PG Music Home Forums General Discussion Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production Your most frequently used equipment/software?

Hi folks, there is always a lot of discussion here, of course, about different applications, computers, monitors, etc. I think it might be of general interest to know what you are using...or at least what you spend the most time with. Soooo...I'll kick it off.

Equipment:

- 2011 Mac: 32g RAM macOS Sierra (waiting on late 2016 release for replacement)
- Mics: Rodes NT1 and lesser used MXL
- Interface: Focus Rite Scarlett 212 (mics to Logic)
- Monitors: KRK Rokit 5

Software (DAW, effects, etc):

- 2016 Mac Audiophile BiaB
- DAW: Logic Pro X - mixing, apple effects, apple loops and occasional piano midi sounds (BiaB super midi tracks)
- Izotope Ozone 7 Advanced via Logic: mastering and individual track effects, etc.
- Izotope Nectar 2 via Logic: Vocals and I use the EMT Plate sim module for general reverb use
- Izotope Alloy 2 via Logic: Instrumental tracks
- Waves multi-band compressor via Logic
- Waves Truverb via Logic

Ears: Mostly Janice's They still work well.

That's it for us.

Bud

(some items ripped from signature)

Hardware:

PC: Win10, Dell Precision T5400, 1 TB SSD, 2 TB HD, 32 GB Memory, EVGA GTX 970,
Dual Intel Xeon 3.16 GHz Quad Core Processors
Mics: AKG condensers, Shure SM57s, Beta 52
Keyboards: Korg N5, Proteus F/X
Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 Interface
Monitors: JBL LSR 4328 Powered Monitors

Software:

BIAB/RB 2016
Pro Tools 12.6
Izotope Neutron Advanced
Izotope Ozone 7 Advanced
Izotope Vinyl and DDLY Dynamic Delay
Focusrite RED EQ and Compressor
Sound Radix SurferEQ 2 Boogie
Eventide 2016 Stereo Room
Melodyne Editor 4

Steve, have you worked with Neutron long enough to offer an opinion?

Thanks,

Bud

I got it at a good price since I was an Ozone7 Advanced user. Login to your Izotope account to see the price discount.

The big feature that really impresses me is comparing tracks for overlapping frequencies. You can see the conflicts and adjust one of them while it's playing to get it out of the way of the other.

A really good video here on the features through Sweetwater:

iZotope Neutron Plug-in Demo

This is definitely my most-used piece of music equipment:

I have a custom built quad core computer. Intel i5 chip with XP Pro 32
Mackie MR-5 monitors and a Polk audio 10" 100w sub.
Focusrite Saffire interface

Rode NT-2A mic

POD2 guitar processor and Mesa Boogie Studio 22 for guitars

Sonar X1 DAW software using Cakewalk plugins, Ozone, Melodyne Editor.

Not much stuff really.

Amen! I asked Siri the other day if she drank coffee and the reply was "Bud, with enough coffee and chocolate I could rule the world."

Neuton is good bang for the buck I bought it also , you get a lot of plugs for the money.

I had many great versions of individual plugs I loveto begin with, as to what that neutron provides , but after demoing neutron I decided to buy it just for the track assistant , which i will use on mixes when I am pressed for time with to quickly auto dial in a rough starting point.

It's a dilemma though as I already have other plugs that I like and love vs. those contained within neutron .., but like I said , it has the ability to shave a couple of hours of mixing time at the beginning of a mix when installed as a first plug in in the chain. The thing I dont like is if you decide to use these mix guesses as a starting point, I always keep saying to myself .., "but id like the flavor of XYZ plugin for here etc" , that why I said I will use it only as a quick starting point if I am pushed for time.

The masking meter is convenient but nothing new there . I already have 2 dedicated multiband spectrum analysers (nugen audio and melda) that do a clearer job of identifying clashing frequencies than what neutron does , even my fabfilter proQ2 eq will show that ,.., but having it in the same neutron package (that also uses low cpu power ) is handy.

If you are starting out though I cant recommend neutron enough as you get a lot of great plugins for the price of one.
If you dont have a clue how to mix , it would be great for you also as the track assistant can get you to the place in your mix that would have taken you a few years to figure out otherwise, even if it is a rough ballpark summary, and if you are wise you will then study what neutrino selected and try to learn from it rather than just moving on to the next track on auto pilot .

For the guys who are plugin sluts like me, you'll already have good plugs that have whats in nutrino, therefore you don't need neutrino unless like me sometimes you might occasionally want track assistant to shave some time off , or just want to see out of interest where it takes you, or your lazy,

.., or that garage band says we only have about $50.00 in the budget for the mix, then maybe instead of rejecting the offer, I could imagine seeing track assist used in that spare one hours worth of allocated mix time (without tweaking a single parameter) then adjust faders again before you declare the mix done, get your fitty so you can slip off to the bar for a few with the lads haha, and it would also be usefull when you boss is screaming wheres that mix (hey post guys) LOL. :p

Nice Herb. Forgot Melodyne on mine too and my processors. Added to my original post.

EVGA GTX 970 Video Card, Dual Intel Xeon 3.16 GHz Quad Core Processors (8 cores total)

Those extra cores really help on processing wav files.

Thanks Steve. The deal is good...but the only module that interests me is the track comparison. I've downloaded the demo and will work with that module. It alone may be worth the cost of admission. Although my productions are sparse I can always use help in preventing tracks from stepping on one another.

Most used piece of equipment:
Focusrite 18i8

Most used software:
Tracktion

Most used instrument:
Larrivée L-03

Most used hardware in order of usage:
computer
Roland Octa-Capture audio interface
Epson printer

Most used software in order of usage:
Sonar
MIDI sound sources-Kontakt-UVI-SSD-etc
BiaB

Most used instruments in order of usage:
guitar
bass
MIDI wind controller
keyboard
MIDI guitar controller