RENICE APP (Mac ONLY)
Makes your DAW your computer’s Top Priority!
Purchase “Renice”, an application I created that runs a script on your Mac computer to make sure your DAW is your computer’s top priority!
Each program on your computer is given a “NICE” score, which dictates how willing the computer will be to allocate its resources. This script finds the NICE score your computer has assigned to your DAW, and changes it to the most important, making sure it runs as smoothly as possible.
Available for Pro Tools, Ableton, and Logic Pro.
More info can me found here.
Pro Tools Renice v3 – $35 $10
Ableton Live 11 RENICE v3 – $35 $10
Logic Pro RENICE v3 – $35 $10
Stock Mixing Templates
Available for Pro Tools, Logic, and Ableton.
These templates have been hand-crafted with STOCK PLUGINS ONLY! I’m a firm believer that it is the techniques (not the tools) that make the craftsman. As a challenge to myself to prove this, I decided to mix the same song in each DAW using my usual methods, but using only stock plugins. I have made templates for each daw so that anyone looking to strengthen their abilities as a mixer can get started without any of the usual gate-keeping financial barriers-to-entry. But don’t take my word for it, hear for yourself! Click the demo files below to have a listen to all four files.
Each purchase includes the mixing template, as well as a copy of the mix session so you can see exactly how I approached each mix. For more details on how I use my normal mixing template, check out this video!
Pro Tools Stock Template
Logic Stock Template
Ableton Stock Template
DEMOS:
To make these templates, I found the stems for “Never Stop” by Jules King on the Cambridge Music Technology Free Multitrack Library. I made a reference track in Pro Tools by using the faders and panning only. I then bounced the reference mix, and exported the individual tracks as stems, so that I could start each mix with the same balance in all of the DAWs. I mixed the song first in Pro Tools, replacing all of my usual tools with the closest-available Avid stock version. Once I was happy with the mix, I printed it and used it as the new reference for me to use while I worked in the other DAW’s. I then painstakingly recreated the mix in Logic and Ableton, replacing the Avid plugins with the comparable stock-options, and transcribed each and every setting from the Pro Tools mix over to the new DAW’s. Now not all settings could be mapped 1:1, as there are subtle differences in all of the software, so I made some tweaks as I saw fit to keep it as close to the original Pro Tools Mix as possible. I enjoy each mix
IMPULSE RESPONSES
KORG DVR-1000 – Stereo Impulse Responses – $35 $10
These are impulse responses from the first ever digital reverb unit I ever purchased and used on a mix, the Korg DVR-1000! Though there are so many modern options for reverbs these days, I find that these settings always had a unique and vintage charm to them.
Included: 8 Stereo Impulse Responses of all of the presets on the unit
(Small Hall, Large Hall, Room, Garage, Vocal Plate, Instrument Plate, Gated Reverb, and Reverse.) See Demos for Small Hall, Room, and Reverse below!
Demo Files:
Free Downloads
Free Vocal Tracking Templates
These templates come complete with all of the stock-versions of the effects I use every day in my vocal tracking template. For more information, check out this video! This is a great starting place for anyone just starting out with recording vocals, or an engineer looking for a more simplified workflow. Feel free to start with the basics and swap out plugins as you see fit!
Free Mixing Templates
These templates are for routing-purposes only. For more information, check out this video! I encourage you to download these blank templates and fill them out with the plugins you like to mix with. Try out some new compressors on your drum and mix buss. See what happens if you put a tape plugin on all of your subgroups. Use this template as a starting point for crafting your signature sound!
Cheat Sheets
Here are some handy visual aids to help guide your ear as you start to hone your EQ-ing craft. I generally think in terms of the Basic Reference chart on a more frequent basis, but the Advanced Reference chart might offer some more insight and details on where some frequent trouble areas may lie in your tracks.
Brandon Peralta 