Pushing the drive on slate vcc how to#

Digital Adapters & Miscellaneous Cables.

I believe that most users who have experience working on real consoles will tell you that Slate has come very close to the sound of analog desks with the VCC. To be clear, you donвЂ™t NEED the VCC in order to create great mixes, but IвЂ™ve found it to be a very useful, good sounding ( and quick) tool for that final вЂњsheenвЂќ and overall sonic analog-ish vibe. Or, maybe itвЂ™s just that some peopleвЂ™s hearing isnвЂ™t yet honed enough to discern the differences. The differences range from subtle to very noticeable, depending on how many of your tracks you have it inserted on ( or buses), the console models selected, the input levels and the вЂњdriveвЂќ settings. Perhaps, those who arenвЂ™t hearing a difference are listening in an environment that is untreated and poor sounding? Or, through cheap monitors or headphones ( or, God-forbid, a cell phone speaker, LOL) that lacks clarity and definition across the frequency spectrum? Or, perhaps theyвЂ™re expecting some cosmically HUGE difference, some type of вЂњinstant fixвЂќ, which is not what this was designed for.

I guess I donвЂ™t know what to say to those who arenвЂ™t hearing any difference(s) with this plug, or who arenвЂ™t hearing the differences between the various console choicesвЂ¦ because itвЂ™s certainly there. ItвЂ™s fun to see SlateвЂ™s level of dedication to try and capture some of that wonderful stuff. Believe, me, IвЂ™ve witnessed some pretty strange things I refer to as analog anomalies that have yielded some incidental freaky subtleties вЂ“ at one point I swear some musical/analog angel sat in on one of our mixes back in the early 80вЂ™s resulting in a ghost track вЂ“ hard to explain. But, if you are like me вЂ“ and have experienced what these (what I often call fathom harmonics) can do вЂ“ itвЂ™s not hard to see why Slate has put forth these kind of efforts in capturing those mysterious, musical harmonics. I can get great mixes (if I apply yourself to the task) with, or without VCC.

Everything Graham has articulated in terms of a minimalist approach in order to keep things at a manageable level has already been clearly documented in his tutorials. At the same time, IвЂ™m so very, very grateful to what the realm of digital has afforded us. One really helpful hint in terms of appreciating VCC hinges on whether or not youвЂ™ve actually recorded through a studio board and/or to tape. Thankyou so much, I hope you could help me here since IвЂ™m into this stuff more now рџЂ Like AlexвЂ™s answer for my question before its pretty hard to get level if mix in headphones.

Pushing the drive on slate vcc how to#

I want to ask is it true to use a sidechain compression is a good way to make vocal sit on the mix? Couls you explain how to use it? Because sometimes its pretty hard for me to make vocals to sit in the mix since I only use headphones to mix. Should I record recording to input meters? or follow the green led with noises? or just use my feelinga and ear LOL?Дў. 1.I want to ask which one is good, First track vocals with a raw unmixed tracks(music) or track vocals with a mixed track? And why?Дў.Also I want to ask why the track that I recorded always showing a small waveform, I already make the normal view in my DAW but its small, Am I record things too quiet? I recorded the track with a level of -24 to -18 dbfs, but the led on my interface (Focusrite 6i6) not turned green yet at that level, if I crank the gain up till it shows a green led, I can hear a pretty noisy sound coming also it past the -18dbfs.