Hi Teacher! When in a DAW in what order do you like to put compressors, eq, saturation, etc on a guitar buss? thanks!
Generally speaking, I like to approach subtractive EQ first to get rid of unwanted frequencies I don't need (filters/notches) and then enhance what's left with addictive EQ to bring out more character/color out of it. Once I've done so, the track is ready to be evened out by the compressor to make the volume more consistent. Only after this, creative effects such as delay/reverb would happen, if the track needs it.
Saturation depends - sometimes I put it after comp in an aggressive, almost distorted way (Decapitator/Devil Loc/Camel Crusher), but most likely I'll do very subtle console saturation (VCC 2.0) before everything else in the chain. I apply tape saturation (VTM) as the last plugin on my master buss before it hits the limiter.
Anyway, it all depends! Can't be generalized like that. Depends on purpose, source, too much stuff.
Ask yourself why you're doing EQ/Comp/Sat in the first place on a certain thing, what does the source tone need, etc. That will get you a long way. Hope that helps!
Saturation depends - sometimes I put it after comp in an aggressive, almost distorted way (Decapitator/Devil Loc/Camel Crusher), but most likely I'll do very subtle console saturation (VCC 2.0) before everything else in the chain. I apply tape saturation (VTM) as the last plugin on my master buss before it hits the limiter.
Anyway, it all depends! Can't be generalized like that. Depends on purpose, source, too much stuff.
Ask yourself why you're doing EQ/Comp/Sat in the first place on a certain thing, what does the source tone need, etc. That will get you a long way. Hope that helps!
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