Topic: Mixing drums inside SD rather than in host DAW

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Replied February 18, 2020 at 00:01 #2540430

Bear-Faced Cow
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The old saying goes: if it hurts, then you are doing it wrong.

Mixing is indeed a balance of all instruments, as well as the arrangement of them. It’s a craft that requires a lot of time and practice to start, in order to get a decent sounding mix.

It doesn’t really matter if you are using the plug-ins within SD3 or in Logic, as long as what you are using works in the overall context of the song. Some songs I mix use SD3’s plug-ins, and some use various third-party plug-ins, while others use a combination of both. It’s the song that matters.

jord

Jordan L. Chilcott

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Replied February 18, 2020 at 06:15 #2540485

basshole1979
Participant

Thanks. I just didn’t know if most folks actually used the stuff built into SD or not.

Replied February 18, 2020 at 08:45 #2540497

John
Moderator

Personally I tend to use the internal processing with just a peak limiter on the outputs in my DAW while composing, when I’m ready, I may split up things more and separately route individual instruments to their own channels in my DAW.
Alternatively, I use the internal Bounce to get rendered audio files.
Don’t forget you actually can use e.g. a Reverb from your DAW via Sends in the SD3 mixer; just set up a Send that routes directly to a separate output to your DAW. On that track (in PT I use an Aux Track) you insert the Reverb and set it 100% wet.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

Replied February 18, 2020 at 09:57 #2540508

basshole1979
Participant

Got it (sort of). The routing stuff can get real confusing real fast so the idea of routing into the SD mixer is a new concept for me but good to know…I was thinking of it as an isolated thing…a program within your DAW, if you will.

Replied February 18, 2020 at 10:40 #2540511

John
Moderator

Sorry if I confuse you, I didn’t mean to imply that you can get sound from your DAW into the SD3 mixer but rather that a Send on a channel in the SD3 mixer can be used for sending to (e.g.) a Reverb in your DAW mixer. It isn’t possible to get the sound back into the SD3 mixer.
This can be used for other stuff than a Reverb; a Delay or parallell processing, etc.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

Replied February 18, 2020 at 12:06 #2540520

basshole1979
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My mistake. I probably misread. Either way, good to know.
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Mixing drums inside SD rather than in host DAW

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