KVR Audio

WindMonk · Post by **WindMonk** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 6:45 pm

What's the easiest to learn/use and best sounding plug in console or strip for someone to mix a live set with for the first time. I have some mixing experience but it's been a few years and my chops aren't as good as I need them to be... thus the shallowest learning curve would be best. Thanks

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:56 pm

As a noob you start with adjusting only the volumes of the tracks. Nothing else but the faders.

What daw is this for? I'd start without plugins but just use what ships with the software. It's all pretty decent nowadays.

Anyway, first set the volumes. Then learn EQ followed by effects (delay, reverb, distortion, flange) and finally dynamics (compression, limiter)

Take it step by step, don't watch the millions of youtube dudes trying to explain what they only found out 5 minutes before. Read the manual of your daw and experiment.

WindMonk · Post by **WindMonk** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 11:06 pm

Yeah... last time I played live I mixed from the stage... 16 years ago. I have a lot more going on now so I'm using Live and I'm set up for live looping. Effects are printed or automated. I just want something to easily give it the last layer of polish it deserves. I originally planned on using the album stems but there are too many instruments submixed together that I need to play live or that would sound off if looped. My mix engineer did not do me any favors there, but in his defense I've only lately learned what I needed to ask for.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 11:14 pm

Live has The Glue and EQ8 ... that should be more than enough on the master. Chances are there'll be some limiting/compression/EQ on the house system ...

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