HOW TO SET UP A METAL MIX BUS w/ Cephalic Carnage & Dave Otero

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[@prodbyguttaskum]

Those drums just have such a nice pop to the heads 🤯

[@Kyp031]

They're drummer is a phenomenal player. Biggest reason why it's as good as it is

[@jrstudios1]

Dave saying how he wished the Slate Digital had a mix knob made me grateful Reaper has one.

[@boarderking133]

What's the reaper version called?

[@jrstudios1]

@@boarderking133 At the moment I'm using Reaper Version 6.69.

[@boarderking133]

@@jrstudios1 but what's the tape saturator called?

[@punyhuman5405]

@@boarderking133 What the guy means is that all plugins in Reaper (the DAW) have a mix knob

[@boarderking133]

@@punyhuman5405 ah. I didn't know that. Thanks for clarifying.

[@lordberly]

Sounds dry and modern at the same time, surprisingly I quite like it.

[@ryken_]

such satisfying tones

[@talktokale]

Oh damn, first professional I've seen use Audio Gridder. That's cool

[@rotek824]

Great sound overall. Love it.

[@SkreamerOfficial]

I feel like Gullfoss did most of the work.

[@keith_hudson]

I would say those drums definitely need some automation.

[@metalfather8139]

Dave i use your last cattle mix as a reference its really good.....question ...is everything besides fabfilter eq after mixbus compressor?

[@WarrenBey]

SOooooo is this what Cephalic has been doing for the last 12 years? The next album better be a quadruple-double album. Because they ain't done shit since pot went legal in CO. Just sayin'.

[@JakeyWakey]

I wonder how many mixes vtm has ruined?

[@truckguy3]

All of them. I’m convinced people aren’t using their ears. All this plugin does is make your mix soft and bloated and you lose all control over the mix itself. Fucking terrible .

[@mauricioapoteom2604]

why?

[@JakeyWakey]

@mauricioapoteom2604 cause it does that. Well, more VMR

[@assshakerstudios549]

LMAO he said "3 Grand for a new computer".... That's funny as fuck! Also for Tape tone that doesn't bump the lows too much UAD's Ampex and Studer and 2 go to's, but I always mix into tape! Always! And if your ITB, and don't have any or hardly any outboard gear....try Hornet Plugins AnalogStage MK2(basically console saturation you put on every single channel, or at least your busses!)for 20$ to give your mix a less digital vibe. And a pinch(1-2db at most) to every channel, sometimes a tenth of a db is fine, and zero HISS!! Don't use that and shut it off! It's a good cheap plugin for those who don't have any hardware!!! For those that do have stereo preamps that are good, like Neve/API/SSL or the equivalent, slap those on your mixbuss and add just a bit and rerecord it back in! It'll do wonders for your final mix if your dealing with some digital harshness! Been doing it for a while now, like 12 yrs.

[@harelhai4043]

when you say mixbuss you mean mastering?

[@mauricioapoteom2604]

In this case here, it is not mastering. It's pre-mastering

[@zacjoe77]

Another grind band lost to Heartworkery

[@francismcfadden3305]

pushing gullfoss wayyyy to hard imo. makes the guitars sound weird.

[@becominghuman3561]

Yeah I kind of thought it sucked a lot of the life out of the guitars. Made them weirdly mid focused and grainy.