How Will Yip Gets Killer Rock Guitar Tones with the API Vision Channel Strip

Find out how producer & engineer Will Yip (Turnstile, Menzingers, Panic! At The Disco) gets album-ready guitar tones with the API Vision Channel Strip plug-in, using the same tricks he learned from years of working on analog API consoles.
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[@ZeroGITC]

It’s always a great day when Will takes time to teach us master skills. Thanks UA and Will!

[@shayeasy]

I’ve loved Will’s mixes and productions for years and this goes a long way to explaining why. Great stuff.

[@donnythompson9233]

Good video! It might be pertinent to mention that the API 550A (and 550B) EQ has a “proportional Q”, with resonance responding variably to gain, so, the more a frequency is boosted, the narrower its Q gets. IMO, this is one of the reasons why the 550’s can have 2db increments in gain without needing the typical 1db increments found on other EQ’s, and why API EQ’s always sound so “punchy” and defined, while at the same time remaining so musical…and why one can boost frequencies in greater amounts on API EQ’s without lows sounding “boomy”, low-mids sounding muddy, mids sounding “honky”, or high-mids and highs sounding “harsh” or “brittle”. Like yourself, I’ve used real API gear many times over the years, and, I’ve tried a plethora of various plugin manufacturer’s API emulations, and (IMO) it wasn’t until I tried UAD’s range of API plugins that I FINALLY heard what the other plug manufacturers weren’t achieving and thought, “yup…there it is, that’s it, THERE’S the API sound that I remember hearing with real API hardware”. 😉🙏

[@AlxndrJG]

love these videos! Will Yip is excellent at showcasing why the API ch strip is amazing! Just got the extension for Luna. Having them on the front of your ui, is fantastic.

[@Hallionuk]

Cheers Will! Never would have even considered 700k for guitars before. My sound is halfway between rock and metal, and it totally brings out that "singing" quality!

[@bl8155]

It was so hard to hear the bypassed/enabled samples as you were talking all over them. Just a tip for other videos, it would be awesome to hear the examples next to each other off/on/off/on etc. Looking forward to trying this on my distorted guitars.

[@MarkFonsecaMusic]

So good Will! Love your excitement. Thank you for these tips!

[@gregjeanfreau8027]

I totally just used mine for guitars and HUGE improvement!

[@billyhughes9776]

The API Vision ch strip has become my favorite by UA. For rock it's the first insert (and a lot of times the only one) on every basic track for drums, bass and guitar.

[@gabeatv]

I own all things API from UA. Load them into Luna, and it’s simply impossible to make it sound bad. Great video!

[@UniversalAudio]

👍🏻

[@danielcafferata1318]

God, we love Will

[@paulgreblick]

I know this video is about guitars, but geez, those drums are amazing. How are you mixing those?

[@UniversalAudio]

Check out our last video with Will where he shared his drum mix tips! kzbin.info/www/bejne/enOynnaDoMqkiNU

[@KtraaOfficial]

Nice

[@jai.joylove]

Do you start with the API or add that on later lmk!

[@Jayrawk]

Boosting the sonar frequency? Interesting.

[@dougleydorite]

Funny how some engineers have opposite viewpoints, yet both end up with amazing results

[@miamidolphin7519]

So wild hearing someone else call it the sonar frequency lol

[@davidgardell]

Guess who's lying in bed, using this plug on his laptop - without having a gf aka Apollo lying next to him...😎 Who saw this coming eh? Hopefully many more of my UA plugins will be available soon! Great video! More API Vision channel strip stuff please! 😎

[@NullStaticVoid]

700 is where the snarl lives

[@dominicwhite6218]

Cool but it's hard to hear the difference when he keeps talking over both.

[@Natalie69_]

interesting. He doesn't really buy the plugin but still using them with no sign of 'demoing'🤔

[@SkyAvila983]

Thers no rules so use your ears and not what people say. Bypass versus plug-ln on, hardly any difference. "You get so much rockn roll". Yeah, right....

[@bilnabiln]

Nah, even I can hear the difference through my phone speakers

[@jam3152]

Respectfully disagree. There is more body and brightness/depth to when teh plugin is engaged. The key is having a a great sound going into your recording in the first place but it def sounds more “professional” if you will

[@tombosco2708]

Listening to this vid right now in my studio, there's an enormous change in the character of the guitar once he turns it on. Maybe your monitoring situation is bad?