So I bought the SSL 4000 E from plugin alliance as it replaces two plugins of mine in one tool. Waves SSL (normally only on snares) and the slate vcc (called tmt in the new plugin).
I ended up using the plugin on every channel of the new mix. It felt so musical again mixing more with ears and less with eyes. I was fast and it just sounded really good.
I don’t really have problems mixing my tracks, but I still have the feeling this workflow helped me to another level. I still use visual plugins (resonances for example), but I think a lot of people cut and boost too much what they see. I think it happens to me.
The punch the new SSL plugins achieve is something else compared to older plugins I’ve used. The compressor is almost hard not to setup right.
Have you caught yourself mixing too much visually?