It's not about the gear, it's about the operator. Always has been. Even a simple portastudio and two 57s back in the day gave us "Nebraska"... but it was Bruce Springsteen singing and playing... We are living in a golden age for artists and producers. Great video Warren.

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! Interesting! Have a great time recording and mixing in the box! Many thanks, Warren.

@musicrecord1239

2 жыл бұрын

👍👏😎

@ChrisMartinsMusician

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinsmusicroom1362 You're missing the point. A 5 star chef will make you a 5 star meal from basic ingredients and blow your mind. The kid won't, no matter how hard he tries. The best gear doesn"t make the chef. The best skills do.

Warren is a legend because he's honest

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Beast! Have a marvelous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren

@beastmandrum

3 жыл бұрын

@Shaman West your mother is my groupie

You're the best. Every video you do makes me more confident and able to work on my own mixes. Thank you Warren. Kudos and cheers and other words of encouragement :)

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Hi thegreatgambeeno aw shucks thanks ever so much!! You Rock! I am so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

It’s nice to know that professionals like yourself are making it easier for students like me to not be discouraged by studios and the mad amounts of gear they use to mix with. I’m close to my graduation and so far I’ve been nothing but nervous when thinking about finding work in a studio because of my lack of knowledge about outboard gear. I’ve always mixed in the box; like you said you did in the early years, and have been afraid that most job opportunities are going to absolutely demand extensive knowledge of outboard gear when it comes to mixing. I’m really hoping this isn’t the case when it comes time for me to look for work.

In the middle of all youtube crap, with "engineers" trying to teach you things, this channel ''produce like a pro'' has drastically changed my way of learning how to mix and the approach Warren has, is freaking good. Thanks a lot for sharing all this with us. Keep up the good work !

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Ballo Rotondo aw shucks thank you ever so much!! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

Great video! I've been doing this 40 years and there are no videos to elementary that I can't learn from. I mix in the box because I don't have studio space, can't afford the studio toys and it's convenient. I can pretty much have the studio I used to work in, on a pc. Times have certainly changed since my studio days. I do love these videos and its fun learning and keeping up with technology. Great job Mr. Huart!😀

Once I learned how to use saturation, tape, and analog emulation plugins to color signals, my mixes went to a whole new level and I realized a fundamental to competing with the harmonic warmth analog mixes have. Once I was familiar with a number of vsts, I was able to develop a pleasant system to get there as well(relying alot on analog style compressor vsts just for their coloring, many times not using the compression). Then once thats all done theres still techniques to experiment and tap into fresh new ways of thickening the signal like clipping at the end of the mix, taming harsh high mid digital frequencies with multi-band compression, and adding parallel distortion. Theres so many cool styles to be developed when youre aiming for a style but using completely different methods to "get there". I realized this digital mix era is still very much the wild wild west of opportunities and new ideas when we push things to their digital limits but hold to tried and true analog style coloring techniques while staying in the box. It also adds the fun back into mixing.

@jvonnjvonn4688

3 жыл бұрын

I'm like learning saturation n Destortion now

I've been mixing in the box for a couple of years now and am very happy with that work flow. I started following Warren about 1,5 years ago, and listening to his videos. These vudeos has given me the confidence to peruse my love of music making in the box. Like Warren I've gain a little kit as I've earned from recording and producing, this kit is mainly used to fatten the signal whilst recording (wish I owned a fraction of what he does) but it is totally possible to make great music in the box even without the extra hardware it's just an extra step or two using plugins. Thanks Warren your a star xxx

Always lovely to hear that the key variable in a process is the individual and his creativity! Often reminds me of the awesome sounding old stuff. Thanks Sir!

Not only do we mix in the box here, we record in the box. My little old garage is now my studio. There is no room for a console and a full band in here so we use audio interfaces to get all that analog feel the best we can as long as that is what our client wants. I have learned that it really doesn't matter what gear gets used. Set goals, make deadlines, use what you have and give it all you've got! Thank you everyone for all that you do! This community is wonderful!

I'm basicly doing all my mixing and mastering in the box, and so far I love how it sounds. Plugins have definitely come a long way through the years and there are so many to pick from. I noticed that even the simplest limiters give a different feel when used - some are responding better musicaly, others just chop the signal and anything louder ends up distorted and not in a nice sounding way. Maybe consoles let you do some things quicker like writing automatizations, paning, and the feel under your fingers is a plus for sure. I do everything in the box, but now and then it is good to mix out of the box as well, so the combination of both I guess is the winner here!

