5 DAW Tips for January 2024 (Not Just Cubase!)
To get the year rolling I'm sharing the first of 5 tips in what I hope to be a monthly episode. I'll discuss how to show the plugin latency in the mix window so you can see what plugins are creating latency. Second, I'll discuss Bouncing and Freezing of tracks and why I prefer one over the other. Did you know Cubase has two panners?? Well, I'll explain why the Stereo Balance Panner is the inferior of the two and why you SHOULD be using the Stereo Combined Panner. Next up is for any type of mixing, even analog: The 10% Rule for setting effects. And lastly I'll show you why Quadrafuzz on bass is even better than a volume knob.
The Groovy Time Stamp Retrospective
0:00 - Opening
0:45 - Tip #1 - Displaying Plugin Latency in the Mixer
1:54 - Tip #2 - Bounce or Freeze Your Audio?
4:55 - Tip #3 - Why the Balance Panner Is Bad (Sort of)
7:17 - Tip #4 - The 10% Rule for Setting FX Levels
8:20 - Tip #5 - Quardafuzz on Synth Bass
*****
Film Music, Film Music Tips, Film Scoring, Cubase Tips, Cubase Tutorials, Mixing Tips, Mixing Tutorials,
Software: Steinberg Cubase 13 Pro
Plugins Used: Quadrafuzz, U-he Zebra
Mic: Audio-Technica AT4050
Interface: MOTU 828es
Graphics: Motion Array
Speakers: ATC SCM25a + Sunfire TrueEQ Sub
Sonarworks Speaker Calibration: http://tinyurl.com/556z4ce4