
Engineer Rob Kinelski has mixed chart-toppers for Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, and many more. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Food for thoughtMikesGig is supported by its audience. I just prefer the 100% recallability of keeping the mix ITB(in the box). While I had everything required for using hardware inserts, I never did(beyond testing and verifying that it all worked). On a side note I love the sound of an LA2A and had great success with the Warm Audio WA2A using it during recording. I also like Avid SPACE with the Bricasti and Lexicon IR's I have, but mostly I use IK Multimedia's Classik Reverbs for Lexicon-style verb. For reverbs, Avid has a solid collection, and if Lexicon is your "go to", then get the Lexicon branded plugin package.

Check out Plugin Alliance to see what DSP stuff they offer. For the Neve compressor, that might be tougher, but as with any single device, its not going to make or break a recording(again, my opinion ). For an 1176, Waves and Slate cover that quite nicely too. I like the Waves CLA-2A and the new Slate version, and still use SMACK!(Avid's LA2A) on every mix I do(pop/rock/country mostly). The ONLY way to track with UAD plugins is to use Apollo as your interface, and the plugins, while great, will probably not make better recordings(that's on the talent and the engineer).įor plugin substitutes, there are tons of LA2A options. For me, the minuses have led me to bail on UAD(too much money and too much latency). I have had UAD cards in 2 machines so I have a working knowledge of some of the pluses and minuses. This is one opinion, so please take it as such. So - asking the hive mind here for suggestions of either a workflow for integrating UAD Plugins into my workflow - or really just suggesting some AAX-DSP/Native Plugins that you feel are comparable? And from what I've read in this forum bringing another I/O alongside Carbon/PT is counter to reason I went with the Carbon in the first place. I know that UAD plug ins require their own DSP unit if you're tracking.

One thing i'm unsure / missing are familiar touchpoints of hardware processing such as LA2A/3A, 1176 or Neve 33609, Lexicon Verb etc. The process is so organic to anyone who's studio tracked before. That one cat6 cable can drive that 1RU unit is unbelievable. Running PT Ultimate on my MacBookPro and loving tracking with DSP enabled. The Carbon is frankly an incredibly satisfying piece of technology. Now back in for good working on a small recording project with a Carbon, my 2019 MBPro and some quality mics that I've had for some time.