Your love for music especially for the great "Queen" makes you an honorary Queen member to me. Queen holds a warm place in my life as well. God bless Warren.

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Frank D Pece yes, Queen are amazing! Have a marvelous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren

Plugins today sound so freaking good. Record it well, and mix it to perfection with your computer.

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing in the box! many thanks, Warren.

@eddysel10

6 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Even the $27 klanghelm plugins. I watch Warren use the plugin and try it. I end up buying the compressor immediately. I also have the VU meter and the other free plugins. I do spend a lot of money on plugins (plugin-alliance, slate, waves, mc dsp, soundtoys and a lot more). If these plugins could "convert" themselves to hardware, I will be a billionaire.

@eddysel10

6 жыл бұрын

You should try the bx_console plugins from plugin alliance. I have them all (waves ssl's too). All are good but there is something very special with those from plugin alliance. Especially the bx_console E. I wouuld like to see Warren mix a song in the box with only 5 plugins: a console plugin and maybe only 4 more. So in total5 plugins. My guest regarding his choice: bx_console E (or waves ssl-E), a emulation of his pultecs and his ssl bus compressor and of course the decapitator (soundtoys) and the waves L1 or waves MV2. Warren pls take this challenge.

@mukhtarahsan8081

6 жыл бұрын

Matt Mokkkgcxzbbgthgjooubdevktpfwcbkpghjjjghjfgb ycQueen

@volgalgzkaradagoglu

6 жыл бұрын

SSL

I had a cassette 4 track when I was a teenager. I honestly tried to use it maybe a handful of times. When Pro Tools put out the Digi 001, I was near first in line to buy it. It was instant joy! Just highlight a track and work on it! About the same time, I started running live sound. Outboard effects processors and consoles with tons of knobs to fiddle with. Also instant joy. This has been a continuous dichotomy in my career: I loved the ability to draw automation and make unlimited eq moves in the box and loved throwing guitar solos or vocal delays up with a fader live. Only after all these years have I started to integrate both feels in the studio. Even as plugins have gotten better and better, so have affordable mic pres and eqs and compressors. I can get better sounding recordings in the front end now. I use a simple Presonus Faderport more and more often to automate in the box. Long story only slightly longer, there is no best way other than finding the individual details that work best for you.

This video is invaluable. Most of us younger guys are accustomed to mixing in the box for obvious budgetary constraint reasons. For the same reason, we are also more likely to use VST instruments instead of live instruments. So many haven't figured out why it's so much easier to mix a composition made with VSTs vs mixing one with live instrument recordings. Mixing audio from a mic source is a totally different ball game. This is why it's a challenge for many when they have to mix vocals into a VST instrumental - the VST sounds already have a lot of processing done to them, while the vocals are completely dry. This video confirms something that I've always believed - mixing in the box requires an intimate understanding of the difference between sounds that are already processed and sounds that come directly from a microphone.

To be truthful, I wasn't even aware of this conversation's existence, but I think it's something I needed to hear regardless. Cheers.

Warren you’ve touched upon the missing link in tutorials. Everyone focuses on how to record, mix and master with little explanation on tracking. No mix engineer explains why all the waveforms are blocks of audio that have been tape saturated, compressed, eq’d and limited before even inserting a plugin or how a vocal was layered, timed and tuned. It’s incredibly misleading for students. There’s a big chunk of knowledge and workflow abscent I feel.

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Russell Featherstone agreed! Yes indeed, anyone watching three or four videos can learn how to mix a kick drum and even make their own videos on the subject! Recording it well is the most important thing! Have a marvelous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren

Struck gold yet again with this one, sir! I love your channel and what you are doing as human being. God bless you.

I think nowadays plugin can mostly do anything. However, final summing and some EQ or compression on the final 2 buses still can’t be replaced by software. Therefore, hybrid mixing is the best solution👍🏻

Absolutely agree! Nicely recorded tracks sound amazing even you mix ITB. We're all blessed to have great plugins at an affordable price.

One of the most insightful videos on music production. Love the description of adding weight to a track, it seems much more definitive than adding warmth. Thanks Warren

Yes the plugin you need is scheps Omni . But you know that now!. Your advice and information is second to none . Thank you Warrren.

