The customization available in Insight’s metering tools make them extremely adaptable to surround sound applications. I use Insight and RX6 every day, and on every project that passes through my studio. IZotope’s products are as crucial to my workflow as my DAW itself. There are now a number of tools made specifically for multichannel use that have become invaluable to my workflow in 5.1, and today, I’m going to run down some of the most crucial surround-ready tools I’ve found. From metering to reverb to surround panning, from encoding to multichannel sound libraries, these are now some of my most trusted tools for nearly every surround sound mix: While there are certainly many uses for stereo and mono plugins in surround sound mixing, quite often, working in surround means using plugins that are purpose-built for multichannel mixing duties. It also goes without saying that mixing in 5.1 is a lot of fun! It can be incredibly satisfying to create a soundscape for a scene that puts the audience right in the middle of the action.
For example, dialogue lives much more naturally in a mix with a dedicated center channel than it does squished into a stereo mix when working in film, and music and FX have so much more room to breathe in five speakers than in two. In some ways, mixing in 5.1 is actually easier than stereo. One of the most interesting challenges I faced when transitioning from working primarily in music production to audio post-production was making the switch from mixing in stereo to mixing in surround sound.
This plugin is more than just a bass boost, its a low-end harmonics processor that takes your current low-end and fills in the gaps to add weight, body, and punch to your lower frequencies.Read on for some of our top picks in the world of surround sound processing. I originally started using the Maxx Bass plugin, but quickly discovered that Renaissance Bass offered the same sound with easier controls. Kramer Master Tape not only eradicates that harshness, but also adds a bit of life to the track by injecting the unique characteristics of analog tape saturation.
While working in the digital realm, audio can tend to have a brittle or harsh quality that can be somewhat unpleasant to the ears. It adds an amazingly subtle amount of body to the audio, and has the ability to push levels without distorting it into oblivion. The NLS console emulator plugin has become somewhat of a magic secret ingredient to both mixes and even masters Im working on.
#Mixing with waves plugins series#
Legendary mix engineer Chris Lord-Alge partnered with Waves to bring a whole series of signature plugins to their product line, and the Unplugged setup is making its way onto all of my keyboard tracks with its unique ability to elevate a sound to the next level by using only a couple faders.
Aside from it’s pleasant sounding curves, the ability to high/low shelf select frequencies is an added bonus. It’s modeled after a Neve 1081 console, and has become an all-around magic equalizer plugin for the majority of my tracks. With their recent product line it can be hard to pick favorites, but these five just happen to be the plugins Im currently using on a regular basis, and would highly recommend to anyone who’s recording in the box. While there have been numerous audio plugins to grace my DAW setup, Waves has always been my go-to company for amazing sounding audio. I was introduced to Waves plugins at an early age, and have stuck with them ever since. Not only was I shocked to see the amount of music I could record with almost no limitations, but was also impressed with the amount of processing I could implement by utilizing audio plugins. After having a basic knowledge of recording from the four track I used in years prior, my roommate introduced me to digital recording. It was the dawn of the new millennium, and I was living in Boston with a roommate that attended the Berklee College of Music.
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