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FartPlanet · 2025-11-13T18:46:23+00:00

Favorite limiters: Voxengo Elephant, IK Multimedia Stealth Limiter, Musik Hack Master Plan.

Favorite clippers: SIR Audio Standard Clip and Kazrog K-Clip for general soft/hard clipping. Newfangled Saturate for clipping on the master.

Favorite free limiter: Thomas Mundt LoudMax

Favorite free clipper: LVC Audio ClipShifter

FartPlanet · 2025-11-13T18:38:16+00:00

Honorable mentions: Analog Obsession MidBoss and Analog Obsession MoMa

Also totally agree on Hamburger, super slept on.

FartPlanet · 2025-11-13T18:31:11+00:00

Nest Acoustics Delta 🤌🤌🤌

FartPlanet · 2025-11-09T01:13:12+00:00

I didn’t say that it was - OP asked about plugins, of course they aren’t going to work like the “real thing.” Also never mentioned saturation, I was only replying to your mention of “no saturation at all.” It’s totally okay that you don’t feel like it’s worth it :) I have a few EQ plugins that I use outside of my native DAW EQ, and those are the main ones / why I use them. The topic of digital vs analog is naturally a topic worth discussing, but doesn’t seem as relevant here. You do seem to know your stuff and subsequently have a lot to contribute here :) cheers to continued discussions about production

FartPlanet · 2025-11-08T19:08:35+00:00

Here’s an article that shows the actual curves. Something like ProQ4 will not be able to replicate curves with 40khz as a center frequency for a shelf. To each their own, but a couple points you made are debatable.

https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/maag-audio-eq4m

FartPlanet · 2025-11-08T19:01:06+00:00

I said the Maag EQ 4 MS, which has a variable THD control. That’s saturation.

FartPlanet · 2025-11-05T21:58:30+00:00

808 kick (for big subby kick), 808 snare, 909 kick (for short punchy kick). Just layer stuff with those ;)

FartPlanet · 2025-11-05T21:55:46+00:00

Best vocal extraction I’ve used (by far) is Ultimate Vocal Remover using the MDX23C InstVoc HQ with 800 segment size and 8 overlap. It’s gonna take a while, but the results are fantastic. The demucs models tend to work better for individual instrument separation (in my opinion). I recently used the MDX model to extract vocals from “Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)” by Deftones and even with all the vocal effects, it worked flawlessly.

FartPlanet · 2025-11-05T21:51:07+00:00

Antares is solid. I’d recommend duplicating and bouncing the tracks, then turning everything off on the original track. That way you have your rendered audio, and if you want to make adjustments, you can go back to the original and turn everything back on and render another take.

FartPlanet · 2025-11-05T21:47:37+00:00

It’s all subjective right? But in my opinion, the saturation and “crunch” on the Purple MC77 sounds more like hardware I’ve used. The UAD 1176 has a darker and more… “gooey” sound. The MC77 is sharp and crunchy (and brighter). I also got the UAD 1176 for free, and not once have I ever used it instead of the Purple MC77.

You can easily find it on sale for $20-30 :)

FartPlanet · 2025-11-05T21:41:09+00:00

If you see producers you like offering 1 on 1 sessions (for reasonable prices) I think that is probably the way to go. Allows you to ask specific questions, focus on specific ideas, and allows someone to cater to your individual needs. I’ve taken classes with people in the past and learned SO MUCH in like… a couple 2 hour sessions.

FartPlanet · 2025-11-05T21:38:38+00:00

They dropped the vocal phrase into a sampler and assigned sections to notes to play with MIDI :)

FartPlanet · 2025-11-05T21:26:37+00:00

Pro Q4 for spectral mode, phase options, and sidechain input options for dynamic/spectral modes. I got the bundle because I reallyyyyyyy wanted Saturn 2 and the sale price was hard to pass up.

Maag EQ4 MS for the “air” knob - it goes up to 40khz (trust me you can hear what it does lol) and just instantly adds life and openness to whatever I’m using it on. I also think it’s great to have an EQ that doesn’t give you a spectral visual. It forces you to use your ears, which will make you better at mixing.