In all honesty, this is probably your best video yet. This helped make me feel more confident in the education and experience I'm going to get working with the stuff I already have. Thanks Warren.

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you ever so much Dennis! Happy New Year!!

Big Big fan of analog emulation tools, really heavily used on my latest drum and bass album. Which is mainly ITB but with lots of added recorded elements.

That was really great hearing you say that you can mix in the box and get great results 😊

As i was told when I started mixing and recording bands: it's not about the gear, it's the ear.. great video!

@fuxleo

6 жыл бұрын

Jonas Ljungkvist so gear acctually means g"ood" ear 😂

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jonas Ljungkvist yes indeed!! Have a marvelous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Leo Laurent Fux very well put! Have a marvelous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren

Great stuff Warren "as ever"! Seriously, a well rounded perspective that is accurate and unbiased. I personally like tracking through my old Amek console for access to EQ, outboard and for setting up headphone mixes. But I actually prefer mixing in the box for recall and automation. I love having a hybrid system. I also agree that after tracking either through the console (for me typically just during full band sessions or anything with drums) or with nice outboard pres makes mixing in the box not sound so "In the box". Anyhow, great stuff Warren! We appreciate your contribution and wisdom to the audio world! Stay blessed!

Solid view. The key to mixing ITB really is finding your way with distortion/saturation.

Damn true. Unfortunately even artists don't realize this. But what you told is damn true.

You insight was Awesome. I love mixing in the box but felt insecure about it but now it's game on.

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Patrick!

Spot on stuff here. My vote is for hybrid as well.

Thank you so much for this video ! Very honest and it helped me a lot.

Warren... thank you for all you bring to this wonderful pursuit of recording and mixing 🤘🤘

And thank you for your videos very well made and smarts.

Thanks so much for your excellent videos, I learn so much each and every time, and I agree this is honest as can be. Thanks again

Man, Your videos are great.

brilliant video! definitely very late to this, but as an up and coming producer and mixer, this is still giving incredible insight to millions of kids that want to get into music. I LOVE mixing in the box and have never used any analog to mix, but I have been having a lot of ups and downs with my music, specifically I get frustrated when I don’t have a set list of things to do when I mix, but this video really showed me that I can do this anyway I want! you are a legend ❤

This video really encouraged me to keep on mixing and striving to create professional level work even with limited resources. Thanks Warren!

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Mark!!

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to be able to help!!

"We have to get past the idea that one is better than the other" The Marvellous Warren Huart

Hi Warren! Again, you're absolutely right! Whenever I can I work in a hybrid fashion, recording in a nice place with lovely gear and then finish it in my home studio - mixing mostly in the box and then sending it to the mastering. Of course, for a lot of small projects I have to deal with, we don't have much budget so it's almost entirely in the box from start to finish. I kinda got used to it but still, the feeling of faders, the smell of electronics being heated, the glow of those tubes, hmmmm. Lol! (and the sound, of course... ;-) )

You are a great motivator ..thank-you ever so much ..

Thanks for this Warren! I finally got to prove this with my personal project. We tracked an entire single through a beautiful API 1608 for guitars and room mics and then a mix of 1073’s and other neve revisions for everything else. In a beautiful room with great outboard. Now I’m mixing it in the box at home on the monitors I like and it’s SO much easier!

What a great video! I mix on a console from tape and this just helped justify my insanity. I do love the aesthetic of a console and moving faders with my band mates to get the song just right - we have a blast doing it!

One thing not mentioned here if you like the idea of a console or something tactile are aftermarket control surfaces. I've never been blessed with access to large console but back in the day I used more than a few tascams and really missed just being able to turn a knob to get the setting I was after. There is actually something very liberating about that. These days if you look around you can get cost effective stuff from Behringer to uber pro stuff from SSL. I personally use a Steinberg CC121. It's like a universal channel strip and makes life sooo much easier. :)

Tracking on analog of course allows for ITB mixing. A few years ago I had to make albums without any HW at my disposal and mixed ITB as well. Sound just wasn’t there even with some of the best plugs on the market. Now I have a good hybrid system. The console adds something none of my plugs can. I find I don’t rely on emulations now that I have a good chain in HW even going down to Tape via Handsome Audio’s Zulu. (Well worth the effort) I wanted to not rely on HW but it became obvious that I couldn’t get on without it. Plugs serve a great use though.

