In this week’s podcast, Mike, James and Julian discuss the recent announcement that Pro Tools isn’t compatible with Mojave, they discuss online collaboration, answer your questions, share community feedback, and their finds of the week. Also in this week's Podcast, there is an opportunity to get an exclusive discount of an Exponential Audio plug-in, but you have to listen to the podcast to get the discount code!
Tip From Exponential Audio - Tail Suppression
Michael Carnes from Exponential Audio has very kindly shared another tip that works in the second-generation Exponential Audio plugins (NIMBUS, R4, Stratus and Symphony) which have a set of controls at the bottom of the "Tail" page. This is useful in many different ways, but let's take a look at what it can do with drums. Drums, by their very nature, have strong transients. These give a sense of presence, but they can also cause a sort of "splash" into the reverb. Tail Suppression can tame that problem with absolutely no hint of pumping. Here's how to do it:
At the bottom center of the Tail page is a little "Key" button. Make sure to select either "Input" or "Both". Now dial in just a little suppression, let's say 2dB. You should see the meter at right showing some action. Set the "Tail Recovery" at minimum (or at least a very low value). That's all you need to do. The reverb will be natural, but those peaks will be slightly constrained.
It's fun to play with exaggerated effects as well. Dial up the reverb time, set "Tail Suppression" to maximum and increase the "Tail Recovery" time. You'll then get a strong "whump" from the reverb that comes in after the transient. This is particularly noticeable with kick drum. But where this circuit shines is its ability to lower clutter in a mix.
Deals
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Talking Points
When should you upgrade to the next OS? Our article on Avid’s email regarding the latest Mojave release and Pro Tools has generated a wide range of views, from why brands cannot be ready on day 1 with all the beta versions that have been out to, people who choose to be 2 OSes behind
5 Common Pro Tools Session Sharing Fails We All Experience Collaborating Online
Competitions
The team at Puzzle Factory Sound Studios are giving the Production Expert community an exclusive chance to win one of two tickets for the next MixDirection masterclass with Mix Engineer Dax Liniere which will be be held on the 27th of October 2018. The draw for this competition will take place on the 10th of October so you have just over a week to click on the Win page and sign up.
Our friends at SX Pro Audio are celebrating their ten-year anniversary with a massive giveaway. You can enter for free and be in with the chance of winning one of these amazing studio prizes.
Community Feedback Kindly Sponsored by RSPE Audio Solutions
We are starting a series of tips from our friends at RSPE Audio Solutions as unlike some suppliers they know a thing or two about the products they sell. The first tip is about adding your default inserts from your Eucon Surface.
Did you know that you could add your favourite EQ or Dynamics plug-in with a single button push on your Eucon surface? In Pro Tools choose Setup > Preferences, then click the Mixing tab and make sure “Auto Insert Default Plug-Ins from EUCON Surfaces" is enabled. Then all you have to do is push EQ or Dynamics on your control surface. If the selected track doesn’t currently have an EQ, your default EQ will be added. Or press Dynamics to add your favourite Compressor, etc.
Krister Johnson shares his story of an excellent dealer who helped him out of situation where his Ultimate subscription had expired
Mike Berry Asks about a conversation between James and Fab Dupont in the recent podcast extra about issues with Pro Tools meters and how they line up with meters in the outside world.
Questions From The Community
Gregory Lawson asks whether James would revisit his Eleven Rack series by recreating a tone from a Cure track.
George Majerus wants to know why he is getting a graphical bug running Pro Tools under macOS 10.13.6.
Source Connect Now
As you may know, we are spread out around the UK & Europe when we record the podcast. In the past, we have used a variety of internet-based solutions so we could hear each other. We have settled on Source Connect Now which gives us ISDN equivalent quality audio using a Chrome browser, no software to install. You can get a free account from Source Elements.
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Mike - Google Chrome Password Syncing - I am in the process of a full clean install on my laptop and one of the things that put me off was all the passwords etc I have. With Google Chrome and Apple’s Keychain cloud based sharing it has made it so much easier.
James - Soyuz SU-023 Bomblet Mic. It’s not only now my “go to” acoustic guitar mic but it’s also a U67 killer. More to follow.
Julian - Neumann KH310 Monitors but an honourable mention goes to the multitrack “guess the track” round of Gareth Malone’s All Star Music Quiz on BBC2