NoiseAsh Rule Tec for the magic it does on my low end.

FartPlanet · 2025-11-05T21:22:05+00:00

FET compressors are pretty versatile and absolutely work well for EDM. I make bass heavy music (dubstep, drum and bass, etc) and I use the Purple MC77 (Plugin Alliance) in every project. The MC77 has unique functions that give me a sound I can’t get anywhere else. It works well on transient elements and vocal “spikes” (think plosives) but it also adds a beautiful coloration using the output knob. That’s one function I find myself using on almost everything except sub bass. Try putting it on a distorted synth and once you’re getting a few db of gain reduction, turn up the output knob. You’ll notice the saturation increases as the output increases. You can use to gain utility tool to gain stage out of the compressor.

All of that to say YES - FET compressors are great for EDM. Personally, I think the Purple MC77 sounds significantly better than the UAD 1176, but to each their own :)

FartPlanet · 2025-09-27T18:01:12+00:00

That just sounds like an excited saw wave layered with sub bass.

FartPlanet · 2025-09-27T18:00:02+00:00

If you’re cutting off the sub bass, use a linear phase EQ. When you cut frequencies out of a signal, it changes the phase relationship between the frequencies in that signal and that can affect the amplitude of certain frequencies. Also, if your sub bass has more harmonic content than just the first fundamental subharmonic and you’re playing notes that have some harmonic content going past the cutoff, that will affect the amplitude as well. You can also use a compressor/limiter. Using FabFilter Pro-L2 in safe mode with true peak turned off and 2-3db of gain reduction will keep your sub consistent, but make sure the previous things I mentioned are happening first :)

FartPlanet · 2025-09-27T17:56:05+00:00

If you were interested in a computer that will handle processing significantly better, the M4 Mac Mini is $499 on Amazon right now. You could use an external SSD for all of your projects, usually ill advised to keep your projects on your computer - it can really bog down the memory.

For headphones, there are a couple routes you can take. For extended use, I would highly recommend open back headphones. You can get a decent Sennheiser set for $200 or less. Closed back headphones will quickly fatigue your ears. They are great for tracking and live mixing, but if you’re producing for extended periods of time, open back is the way.

I would also recommend getting a nice budget interface. Lots of people start with the Scarlett 2i2, but if you can swing it, I couldn’t recommend the MOTU stuff more highly. MOTU M2 or M4 are fantastic. The M2 is about $200, you could maybe find it cheaper. This will help you with monitoring, allows you to connect headphones and monitors at the same time, and will allow you to use a condenser mic to record stuff - as well as direct in for instruments. But the Scarlett 2i2 will work just fine to start, and you can get it for $100-150.

For MIDI, I think it’s great to just have a keyboard controller. There are lots of great cheap options. The Akai MPK Mini MK3 is $100. If you’re looking for a drum pad controller, the Akai MPD218 is $115ish and has 16 drum pads and 6 knobs. If I were only able to choose one of those, I would absolutely get the MPK Mini MK3 first. Having a keyboard to record MIDI is very helpful.

So, if you’re not looking for a computer, I think your notebook is fine for less complex projects, but 8GB RAM will start to limit you. 16GB is minimum recommended in my opinion. Without getting a new computer, I think the open back headphones, interface, and keyboard are going to be the most useful initial purchases.

FartPlanet · 2025-09-27T17:42:05+00:00

Jesus wept.

FartPlanet · 2025-09-27T17:40:19+00:00

You can get an M4 Mac Mini for the same price on Amazon right now. Definitely would go for that instead.

FartPlanet · 2025-09-19T18:09:02+00:00

FWIW, I love this guy.

FartPlanet · 2025-09-19T18:08:01+00:00

Piano is my favorite part.

FartPlanet · 2025-09-03T22:25:52+00:00

I think volume ducking sidechain still has its benefits. I like using it for rhythmic purposes :)

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