Mixing With Saturation – Why You Need It

Saturation is an amazing technique that can bring life, vibe and energy to your mixes and production. In this video I explain what it is and how to get started using it by sharing some free plugins / vsts. Saturation is a huge topic but hopefully this video sets you in the right direction :) While some of the examples here used heavily driven tape and tube saturation, often a subtle amount is all you need and you’ll soon start getting a good ear for how much is enough. Don’t forget to explore the other forms of saturation too! Free saturation plugins I use – Saturation Knob – https://goo.gl/zcStnR Headcrusher Free – http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?plugin=HeadCrusher_Free&id=2112 Ferric TDS – https://goo.gl/s75Cqz Paid plugins- Slate Digital Virtual Tube Collection (I love the slate plugins but I’m not sponsored by the company, I’m a full paying customer sharing my experiences) Gain Staging video I mentioned – https://youtu.be/pinNLBnBRe8 I’d like to thank the channel patrons for helping fund my new video lights. The videos are a lot easier to film and edit and look a lot more natural now. Thank you for the continued support ▶ Support the channel and get early access to these videos https://www.patreon.com/inthemix ▶Channel Patrons – Kristopher Gage Andrew Glenny Craig Taylor Clint Hughes Dewayne Jackson Jack Austin Laurent Paret Alex Bella Kevyn Cooling Jonathan Bjornson Louis Jans Salahadin Luchito Gabriel Michael Adams Kirk Larent ▶GEAR These links are the cheapest prices I can find. If you order using them, I will get a small commission to help fund new equipment for the channel :) Thank you DAW (FL Studio 12) USA – http://amzn.to/2rpj1Dd UK – http://amzn.to/2mzHeSn Microphone USA – http://amzn.to/2mMCzf7 UK – http://amzn.to/2Dep0z6 Midi Keyboard USA – http://amzn.to/2DMRjTg UK – http://amzn.to/2AXpxQK Our A Speakers USA – http://amzn.to/2DILshD UK -http://amzn.to/2mu0D63 Our B Speakers USA – https://amzn.to/2tLLuBB UK – https://amzn.to/2KDNQc6 Audio Interface USA -https://amzn.to/2NhQJkQ UK – https://amzn.to/2KEp92s Best Headphones USA -http://amzn.to/2Dhkgpr UK – http://amzn.to/2mtDAbB Headphone Amp USA – http://amzn.to/2DpX23M UK – http://amzn.to/2D78HVD Computer Monitor http://amzn.to/2mAAWBM ▶Channel Designer – https://www.instagram.com/vivalucci ▶Instagram: @michael.inthemix ▶Mixing/Mastering services – email ‘inthemixmaster@gmail.com’ ▶Spotify : https://goo.gl/jxbhzY