Learn to Mix Firstįor more mixing tips like these, sign up for my free EQ Course here. But they’re no substitute for actually knowing how to mix. Only then does it really make sense for me to recommend plug-ins like this. No, you improve your EQ’ing by learning where specific sounds are in the frequency spectrum. You also don’ improve your EQ by selecting Upper, Lower, Roof, Top or Bite. You don’t learn how to compress by pushing a fader up or down and selecting push, spank or wall. They’re GREAT shortcuts and they really help sweeten your mix.īut you don’t learn how to mix with them. You shouldn’t buy these plug-ins if you want to learn how to mix. They were already sounding pretty damn good so the plug-in just took it the extra mile. The CLA bundle is a ton of fun to play around with! They’re easy and straightforward plug-ins that adds some extra punch and sweetness to your sound.įor instance, in this folk pop mix I just put on the CLA Unplugged plug-in on the acoustic guitar bus, slapped on a preset, tweaked some settings and voilá!īut there’s a catch… Why CLA or (Insert Artist Here) Plug-ins Should Never Be Your First Purchaseĭo you want to know the reason the CLA Guitars worked so well on my acoustic guitar bus?Įach individual acoustic guitar track was EQ’d and compressed. I recently purchased the a $400 off discount so I couldn’t help but jump on the offer. Which is kind of my point, which we’ll get to in a moment. He’s the mix wizard with the stock plug-ins and he keeps churning out smooth-sounding mixes like there’s no tomorrow.

I know my friend Joe Gilder will cringe when he reads this.

I’ve been on something of a plug-in binge lately.

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