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Have you ever recorder with plug ins switched on?

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  • 20-05-2008 12:08am
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    dav nagle
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    Well I have read in a few places that some producers do this in order for the artist to feel like he is playing with a very sweet sound?


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    sei046
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    Yup I do it if im scratching guitar tracks with a sim. You need a nice bit of power to do it with a fully bloated track though!


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    jtsuited
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    make sure you have plenty of processor power, and as little latency as possible.
    better to have them tracking to a dry sound than tracking to a sweet sound that keeps on dropping.


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    dav nagle
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    sweet advice :)


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    dabhoys
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    Can be done, but if you get your stuff sounding good on the way in then you won't have to do that :)

    Sometimes I will do some few bits and pieces on the returns to the board but will try to get it good to tape as can be.


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    dabhoys
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    I do know this one engineer who swear by the Digi Focusrite Red EQ and he tracks vocals through it and records it down!!! He likes the sound and he's been around a while and he's stuff always sounds killer...


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    dav nagle
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    dabhoys wrote: »
    I do know this one engineer who swear by the Digi Focusrite Red EQ and he tracks vocals through it and records it down!!! He likes the sound and he's been around a while and he's stuff always sounds killer...

    Yeah I am going to but the focus rite red when I am rich!! If it is anything like the plug in I can only imagine how smooth and beefed out the sound is.


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    dabhoys
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    Sorry I should have been more specific, he uses the Plug in version!! I don't argue he's stuff sounds incredible!!

    So there's nothing wrong with tracking through plug ins or with them on. But need to be carful about delay introduced etc...


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    squibs
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    I have an old zoom 1204 multifx that I put in the headphone signal for a bit of verb/delay, if the vocalist needs it. It's one of the few tasks I don't do in the box.


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    frobisher
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    I never do this. Although I have a hardware reverb so that if a singer needs a bit of room to throw their voice into then they can have it. But I've never done it with plugins.


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    trackmixstudio
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    I always try to commit to sounds when tracking. EQ and a bit (or a lot) of compressor goes to "tape". This really helps (me) to get the right sounds to fit in when tracking overdubs and makes the mix easier/faster in the end.
    It is also helpful to the band if the raw sound is good and inspiring when they are tracking.
    I would do EQ/compression through outboard gear and use a bus send inside logic for verb so there are no latency issues.
    For heavily distorted guitars I think it is vital to get the sound to "tape".


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    PaulBrewer
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    trackmixstudio wrote: »
    I always try to commit to sounds when tracking. EQ and a bit (or a lot) of compressor goes to "tape". This really helps (me) to get the right sounds to fit in when tracking overdubs and makes the mix easier/faster in the end.
    It is also helpful to the band if the raw sound is good and inspiring when they are tracking.
    I would do EQ/compression through outboard gear and use a bus send inside logic for verb so there are no latency issues.
    For heavily distorted guitars I think it is vital to get the sound to "tape".

    This is part of the ToeRag studio discussion we were having yesterday - the idea of committing to your sound - and not leaving yourself a billion options for later.
    Another important aspect, I think, is that if you decide as you go along every other overdub is played in relation to those 'committed' parts . I would argue this benefits the finished product.


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