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< Comparing compressors
We load up MixBox’s generic ‘Compressor’ in
the second slot, dialling in the usual settings
and turning up the Drive to really get things
cooking. There are more compressor models
to try here, though. We load up a ‘Black 76’
into the third slot to see how a FET
compressor reacts to our synth signal. There’s
more control here, with the potential for
super-fast attack times while keeping the
signal clean and true to its original state. We
can bypass either compressor in the top bar
to compare models and make a choice.
IK Multimedia MixBox
>
MixBox is a custom channel strip plugin
that lets you build a rack of effects from a
single plugin screen. Many channel strip
plugins concentrate on a standard combo
of EQ and compression. IK’s heritage in modelling
more music gear means you also get studio effects
like delay, reverb and modulation, plus guitar amp
elements such as cabinets. All of this makes it a
versatile, creative effect-hosting unit that will
appeal to musicians as well as just producers and
mixing engineers. Let’s open the lunchbox on this
tasty Italian collection of mixing effects, with its
huge set of devices, resizeable interface, and
standalone mode that lets you load eight separate
racks of eight devices, all at the same time…
Starting the stack >
We’ll use MixBox over a synth part to start
off with. When we open the plugin up the
rack is empty, but there’s a world of
possibility here. We start off by loading a
British EQ into the fi rst slot, and using this
SSL-style parametric device to reduce the
lows, provide a broad boost to the mids,
and notch out some harsh frequencies
around 3kHz. We can choose a new unit
for the chain from the top of the second
slot. Next we’ll tame the sound a little with
a compressor…
Adding some
modulation
>
MixBox doesn’t just do a good line in
workaday compressors and EQs. There are
plenty of creative effects here, thanks to
IK’s experience in amp modeling and
other plugin processors. We whip out a
Phaser as the next device in the chain,
keeping settings subtle by dialing back
Depth control. We’ll stop here, but MixBox
lets you expand the rack to show all eight
slots, and also resize the interface as you
like it with a drag in the lower-right corner.
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<
Comparing compressors
Comparing compressors
We load up MixBox’s generic ‘Compressor’ in
the second slot, dialling in the usual settings
and turning up the Drive to really get things
cooking. There are more compressor models
to try here, though. We load up a ‘Black 76’
into the third slot to see how a FET
compressor reacts to our synth signal. There’s
more control here, with the potential for
super-fast attack times while keeping the
signal clean and true to its original state. We
can bypass either compressor in the top bar
to compare models and make a choice.
IK Multimedia MixBox
>
MixBox is a custom channel strip plugin
that lets you build a rack of effects from a
single plugin screen. Many channel strip
plugins concentrate on a standard combo
of EQ and compression. IK’s heritage in modelling
more music gear means you also get studio effects
like delay, reverb and modulation, plus guitar amp
elements such as cabinets. All of this makes it a
versatile, creative effect-hosting unit that will
appeal to musicians as well as just producers and
mixing engineers. Let’s open the lunchbox on this
tasty Italian collection of mixing effects, with its
huge set of devices, resizeable interface, and
standalone mode that lets you load eight separate
racks of eight devices, all at the same time…
Starting the stack
>
We’ll use MixBox over a synth part to start
off with. When we open the plugin up the
rack is empty, but there’s a world of
possibility here. We start off by loading a
British EQ into the fi rst slot, and using this
SSL-style parametric device to reduce the
lows, provide a broad boost to the mids,
and notch out some harsh frequencies
around 3kHz. We can choose a new unit
for the chain from the top of the second
slot. Next we’ll tame the sound a little with
a compressor…
Adding some
Adding some
modulation
>
MixBox doesn’t just do a good line in
workaday compressors and EQs. There are
plenty of creative effects here, thanks to
IK’s experience in amp modeling and
other plugin processors. We whip out a
Phaser as the next device in the chain,
keeping settings subtle by dialing back
Depth control. We’ll stop here, but MixBox
lets you expand the rack to show all eight
slots, and also resize the interface as you
like it with a drag in the lower-right corner.
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