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The slap delay module comes with delay time, feedback, and modulation controls.īased on the video series from CLA that Waves has been dribbling out the last few weeks, called Mixing with Depth, showing CLA’s delay and reverb process, the slap delay would be modeled on the Marshall AR-300 Tape Eliminator and the reverb would be modeled on the Lexicon 480L. The plate reverb module features adjustable pre-delay and reverb time settings. This is a technique that Chris Lord-Alge often uses to achieve his signature lead vocal tone.Īdditional fine-tuning controls are available for both effects. The user can easily adjust the intensity of the reverb and slapback delay effects using the main fader controls.Īs for the routing, the delay and reverb can work in parallel or with the delay signal feeding the reverb as a send effect. The plugin combines Chris Lord-Alge’s two favorite delay and reverb hardware units, with the main focus on lead vocal mixing. It will be registered permanently in your Waves account. Sign up today (Black Friday) to get CLA EchoSphere for free.
The plugin was designed by Chris Lord-Alge, and it’s released by Waves Audio. By creating this plugin, I?m able to give others access to that same quick workflow in a plugin, pushing the envelope of in-the-box mixing to the next, CLA-approved level.See also: Top 100 Black Friday 2020 Deals (For Music Producers)ĬLA EchoSphere is a slap delay and plate reverb effect designed for mixing lead vocals. It?s one of the secrets to my success and to my fast-paced, decisive mixing.
?Mixing in buckets means the world to me. In CLA MixHub?s channel view, the insert point can be used for adding an additional Waves plugin to your MixHub?s chain, making it a one-stop solution for your entire mix.
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The output section includes a VU meter and plasma-style PPM meter, plus a stereo imaging control and an output fader. The EQ section includes 4 bands of parametric EQ, from wide bells to narrow boost and cuts, loaded with the console?s original ballistics and Q characteristics. Also included: a gate, expander and ducker with a ?hold? control and flexible sidechain options for shaping a sound?s envelope ? as Chris calls it, it?s a ?super-gate.?
The dynamics section includes two flavors of compression: the console?s built-in compressor, as well as Chris?s favored ?Bluey? compressor. This, in effect, is like running a line-level signal through the console?s microphone preamp. For more extreme drive, kick in the mic pre. The ?line? control models the line amp in Chris?s console, adding light saturation. The input section handles high- and low-pass filtering and switchable harmonic distortion. Each processing module can be expanded to reveal additional functionality. While mixing, you can flip between two plugin view modes: Bucket View, with control of up to 8 channels at a time, or Channel View, focusing on a single channel?s processing chain.Įach channel consists of 5 sections: input, dynamics, EQ, output, and an insert point.
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Once CLA MixHub is inserted on the channels in your mix, you can assign your tracks to buckets and begin making adjustments on the fly: mixing dynamics, EQ, saturation and more at a free-flowing pace without needing to switch plugin windows in your DAW. The channel strips are meticulously modeled from the ground up with the latest technology, directly from Grammy-winning mix legend Chris Lord-Alge?s personal console ? the console that Chris has used to mix a huge number of hits, from Green Day, Muse and Sugarland to Keith Urban and many more. By mixing tracks side by side in the MixHub?s buckets, you?ll gain a mixing perspective that lets you immediately hear how one track?s processing affects others within a song. In other words, you can mix up to 64 channels from one CLA MixHub plugin window. CLA MixHub is the first plugin to work in buckets ? groupings of up to 8 channels, in up to 8 buckets in total. Plugins normally work on only one channel at a time. Mix musically, within the context of a song, as swiftly and effortlessly as your ideas come. Mix up to 64 tracks ? all from the same plugin window ? using channel strips modeled from CLA?s personal console. The first plugin of its kind, CLA MixHub captures the smooth console workflow and rich analog sound of legendary mixer Chris Lord-Alge.