To meet old friend always makes good feeling and bring back memories.
Tony Maserati is the one of My Friend and we always admire each others for long time and pay full respect.
It has been 5 years I moved out New York and He said same thing.
Up until 2000, New York was Hot Music Mecca of Mixing and Culture was so intense.
Now,everybody works with Pro-Tools in home or budget rooms there are no magic or history made behind closed control room anymore. when we are sharing the great Mix room such as Hit Factory, Sound Track, Sound Works, Axis Studio
Mix was always happening and excitements were always there.
After 20 or more years, Tony Maserati came up with great PLUG-IN with WAVES.
As he try to explain the what his Plug-In does to the Music. But without knowing the The Golden Days of Mixing Culture in
New york where he and I spend most of our times.
As result, it was little difficult to translate to Japanese crowds.
So, as friend, I am going to analyze his Plug In from my point of the view and suggest the use of hell out of it.
First,
(1) Nobody in the world never used up all the patch-cord in studio like New York Mixing Engineer.
Back in the days, we have to use all of technic and knowledge and Instant idea to make Mix out of it.
Today, either Analogue or Digital, first and last choice is INSERT.
if the channel insert was already has been taken, but the if Mix need additional compression effect (rather the EQ)
We would hook-up another compressor in chain or look for free module on SSL and send the signal from AUX or Buss send. try to harvest the return to the Mix as much as possible. There is always the risk of the phase problems but manage to
Equalize.Toward to the end of the MIX, 200 or more patch-chord were all used. if the Assistant Engineer pull the single
patch chord, mistaken or intentionally. Nobody would even try to notice at 7AM. It could be a Huge HIt or We all go back to The Studio next week to re-call the MIX. because of that one patch-cord was pulled as reason.
(2) Nobody in the world never Mix with INPUT LINE TRIM on SSL mixer like New York Mixing Engineer.
Another word, don’t bother the Fader to controlling Audio. The LINE TRIM makes how hard to hit the pre-amp
or the compressor or make post -EQ. this was great technic to just enough to overdrive or saturate the module
but most of the time, Fader Movement were already written by Automation. Don’t want to bother re-writting.
It was Lazy Instant Over all Trim-Up with an Great Audio Effect.
Just by knowing that, His Plug-Inn structure of “SENSITIVITY” control the amount of THE DRIVE of various pre-amp and compression combination .not just the INPUT GAIN. as result,controls the color and the BITE.
which some time, that all you need.
“SNAP” is the amount of side-chain (or AUX send ) compression effect.not just only the adding the Treble to the sound.
“THUMP” is very difficult to translate other than it’s own.it is EQ changes after the THE DRIVE to or after or before the “SNAP”
In many Occasion, this knob really do the job to the KICK drum.(because best low Frequencies are chosen in chain.)
This was all made possible with Today’s Digital Domain Plug-Inns, We can cascade or in parallel, there is no risk of phase problem to be worry. Our flawless Idea is unlimited.
I think Tony really dedicate his carrier and the knowledge to create his own Plug-In.
if This was not, All of our Crazy Mixing Engineer’s Glory and The Fiasco will be all forgotten in history.
like he said, “All the music, and the Song is not the same, All individual. so the approach is never the same”
But still, “The Big Road Down to the Texas ” remain the same.
