Thread: Where's Heat?
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Old 10-12-2019, 09:22 PM
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Default Re: Where's Heat?

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Originally Posted by DonaldM View Post
...how to best use it.
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Originally Posted by Bob Olhsson View Post
HEAT sounds appropriately subtle when you drop the level of each track down to -20dBFS=0VU or lower with clip-gain and then mix with it on. It doesn't sound good when hitting it any higher than that or after the fact on a mix.
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Originally Posted by Bob Olhsson View Post
Clip-gain gives you lots more control over HEAT.
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Originally Posted by tetonica View Post
....I love HEAT. At first I was using HEAT's tube saturation (drive turned to right / clockwise) but now I set HEAT to tape saturation (drive knob to left / counterclockwise) and it feels more smooth and pleasant....
And the Avid "Download the video" under "AUDIO SAMPLES" from here is worth a look: https://www.avid.com/plugins/heat


Good luck Donald - I'm sure you'll love it!
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