Be mindful not to push the volume of that aux track too much. Tip: Run this in parallel on lead vocals or a vocal aux, and add a substantial amount of gain (anywhere from 1 kHz to 27 kHz) to add whatever the vocal might be missing-whether it’s bite, clarity or air. It’s super smooth and I’d describe it as “forgiving” on vocals, but it works on pretty much anything. Neve 1073ĭepth, clarity, bite, mayhem-normally I choose a specialty EQ to add one of these qualities to my audio, but the 1073 can achieve all of it and more. Tip: Send your bass in parallel to the 33609 and push the input to add excitement and vibe, while still maintaining the dynamics of the original signal. If you’re looking to “glue” multiple sources together and add instant excitement without killing your dynamic range, this is my favorite compressor. This compressor, which models the classic Neve hardware, is a regular on kick, snare, drum buss and master buss. Tip: Experiment with the “bias setting”-try bringing it down to just before the signal starts breaking up, and then push the input for instant vintage saturation and excitement.
There are so many tonal options with this plugin-it’s like an EQ, compressor, saturator, signal destroyer all in one. It can also really warm up a master buss and is excellent on lead vocals and close-miked drums. It’s a mainstay on my drum buss and other sub-aux tracks. If I had to choose just one plugin from UAD, this would be it. Here’s a roundup of my ten go-to plugins as well as some mix tips for each. If you’ve seen my video tutorials, you know I tend to mix with a lot of UAD plugins.