Analog Heat "glueing the mix" ex-samples?

[turbiville]

I found with a little drive on the clean gain or saturation setting, not only do I get more punch and more of that excited tape sound, I also gain about 2db of headroom. So the perceived volume stays the same with more punch in the lows and sizzle in the highs, but is actually peaking at 2db less. Past that... it turns into a flavor unit, mainly just adding texture and bite to sounds. Mastering is a subtle art so it takes subtle moves.

[goatofneptune]

yes, but a compressor and a limiter have different duties in the mastering chain. the compressor glues the mix together, the limiter makes it loud.

Cheers,
Goat

[gbravetti]

That's why you have to set the ENV attack and decay times on the AH to the fastest values, that way it will act as a limiter adding more rms, and not as a compressor.

Btw, the glueing effect is not something inherent to a compressor, it depends on many factors.

[William_WiLD]

Anyway at the END if it sounds good : it sounds good
Ratio 1:1 perfectly clear no middle terms... results talking by themselves

[sicijk]

RMS went from -13 to -9, character got enhanced in a pleasant unobstructive way

Hello @gbravetti , can you please share what you do use for metering duties and RMS measurements ?
Thanks a lot

[gbravetti]

Mostly Fab Filter Pro L meters.

[sicijk]

Oh yes, the white line....sorry all for the OffTopic
Thanks!

[gbravetti]

no problem!

[HOOOPS]

Hey Fellas,

what are your favorite settings to make digital drummachine (like NI Machine) to sound
analog like in the 90s House and Techno styles? only the drum buss... not on the master

thanks

[digitalgeist]

I'd use one of the lighter settings like Enhancement or even Clean Boost, use the EQ and filter to get it where you need it. Run your drum bus through the Heat and bounce it.

[HOOOPS]

do you use the envelope follower?

[gbravetti]

do you use the envelope follower?

I think is not necessary

[tsutek]

IME the env modulations are very necessary. I didn't use much of the distortion circuits before I started tinkering with the modulations, before that I only used the heat's filters and eq.. Or I used the clean boost and enhancement a bit, but only very miniscule amounts - Adding a significant amount of drive irritated me no matter the circuit, sounded too stiff somehow..

env modulation targets such as drive, wet/dry can be very useful! Even if you intend to only use the heat as a "clipper", with careful env modulation you can coax a dB or two of more RMS without obvious side-effects.

[gbravetti]

It is a very subjective matter.

[Noisebuddy]

MidDrive sounds good with a little eq-boost on the low and a peak filter with a little resonance in the kick region! Sounds very direct!