@captainvoluntaryistthestat3207

5 жыл бұрын

i call bs

Really great, informative and inspirational video. Thanks Warren.

Thx for the tips.

Yeah! I agree with those things. I learned to record basic voice stuff in the mid-90's on an (even then) old Neve and a not-so-old SSL. Tape and razor blades were briefly involved. Almost immediately we started using Pro Tools, and that's how I learned to mix stuff. Then (2001/2002) I had Cubase at home and was doing music mixing in the box (virtual instruments plus actual guitars/pedals.) Now I have native Pro Tools at home, everything mixed in the box, little Focusrite Scarlett on the way in - can't believe how much more efficient AAX plugins are, can't believe the variety of plugins, love the emulations of old stuff (including the Neve/SSL stuff I learned on). HOWEVER! If I had a load of cash and some more room, I would love a big old console as well, and a few fancy hardware outboard things. But what we have available today (and I'm on a £700 second hand Mac Mini) is amazing. I just slightly miss twiddling knobs ;) (Even though I have some Nektar knobs and one PreSonus fader, which is great...) Um, anyway, cheers Warren! I wanted to be in Black Sabbath. Actually I still do.

When I got the Pro Tools TDM HD system in February of 2002 I made sure I had both 24 inputs and 24 outputs of analog because I was certain that I'd be using it as a Digital Tape Machine coming back into the Console and nothing more, but with all the great Plug-ins that were available by then such as Waves, Bomb Factory and Focusrite there was so little need to break out of the Box for Mixing, save for an occasional Re-amping and maybe send to and return a favorite Reverb or two that couldn't be exactly duplicated. All other outboard processing was strapped across inserts on the Console going in and printed. If I did use that outboard Reverb on a Mix, it would get printed as well (on its own tracks of course). I had a wonderful Control 24 surface with moving faders so there was absolutely nothing lacking in the tactile hands-on experience of conventional mixing with a Recording Desk. By the way, all those extra outputs did not go to waste. At first I ran Stereo, 5.1 Surround and three separate Cue Mixes and later got the Aviom 16 Channel Cue system, which worked like a charm.

Me i 'm an hip-hop beatmaker and i like the ssl workflow but it's more expansive ,so plugin alliance change my life and i finish by mixing in the box with the pluguin alliance vst and the ssl native vst and it's Great !!!

Fantastic advice.

its all about the song,arangement,melody,voices etc etc the total package counts,most people dont care if it sounds that huge or not,as long they like it

I so agree. In fact I would argue that a console style workflow and even sound can be emulated pretty closely with the right plugins and control surface, especially with the advent of summing plugins like the Waves NLS. I mix with an Icon Qcon pro (it's an MCU copy) and basically set up my session like a console, with an SSL channel strip plugin on every channel. I also agree with the need to add weight. Because of this, 95% of the plugins I use are hardware emulations, as they do more than just eq or compress, they add harmonics and distortion and alter the frequency response. To anyone who aspires to mixing on a console, but can t afford it, I would highly recommend a workflow like this.

I'd love to see a Howard Willing mix breakdown when he bypass all the plugins and do more subtle moves. It is something that I think would be enlightening for a lot of us. By the way, I agree with you about the DBX 120, quite unique. I've tried the plugins Lowender, sometimes it works, also the Avid one of sometimes the UAD Precision Enhancer also. For my part I've came from a 100% ITB mix and when I moved to a 100% OTB mix I was so happy and more efficient. Being able to ride my sends by hands, riding my automation on fader, mixing with the hardware limitation and thinking "Well what is NECESSARY now" and not "Hmmm let's throw a fancy analog plugin here" (my first mixing mistake). Also I've still try to find some plugins doing the things that I like about certain piece of hardware (Chandler Zener THD mode, Phoenix compressor, good TLA100A etc...).

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Hi WheelieMix, yes, agreed! A Howard Willing mix breakdown will be great! Have a marvelous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren

Great insight and suggestions. Thank you Warren

SUCH great advice!! Wow!

Agree. Technology made the trend. From old fashioned way with a bunch of wires, expensive gears, and building to simple yet portable Garageband. From million-dollar Television Broadcaster to KZread. The world feels like spinning faster. Everything goes from an expensive and time-consuming process to affordable (if we don't want to say cheap) and amazing one push-button. But.. having experiences like yours is priceless and need time that can be achieved in one night.

