginning to sound to clean after upgrading some few gadget in my studio for the Xmas! Neve 9098, Tube-Tech CL 1B, Distressor, Focusrite red 1, Waves L2 and Tascam DA-45 HR... Am strictly doing a Rap and Hip-Hop stuff, can any one recommends a dirty gear to smoke and darken a mix.

Emperor B.

Re: Smoking A Mix
 

The Distressor can get pretty dirty if you drive the input hard with Dist 2 or 3. Have you experimented with that?

Re: Smoking A Mix
 

Cranesong 'Hedd' will make PHAT like 1/2 tape. Go see here, http://www.mercenary.com

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Jules

Re: Smoking A Mix
 

DuY's DaD Tape and DaD Valve are great for smoke. The "60's 2-Track" option in Tape (at a virtual 7 1/2 ips) and the "Snare Drum" preset in Valve. Valve is a little "smokier" and you can drive it HARD.

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Eric Bazilian/The Mousetrap
"Music Is Good"

Re: Smoking A Mix
 

Errr... the distressors sound 'clean'? What are you doing to them? http://www.digidesign.com/ubb/images/icons/smile.gif

Try Dist2 or Dist3. Also, when tracking try to hit the Link button without actually linking two units... nice sound variation. For room mics (or other tracks you'd like to compress heavily), try the Nuke ratio (the one with the nice blue LED), squash the **** out of the signal and blend this signal with the original, uncompressed track.
Maybe it's me, but I still have to find a nice clean setting on the Distressor... and loving every minute of it.

Cheers
Arthur

Re: Smoking A Mix
 

man you had a nice x-mas ,
if u liked your sound better before ,
kick it in the trash !!!
keep on rollin