Optimal FX Chain Order!!!!

[psynical]

oh boy, time for a new list thread!

call me quirky, but i like putting the instrument before the effects.

[kritikon]

Yeah, don't we just love lists here. Only for this one let's list every single effect plugin out there. It's going to be a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong thread.

[El°HYM]

After Gain & Pan, comes EQ.

[sircuit]

call me quirky, but i like putting the instrument before the effects.

That's Shirley a narrow-minded and unimaginative way of working. Missing a lot of opportunities by sticking to a fixed idea

[egbert101]

Just do it raw, no effects at all, until you scream.

[whyterabbyt]

Anechoic Room Simulator first, then ringmod. Nothing else.

[tommyzai]

call me quirky, but i like putting the instrument before the effects.

That's Shirley a narrow-minded and unimaginative way of working. Missing a lot of opportunities by sticking to a fixed idea

But he/she is keeping that aspect of music production simple. I understand both schools of thought . . . more (options) is more and less is more. I'm torn . . .

[tommyzai]

Yeah, don't we just love lists here. Only for this one let's list every single effect plugin out there. It's going to be a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong thread.

Now you're talkin'!!

[sircuit]

At the end of the day, order of plugins is pointless if you don't use Acustica plugins. Most likely you're trying to work with cold and sterile digital plugins as iZotope or FabFilter, but they would never add that depth, width, warmth, edge, weight, and sillky sheen to the high end as Acoustica would do. It's not only about how you use it, is about what you use aswell

[egbert101]

Or just make your source material warm and silky rather than trying to fix everything with effects, unless you want cold and digital which is also okay.

[legendCNCD]

Here is gain staging explained when you eventually do fx chains - note its about mastering but this applies to fx chains too:

[martinjuenke]

After Gain & Pain, comes BarbEQ.

FTFY

[tommyzai]

Or just make your source material warm and silky rather than trying to fix everything with effects, unless you want cold and digital which is also okay.

I created this thread to share and generate ideas on the processing chain sequence, but I'm realizing how involved it can be and wondering if I shouldn't just focus on the song and source material (recording itself) and then beg someone with the experience, skills, and passion for mixing to take over. Any thoughts? I have another thread To Mix or Not To Mix . . . I guess these threads overlap.

[egbert101]

Exactly, don't mix at all, and just have fun making music, and choosing sounds that work together. If you simply can't live without some kind of effect, then gradually add it in, as minimal as possible.

[tommyzai]

Exactly, don't mix at all, and just have fun making music, and choosing sounds that work together. If you simply can't live without some kind of effect, then gradually add it in, as minimal as possible.

So much time and money invested in FX Plugs. Any suggestions? Delete and move on? One part of me thinks about cleaning house, and I have a sense of freedom, then I freak out and think about the loss.