The same with the hum and hiss (noise floor). It adds one more taste of non-linearity if desired.īy the way, the wow and flutter in the presets is all calculated to be a bit lower than UAD’s measured machine. But that is why I said I used it only sometimes. (And the xtalk too, if it is a stereo channel and you feel like it!) What you have are slight variations in the wow and flutter applied to each channel.
Just randomly change them up or down slightly. The ‘a’ preset has my low levels for wow and flutter, the ‘z’ preset has the high settings.
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How to do this: Open one of CHANNEL presets. I like to be able to vary those settings from channel to channel sometimes, which is why the CHANNEL presets have an ‘a’ and ‘z’ suffix. The ATR-102 has controls for wow, flutter and xtalk (unlike the Studer A-800, the usual UAD “tracking” plugin deck). Hey, that’s right, isn’t the ATR-102 a two-channel deck for mix down? What are you doing with CHANNEL presets in here? There is one simple, but cool-for-your-sound reason. On the mix buss, this lets the ART-102 sound more like the mixing deck (with the high and low curves) it is normally used as. But what all that means is that the CHANNEL preset captures more of the bass and high end, while the BUSS preset attenuates those a bit. The BUSS preset begins a high cut at 10kHz, while the CHANNEL preset cuts at about 14kHz. The CHANNEL preset has less of a cut and retains a larger amount of bass. Both have a gradual low cut (less than 1db) from 300Hz to 120Hz, and then a slight bass bump before a deeper low cut at about 50Hz. These presets produce a linear frequency response. UAD Ampex ATR-102 Presets: Penny_BUSS, Penny_CHANNEL_a, (Penny_CHANNEL_z) Don’t forget you can use the output knob to adjust the level up or down on your channel. I find a 2-3 db reduction on a buss works nicely, depending of course on the music. At this point you may want to use the THRESHOLD control for more compression if that is your thing. (Other than distortion if you turn the input up!)įollowing this workflow, you should have a subtle saturation/compression and it works nicely as the first input in a channel or buss. This control will probably give you the most obvious audible changes. If you have a “harsh” signal, the Warmth setting is great for taming it, just choose a higher setting. (For instance, if the lights go on at 6, turn it back to 5.) A 6 or 7 setting on this can really lower your high end, so listen carefully. This is softening only the top peak levels.Ĭlick the Warmth button until you start to get any response at all on the Warmth meter, then select the next lowest setting. On the loudest part it may go solid, but try to keep “2” or any other lights from flashing. Now turn the THRESHOLD up until the COMP is barely flashing the “1”. EL calls this “clarity”, but to me it just sounds like a slight increase in loudness. If you push this you may notice a gain in the low mid-range. This is going to add some harmonics to the low end. As your signal passes through the Fatso adjust the TRANNY level up until the LF Sat light just starts to barely blink. (We are not going to be doing much compression, but after we walk through things go for it!) There are only slight differences in their initial settings-the channel input is slightly hotter than the buss, and the compression settings differ. The CHANNEL preset is for individual channels. The BUSS preset is for the mix buss, or any other busses. These two presets are using the Fatso to mimic a channel/bus on a console. Some of the settings are to add analogue vibe and coloration, and don’t need tweaks during mixing, so other than on the mix buss most of them work well for tracking. I personally like to use them when I record if possible, and then I don’t need to have a bunch of plugins active when I mix.
Important tip: These presets are for some of UA’s most processor intensive plugins. Keep it reasonably close to that for the presets to give you the optimum (and expected) performance. Important tip: Penny presets are calibrated for an input signal level of -18dbfs RMS. I hope you enjoy and they help you make even better music!
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As always, feel free to experiment, the instructions are based on my own workflow and “ear”. They can be used as starting points for your own mix, or as a way of learning more about each plugin. These presets for UAD plugins come with helpful explanations and instructions.