Mixing With EZmix 2 By Toontrack - 15 Minute Mix Challenge
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- Опубліковано 18 лют 2017
- Pro Tools Expert Deputy Editor Dan Cooper is back with another 15 Minute Mix Challenge, this time using the plug-in chain presets in EZmix 2 by Toontrack exclusively to mix and master a band recording in Pro Tools.
EZmix 2 Expansion Packs Used
Ambient EZmix Pack
Amps EZmix Pack
Bass Toolbox EZmix Pack
Drums Toolbox EZmix Pack
Lead Vocals EZmis Pack
Mastering II EZmix Pack
Watch the video to see how easy it is to use EZmix 2 by Toontrack to mix a song when time is of the essence in a session.
For more information about EZmix 2 and EZmix expansion packs please visit the Toontrack website:
www.toontrack.com/product/ezmi...
Music by Valve Control - "Tried & Tried"
valvecontrol.bandcamp.com/
So far I've been really satisfied with Toontrack products
Great learning tool for seeing the different chains and tools used for the various enhancements! Also great if you need a quick demo done.
Nice! I love EZmix, helps me a lot. It sounds great, smooth and easy to use.
Excellent video - so well presented and executed. Very helpful tutorial
Thanks!
I'm really impressed with EZMix2. Feel kinda bad for people who actually know what they're doing, though I'm sure an actual producer is still indispensable for proper mixing. But for DIY musicians who just want their tracks to pop this is amazing.
The final result is sounds just as good as all the music I listen to everyday through my headphones. I can really hear the difference between the bypass and mastered version. This product might be just what I need as a beginner.
This video is clean dude, you did help me a lot.
Very impressive!
Great post. now thinking of buying this.
Great demo !
This was so helpful! I was about to give up on figuring out how to use EZ Mix but this video really helped. Thanks, bro!
amazing brother
Really impressing 👍👍👌👌🎤🎸🥁
Great video!! It would be nice if we could stack ezmix instances like we do in the stand alone EzMix version!
Awesome video
You're a friggin' magician
Thanks man!
Very2 big help for me. Big thank for this video sir.
This was great help! You can make C.D. Quality recordings at home, I have been shopping and this is a good sell..
After watching this vid, I think I've completely changed my Method. Firstly, I think it all depends on what your GOAL is for your song. I have all 3 TT s/w, drums, keys, and EZmix, all #2 versions, and their mastering module. I have Studio One 5, a TON of Waves plugins, and some others, Izoptope, etc. MY own Goal is to get songs to Demo Ready level, which to me is, ready for me to Pitch and Place them so up the chain of the industry, some artist would say, Hey, I like that song, and I want to record it. The song does not have to be "Radio Ready". So with that thought, I am going to change my method to this on a song. I am going to Gain Stage every track, using Hornet's VU Meter MK4---great, fast and Cheap vst, then use EZMix 2 to do the rest, and see how it comes out. I also like that you see SEE what plugins are on each pre-set. I also know that even with Waves presets, you STILL have to Tweak everything, because every guitar is different, as an example. So some tweaking is still probably needed. I AGREE with one other comment, that you can drive yourself NUTS learning ALL the plugins, and that we dont need 10 of each EQ, Compressor, etc, even though these VST Co's think that you do! I also REALLY like the Abbey Rd collection in Waves. Only have my home recording studio for 18 mos, so this is another Phase of my learning experience! Hope this also might someone else in my boat!
It's crazy how far technology has come. In my early 20s, my band(s) would spend thousands on crappy sounding demos inside studios. I'm sure you can still do that, but for less than what it cost us to make those demos, you can buy this kind of software and have a way better quality song and get it out much faster
would you recommend this one as a drummer that has 0 experience in mixing and I can use this to mix my drum covers?
@@andrums93 yes. There is a learning curve to anything, but this software is pretty simple.
Great! Thanks a lot..
