How to Create an Analog Studio in Your DAW

This is a really cool and helpful video. I generally follow these rules but a few details really helped my workflow. Inspired me to set up API, Neve tests this way, and a and b-ing tracks recorded through them. Thanks y'all

Can you share the name of the track and artist? This song is honestly amazing.

You can also add bus processing to your effects sends that will help things

NO! Analog=the band is present. Digital=the band is NOT present...

Just compare analog gear overdrive and digital overdrive)) that's why at this moment we can't achieve analog effect in the box)) and it's sad.

So when I start the gain staging is the fader at 0.0? Or do I do a mix of it before gain staging then start gain staging?

What are alternatives to the VMR (Virtual Console Channel)? I have NoiseAsh Console EQ plug ins. how do i dial those in like this video since these plugins have an EQ on them already while the VCC doesnt have?

So this is just using UAD plugins right?

Thanks! Very helpful video! How did you record the tracks? Analog or digital? I'm about to start my analog era 📻

Wonderful❤

Universal audio LUNA DAW , and you have it all .

Awesome

This is awesomely cool

Amazing info brother! I added these techniques to what I’m doing, the results are on another level!!!

Thanks!

You can not ‘emulate’ all aspects of any gear. And likely more important is recording REAL instruments in a Great sounding room. Ain’t gonna happen in an 8 x 10 bedroom with an 8’. ceiling.

Next I wanna learn how to drive a real car in my Gameboy

Thank you 🙏🏾

Baking it in could cause big probs, all that build up of harmonics, bringing them in and summing, already cooked in. Not hearing how harmonics react across the mix as they sum together while the mix builds is a potential for disaster....good luck you will need it.

Im just curious...where in this chain do you place bus compression /eq / limiting etc

All saturation plugins are STILL DIGITAL.

My ear wants his vocals on the mic to be clearer and more audible. Other than that it sounds pretty solid.

For anyone rreading this now - there's TONS of FREE plugins from Analog Obsession that emulate lots of old school analog gear. Perfect for doing this without spending a penny.

The before/after on my Lenovo tablet is inconsequential. Or to be more accurate...zero.

use plug ins you can oversample... i hear aliasing disharmonics

I tried to download your cheat sheet collection by clicking on the link you provided , but it took me to a marketing video selling a mastering course.

Can i find the song you did on spotify?

bro thanks this was an awesome techniqe

You forgot about crosstalk between channels on a mixer.

Can anyone recommend any free alternatives to any of these emulations?

Hi there, great video. Would all this processing get done after EQ, compression, effects, etc. Also, this seems to be for live recorded instruments. Would all this still apply for ready to use samples and modern VST synths? I always get confused if I should be doing this process on already processed production ready samples. Thanks in advance.

Wow just imagine if you have 50+ tracks and you have to repeat this process 50 times 😵🤯
I guess I will have to try it

Excellent presentation, FINALLY someone who 'gets' it !
What you didn't mention was the inclusion of a spectrum analyzer to track the buildup of thermal noise and harmonics.
That buildup adds a lot of character to the analogue signal.
I created a 6SN7GT tube plugin with correct harmonics AND thermal noise.
I add one in each preamp input, just like nature intended.
To really get the correct emulation, you can drive every piece of outboard gear with such a tube since all the old gear was tube driven or transistor driven.
Transistors have a 'colder' sound though, and I haven't bothered to emulate one for that reason.
Transformers were used extensively in the vintage gear and their phase shift adds to the overall effect.
Every preamp should include input AND output transformers, as should busses, etc.
Tape machines back in the day ran with a -70 dB noise floor, and that added to the overall effect.
Once again, a spectrum analyzer would bear this out.
It would be interesting to see if these commercial plugins live up to their promise, and a spectrum analyzer would gear that out.
Thank you for posting this video, you really got it right.
Bill P.

The analogue/tape/warmth craze is a fashion. I think there's a good chance that in the future a return to high fidelity will re-emerge. I'm old enough to remember when a desire for more accurate, higher dynamic range, crisper sounding recordings was sought after. Vinyl and cassete tape were seen as poor media for achieving this. I like a bit of lofi and so-called warmth but it's totally unsuitable for some styles of music.

What if I don’t have the $180-$200 to spend on the neev 1073 ? What can I use?

mind blowing

That's a great tutorial! I have just one question that might sound stupid, but at which stage do you EQ your tracks and adjust the volumes? Before adding those plugins, or once you've put the plugins and bounced every track?

One question: Can you do the first 4 stages in groups of instruments instead of one by 1?

Bro I will pay you when I get a bit of money . You're giving so many free infos , THANK YOU!

sounds good...I have a better idea u can buy a tc electronic Konekt 48. 350$ as a interface and real analog converter and buy a sound craft k2 24 channel 399$ then u have great analog sound and you can mix faster than DAW and 800$ plugins

All y'all should check out Harrison Mixbus. This daw has built in mixboard on every channel + tape on each bus. Masterbus has a tape too.

Two critical differences between analogue and digital, analogue creates beautiful harmonics whilst digital can create disgustingly sounding aliasing when used incorrectly !! Us old gits know the sound we are after we understand and recognise the differences, digital can deliver but it takes work and understanding its not available straight out the box. Whilst digital can be crystal clean it can also sound unnatural and harsh, NillerVision is spot on in his comment which is why its so important to train your ears

I use hardware to track, and then plugins to mix. When you track through a great mic preamp and a few nice compressors you have the warmth and or the grit you need already just from using hardware. There's nothing that compares with tracking through hardware.

And if you don't have them expensive plugins? What are the alternative plugins logic stock?

Great video and tips.
Sadly it demands a lot of money and CPU to get the best analog emulation...
But the results seem to be really cool...

Or just buy analog tape send it to your daw not this plug in crapshoot bake in

This video changed my whole approach to recording! So amazing! A huge thanks to you!

What is an alternative to the Uad Oxford tracking tape ?

Listening without watching, it sounds like you're adding really nice light compression with each plug-in. Good stuff