Bruh... bruh... SLL owes me SEVERAL refunds! If y'all aren't signed up for their email list, what are you doing with your life? These sales are INSANE!!! I think I got Flexverb in a bundle for like $50. That mug is on sale now for $15! Channel Strip 2, their 9000 series console emulation... $19! The compressor on that mug is so dang strong, it took me like 30 minutes to figure out why one of the teacks I had routed to the aux was so quiet no matter how much I turned it up in my summing channel. They have some dope Harrison plugins on sale, too. Like the Harrison Mastering EQ is freaking $10! This is Harrison we're talking about... But hey... if you snooze, you lose! And you may want to get them from Plugin Boutique. With every purchase you know you get a freebie. That Universal Audio Galaxy Tape Echo delay is the most lush delay I've ever heard. It's have your vocals and guitars lush like clear green resort ocean water. Then there's also a Moogfooger or something like that. It's a very nice analog emulation phaser. You can even toggle between an aux send window. I don't even know what to do with that part. I'll have to read the user manual. Both those mugs are certified legit.

Hey, guys. I'm mixing a beat that 137 BPM. It's a fast paced R&B beat. I know I need a slow attack and fast release on time with the tempo, but since the drums are closer together and there're more in each bar, I would want the quickest of the slow attacks with the fastest release, right?

Hey, guys. Is it just me or are there really not a lot of options for analog emulation summing mixers available? I've been using TbPro Audio's free one, which is descent but if there's an analog emulation out there, it'll be better for sure. The only two I know of are Universal Audio's Neve summer and Slate Digital's and UA's is exclusive to Apllo and their new DAW, Luna, so Pro Tools, Ableton, etc. won't support it. It feels like they did their homework, saw there aren't very many options for summers and used the lack to coherce people to use their DAW. I mean, it's free (for now), but who's going to dwitch their entire workflow just for the sake of a single plugin? Waves has one, but there's no mention of an emulation of any SPECIFIC hardware. So for people who want analog emulations and don't use UA Apollo, it looks like the only option is Slate Digital. Does anyone else know of one?

Hey, guys. Soooo, Solid State Logic is bundling their Flexverb, MultibusComp, and Channel Strip 2 all for $49. I get that times are rough, but if the 49 is going to hurt a little, you can finance the bundle on Plugin Boutique for like $16 a month. All three of these plugins are well over a hundred dollars, so it may be worth it to pay for the bundle even if you already even two of the plugins already. Think of it as paying $49 for a single plugin that cost $149, and that's the cheapest of the three. This goes away October 15th. Here's the link: https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/81-Bundles/39-Effects-Bundles/15730-SSL-Greatest-Hits-Bundle?utm_campaign=2136271_PB%20-%20WK1-%20Wednesday%20NL%20-%2001%2F10%2F2025&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Newsletter&dm_i=6D39,19SCV,5UHV27,5WDH5,1 Then, Universal Audio is giving away Showtime 64 Tube Amp for free until October 31. Just go to their homepage and click on the black bar where they're advertising it at the very top of the webpage and they'll tell you what to do from there. If you didn't know, UAD plugins are analog emulations.

Hey, guys. I'm always trying to level up my mixes. I've been paying attention to the way the music I jam has 808s and subs that sound spread out even though I know that low end instruments are supposed to be in mono; so I did a Google search on whether or not they should be in mono or spread out. Paraphrasing, it basically said do a little of both. This is how it said to do it: Methods for spreading high frequencies: • Mid/Side EQ: Use a Mid/Side EQ to apply a high-pass filter to the "Side" channel. This removes the low frequencies from the stereo field, effectively making your sub-bass mono while leaving the upper harmonics in stereo. • Stereo Imager: A dedicated stereo imaging plugin can expand the higher frequencies without affecting the low frequencies. Some plugins even have a "bass mono" feature to make this process easier. • Distortion and Saturation: Applying distortion or saturation to your 808 adds higher harmonic content. You can then use a mid/side EQ or imager to spread only these new harmonics. Both of my parametric EQs have midside processing as well as my mastering EQ and I believe a few of my other plugins do, too. For the parametric EQs, when I select the midside parameter, and I'm able to toggle between the two sides, are both changes being processed in each side even though I can only view one channel at a time? (Keep in mind I'm a fetus at midside processing.) And how does the mid channel get processed? Also, it says the upper frequencies should be widened. What are the "upper frequencies and upper harmonics" of an 808 or a sub? Would that be the frequencies that bleed into the low mids? I'm an amateur. My foundation is Dylan's YT tutorials, which I follow pretty much to the letter. Some of you are familiar with "The Chef Method" that works so well. Of course, there's also the reverb and compressor tutorials. After compounding all those different strategies (including the analog plugin chain) and then doing a little of my own creative work (transient shapers, tilt EQs, tremolo, etc.), I do a crap load of processing, so after every phase up until delay, I bounce each aux so I don't run out of inserts and don't run into the problems that come from overprocessing. At what point during The Chef Method (1. Cleanup, 2. Enhance/balance, 3. Mix bus EQ, 4. Blend, 5. Tweak/touch up) do I do the midside processing, widening, and saturation of the 808s and subs?