Hey Warren, thanks a lot for all your good stuff, ideas and knowledge. They really come a long way. And..........have a marvelous time doing so! :-)

Great Post!!! I really appreciate the distinction you make between tracking and mixing... I've seen so many guys hear about their favorite producer mixing entirely in the box, and thinking that there wasn't anything else to getting the sound outside of plugins... It's sometimes a bit misleading for those getting started, being that it takes some time to make the connection that there are typically different phases in the process. I would love to see a video series follow a band through the entire process. Perhaps tracking with cool vintage outboard, followed by mix session done entirely in the box, and then sent to a Mastering Studio, and finally delivered back to a client in multiple formats...

Fan-fricken-tastic... great video!!!

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Eric! Have a great time recording and mixing in the box! Many thanks, Warren.

With just a few grand invested in a DAW, a small assortment of pro equipment and some nice plugins I can get the same quality that I could have gotten in a real recording studio 10-20 years ago. And I'm also not constrained by time if I decide I need an overdub etc. 20 years ago I had a tascam portastudio, at it's best it could do an "OK" demo just to show people how you sound or use as reference when going in a real studio. Young musicians are very lucky to have this stuff.

Tracking is God if done correct. The project is 80% finished if tracked right. The mixing and mastering process is the final tweak to an already killer sound. Today’s plugins are fantastic when used correctly. If you find yourself frustrated and struggling with a mix, it’s most likely not tracked correctly. It’s called polishing turds. I would like to add though, that polishing turds can be looked at as an challenge. How good can I make this sound? I actually enjoy it. You learn a lot.

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul T. Absolutely 100%! Amazing tracking makes the mix effortless! Well, relatively haha! Have a marvelous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren

Always an inspiration to us.you are the best.

I once did a Remastering job in Pro Tools and it sounded pretty darn good. Just for fun I simultaneously sent the raw material into a pair of Channels on the Console closely duplicating the EQ and whatever else I had done with software. I can't exactly describe how superior by far the analog treatment was other than it seemed to have more 'hair' which made it the version of choice. This led me to believe that as great as in the Box can sound you never really know how great it could be outside the Box. If budgets were available and time be allowed you really need to do both and then compare them for the real truth. Eddie Kramer says he always mixes on Consoles and doesn't use Automation. That seems almost unheard of these days, doesn't it? He also prints his mixes to Half-Inch Tape as well as Digital (and something else he mentioned that I don't remember. Possibly another Analog or Digital Tape format) and then have all three shoot it out in the Mastering room.

Very, VERY helpful

@Producelikeapro

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

Amazing video. Great philosophy. +1000

Thank you.

Great as usual..

Always on point.

Brilliant balanced advice as usual Warren!

Hi Warren, if you had to, as you said, start again with a laptop amazing plugins, a decent mic pre and compressor, which pre and compressor would you choose?

hi warren i mix in the box too with slate digital plugins,focusrite 2i2,krk rokit 5s.i listen to my tunes on my ipod and to tell you the truth i like the results. i,l not fork out for a console but i enjoyed your video it sorted out somethings for myself and many others.

So when mixing down or making a bounce of mix do you bounce to a seperate rig or does bounce sound different when or when not using an interface converters verses computer internal

Spot on, Mate

Yep...hardware emulation plugins really make a huge difference. Just like you said...tape, tube, console. It all adds up. One important thing you should have mentioned is to study how to use them and what tidy listen for. You see, mixing on hardware, you learn many secrets of the craft. So when companies like Waves makes emu plugins, you know what they're for and how to use them. The point is...study the craft...study a lot and get a lot of practice...a lot!

You mentioned if you started again with a laptop and a good mic pre and compressor you would be able to mix well. Could you recommend a good mic pre and compressor?

Hi, can you do a video on the steps to album creation, paperwork and release? Thank you.

Did you get a new camera, Warren? The quality of the video looks better than I’ve seen before on your channel!

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! I did! I got an inexpensive Lumix camera! I love it! Have a marvelous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren

You know what Warren? Bless you for making these great videos! :)

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Pieter G. Nel aw shucks thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it! Have a marvelous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren

Such a nice video. :)

What mic pre and compressor would you recommend for starting out? since I'll be mixing in the box for now....

Very interesting, thanks again!