I've been using EZmix2 since it came out and I love its versatility and ease of use. That being said, I use it mostly for the outstanding bass/guitar Sims. However, if being used marginally in a mix to complement what's already going on then it can be really useful. I think this plugin is great for beginners and pros alike. The main thing to take away is the same as with any plugin, in that even if its a swissarmy knife of sorts it shouldn't be exclusively used in a mix. You would use just one microphone to record a band, then why use one plugin to mix.
wouldn't*
So well put
Thiing to keep in mind is that it's not one plugin. Each selection contains a whole chain of them
Very refreshing to see a demo of someone doing some other style besides cop-killa disco duck music.
gwugluud 77 or metal
Fantastic video, One question is it Good? Yes or no,
I got amplitube, guitar rig, for bass and guitar..Arthurian v6 and serum for keys..superior drummer 3...and ozone for mastering..Can ez mix 2 still be old use to me?
Original tracks sounded pretty good to start!
this is truly sent by the gods for me.....i spend soooo much time trying to get a decent tone and recording sound, and so little on the actual music....now, one question here, i use the Nameless Fortin Suite for guitar. Can I use Ez Mix to fine tune JUST the guitar tracks before mixing and mastering? Or having the Nameless plugin and ez mix on a guitar track is incompatible?
You can use the ez mix in the guitar bus
How does it compare to using daw mixing templates like StudioMixPro, iZotope Neutron Elements Track Assistant & Ozone Elements Master Assistant (also found in Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio's iZotope Mastering Essentials)??? .... The new iZotope Spire Studio (audio interface hardware & iOS app combo) looks interesting too, but obviously relatively basic in its approach to recording & mixing audio
Then there are online tools, like Soundtrap, Landr, BandLab, Cloudbounce, eMastered, Pro Master HD, Maztr ... most are designed for the final mastering stage and not recording & mixing.
Plus there are tons of various mobile apps for iOS and Android too for all sorts of music creation, especially in the electronic/beat/synth and guitar amp sim categories and also various recording apps/tools like Positive Grid Final Touch, WaveMachine Labs Auria, Steinberg Cubasis, etc
Those vocals are clipping pretty hard...
hey, what's the difference between Neutron 3 and EZmix 2?
Does the plugin (EZMix) have to be on each track you wish to effect?
Of course.
@@StevieMasters Right, figured as much, i was just wondering if there was some real reason for their claim of low CPU usage like some dedicated return track or something different. i'm trying to cut down on the number and complexity of devices/chains on my tracks
@@texzenrck CPU usage doesn't matter since any modern-ish processor will eat it alive. I just checked utilization on one of my mixes using about 40 instances of Ez mix presets and it's something like maybe 3%. No idea why toontrack would even mention cpu utilization.
Is there a way we can see the EQ settings of the presets?
how about Eq setting? still need it?
If you still need something to adjust you can probably do it
Please, is this a competitive alternative to more expensive plugins like WAVES, UAD PLUGIN, IZOTOPE etc thank you
It is a different type. Here the system sets up different efx chains, preconfigured for you to choose from. Using the other products you need to know
what you are doing, and control all the many parameters they have.
Does this work alone or do you need the expansion packs?
It'll work without any expansion packs since the base includes the EZmix and EZmix 2 presets, so that's something like 350 presets. The expansion packs just give you more options. There's a sale on right now with EZ mix 2 and 6 packs of your choice for $299. That's a huge amount of pre-sets. I'd suggest making the 2 mastering packs part of that. Check their web site.
Excellent stuff.
Many thanks.
I cannot get it to work on my computer how you get it to work need help.
Anthony Brown what couldn’t you get to work? Ez mix itself? Or the presets on instruments
sorry but for a correct compare it needed gain matching ...anyway very interesting...
It sounds pretty muddy, not radio ready at all
God, that snare sounds tacky as hell. Great plugin, though!
a lot of the presets seem like way too much of an effect. cant imagine most people would use them
Hey there Mr pro expert, we have a quick question is a question which no one seems to cover.
And it would also be interesting if we get a reply, because most are only after the likes.
And don't really care about fan base. We can get a sense that you're the good guy and you will.
Will you nod. We have recently been using easy mix 2 and noticed that there is more versions than just one of the program, because we see your one has a tuning fork.
However all that put aside, the question is.
Do we need a compression chain such as the standard compression that comes with Reaper
EQ and a gate. Because as we know everything is built into easy mix 2 would still pay to have
a plug-in chain loaded. So we know we're going at the same at the right levels.
Looking forward to reply with great interest as I see within the group a lot of people have asked that question and I'm sure they would also be looking forward towards an answer from you and would appreciate the answer,
Warmly your highness oh Kiwi simply others helping others by sharing knowledge tools and strategies