Other plugins used along side EZMIX2.

[arsmetal]

First off I love EZMIX2 it has been very useful in all of my projects. I would like to know if anyone using EZMIX2 has also used other plugins with it on the same track and if so is there any rule to follow as far as adding compression to a track that has EZMIX2 plugin with compression in the signal chain. Is this redundant? Am I hurting my mix by adding other plugins along side EZMIX2? Thanks for any help.

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[John]

Hi,

there’s no rule except for too much is too much and if it doesn’t sound good, it doesn’t.
General guidelines would be that adding more of something that is already used should be approached with caution, since it may be easy to overdo it.
Personally, I tend to compress slightly/moderately in several stages instead of brutally in one.
One EQ may add the color I am after but it doesn’t get rid of the rumble and/or hiss on one take, so then I use 2 different EQ’s.
If I find an Amp sound in EZmix that I want to use but I need a more defined “bite” in the notes, I will likely add both a compressor and EQ before EZmix2.

Properly recorded stuff needs less applied afterwards (if the natural sound is what you’re going for).
Almost everything suffers from too much applied in one go (well, I’m not talking about the obvious FX stuff here).

Did it help or confuse?

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[arsmetal]

Thanks, yes that helped. I appreciate it!

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