Excuse me for coming back, but it just hit me. I think a cheaper way of having a hands on feel without having a large console is controllers? These days you get very nice controllers to give you that feeling that you are not in the box while being in the box. I have heard some people say that you can have a more effective mix by actually making the EQ movement while turning a knob and listening. Not looking at a screen and moving something with a mouse. but cool, Thanx again :)

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Pieter, absolutely! There are some wonderful ways to emulate the feel of a console! Have a marvelous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren

Big like warren ! I’m completely agree with you! After some changes in my gear as start with in the box only I try to find out the hardware that I want and I tell you the truth, the plugin that we have today doing amazing job , you are right about the saturation and harmonic distortion that full ur mix , but after I heated what happen to my mixing after it’s goes by summing mixer I was amazed. After that I bought neve 8816 that really really like , and after that I still use plugins in my mix buss from the Apollo mixer . But I’m also can do great sounds just in the box :)

Thank you Warren!!

I think his very last comment about "If I had to do it all over again..." was probably the best piece of info in that video because the plugins and technology are evolving so fast that your workflow, creativity/originality, along with productivity is more important than the hardware/gear. Now the hardware to make the signal going into the box is a whole different subject!

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Hi B D yes indeed! That is the truth! I have benefit of experience so I know what the key ingredients are now after years of doing this! Have a marvelous time recording and mixing many thanks Warren

agree on all of what you said but imho you should have stressed a lot on the importance of using a monitoring system with the lowest thd possible to be able to understand, predict and dial correctly the distortion/saturation effects, sometimes 1/2db of thoses make a huge difference in a mix and not beeing able to tell yourself when it's too much often bring more problems than solutions (new harmonics, ringings etc....). Nothing impossible with mid priced speakers/heeadphones of course but i found that you absolutely need a decent low distiortion system to learn it (renting a big control room can be a solution). Anyway keep it up with your good work, always a good time spent with your videos. cheers

@Producelikeapro

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for your great comment! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing! Many thanks Warren

Reason prevails! Great video as always Waren.

Is it a good idea to de noise the noise floor on instruments to reduce the hiss, please give me some tips, cheers warren

This confirmed many things I have been suspecting for quite some years, but never took the effort to really look into. But I'm glad my intuition was right since I've spent most of money on investing in a decent front end, from acoustic treatment to fancy mic cables, etc. Thank you so much for this video and for sharing your spirit, definitely subscribing!

Hi Warren. This is great great Yoda-esque sage advice as always. I did my first record the old fashioned way in the early 90s in Australia - old console, tapes, tubes etc. My latest, I am going hybrid. Running largely Logic Pro X but having the luxury of an 1176 and a Pultec for outboard (decadent outboard audio chocolate which I can't give up!) using various portable preamps by BAE, UA and Daking. After a lot of trial and error, I found my own workflow sweetspot for 21st Century. Of course who doesn't like a console though when it becomes available..Bottom line I agree, do what need to for a given project with what you have and listen listen listen...! Have a marvellous and Merry Xmas! Dan

Thanks Bro!!!!

So, does this apply to capturing the recording? Is recording on through UAD plugins, the same as putting your microphone through hardware? Are there difference? There is some confusing language here.

Such sound advice 🤙🏽

..sir..would u plz recomend me for a pro mini studio gears...maximum 8 chanel recording setup...

What outboard gear would you recommend for a studio that is mixing in the box ? I've got a few in mind to get but would like added input. Thanks for all you do sir!!!

Hey Warren, how do you set up your hybrid mixing because I cannot figure out how to hear what I move on the console, to come out of my computer. All I hear is the input coming into the interface as if the mixer wasn't in the chain.

what do you think about working ITB except summing ITB, vs summing in analog summing mixer?

Totally agree!

Hi Warren, Really love your vids don't understand why anyone would be so rude as to give any thumbs downs? Many years ago at the studio exhibition at olympia in London my employer Trident had let me off the afternoon to check out the new gear available and to man our stand, 3Ms were there with a revolutionary digital recorder/player on quarter inch tape many of the engineers there and artists thought it was the dogs whatists but I could hear what I termed commutation noise that of the A to D converters others could not hear this? Now in my sixties I can hear latency so everything using the box sounds tainted and yet other people with much younger ears than me say they cant hear it ? Still cannot see how a Mac could ever be better than say a Trident A Series or a Harrison 32/24 as used on many of Michael Jacksons hits by Quincy Jones? Keep up the good work and I hope one day to have seen all your excellent instructional vids, Mike Baker