Great plugin suggestions, process, and other tips for adding subtle detail that amount to a great sounding mix in the end. Thanks!
Slate Digital plugins have many channel strip plugins (VMR 2.0, Console stripes etc) very similar to what Kirk was showing. They also do a Studer 827 (tracking) & Studer A80 RC (mixdown) Virtual Tape Machines plugins too.
thx BDrifter!
Hi there! I would place more importance on the techniques/methods rather than the plug-in developer. There maybe a 5-10% difference between “quality” but in general - all of the big players and many of the smaller developers make excellent alternatives to those I use in the tutorials. I would advise to try demos as much as possible simply to see if they fit your workflow and if your CPU can handle them. Good luck and enjoy!
thx Dialman!
thx so much mono_01!
it really is a neat little tool! I think they are coming with a large v.2 soon, so look out for it!
thx Alex!
Thanks for that 
I’ll check on their website. They now support iLok Cloud so no more dongle, but it seems to be reserved to the subscription options.
big like ! thanks for this session ! cheers from berlin
Will do, thx !
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I’m only getting back into DAW music making again, but back in the early 2000’s I used to lean heavily on Sascha Eversmeier’s free plugins (http://www.digitalfishphones.com/main.php?item=2&subItem=1). He now works for U-He, but check out his Endorphin mastering compressor plugin which is very nice with lots of control. Obviously only 32 bit, but still sparkles a mix. My personal favourite is still his Dominion Signal Modelling plugin. Perfect for analogue tube/tape modelling.
Cool, thx again 
Hi Mr Kirk, what’s the name of the artist(s) you mentioned during the introduction ?
I love the “Early European Techno” episode from Sound Obsession, is it still possible to listen to it as it now seems unavailable from Red Bull Radio ?
I bought the 6144 EQ from DDMF that will suit the job. They also have a Strip plugin 
What similar settings to UA Studer would you recommend for Waves J37 or recommend any alternative tape emulation plugin which can be bought separately (i.e. non-UA)?
Thanks a lot for this course @KirkDegiorgio !
Brilliant tutorial for this excellent track bringing this genre back under the spotlights again.
Solid workflow & very well explained audio processing & choices as well as valuable background information about real gears choices & usage at the time. Explaining the musical components/elements of such tracks was also very informative & interesting.
Thanks for clarifying why you choose to normalize all tracks before exporting BTW, that was indeed not very clear to all in some previous tutorials.
Very pleased to see you using the PolyM Soft-Synth from Xils-Lab, it’s really a gorgeous sounding emulation of the Poly-Moog. You should check their emulation of the EMS VCS3 & a never released EMS VSC4 (Xils 3 & Xils 4 Plugins). I really wish Sonic Academy could make some tutorials on Xils-Lab products, they sound terrific.
And finally, since you asked to be corrected if wrong, no, the original TR-808 percussive sound was indeed named after “Maracas” & not “Cabasa”, I think there was a “Cabasa” sound on the TR-727 drum machine.
Thank you again for this great track & course.
Cheers !
Hi KRASNV - that particular setting is from Mastering Engineer Stephen Smiths custom collection of Ultralinear presets for UAD Studer. He has chosen the flattest possible reponses across the freq range for each tape type/speed. It allows you to use the Studer for its more subtle glueing and saturation rather than emphasising certain frequencies. So I would choose as flat/neutral settings/tape choice as possible with the J37 - although this being a vintage Abbey Road piece it possible its more charactful by nature. I have the J37 - I have mainly used it as a tape delay actually - but I’ll try and spend some time with it and try it in the same way I use the Studer. I’ll try and report back! Thx for your interest.
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thx for clarifying - it is indeed called Maracas thx for the comments - much appreciated!!!
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