#Mixing with uad plugins manual#

Universal Audio (UAD) plugins are also generally calibrated at -18dBFS but a quick flip through their manual reveals some are not.

They also suggest that working in this sweet spot range may take some getting used too but will most likely yield the better results. In their manual for the V-Series Compressor (which is based on the venerable Neve 2254 Compressor) Waves advise that the sweet spot range is actually somewhere between -22 to -17dBFS. You seeвЂ¦-18dBFS (RMS) can get you a lot of mileage. Slate DigitalвЂ™s Virtual Console Collection and Virtual Tape Machine plugins are also aligned to -18dBFS (RMS). However some plugins have been calibrated with slightly different sweet spots depending on the actual gear they were modeled on.ДЇor example, WavesвЂ™ SSL Channel is aligned to -18dBFS (RMS) as is their CLA-2A, CLA-76, and Kramer Pie Compressor plugins. The sweet spot for most plugins is around -18dBFS (RMS). The truth is while around -18dBFS (RMS) generally works as the sweet spot when recording and mixing ITB there a some exceptions. Once you know the sweet spot for one you would automatically know the sweet spot for the rest. In a simple world all analog gear (think recording consoles, compressors, EQs, etc) would be calibrated to operate at the same level they would all have the same sweet spot вЂ“ 0dBVU or approximately -18dBFS. You see now you know that approximately -18dBFS (RMS) is the Magic Number when working ITB and have had it tattooed on your neck, back and forearm, I have a little confession to make: the reality is a little more complicated! HereвЂ™s why. Before we continue I feel the overwhelming need to let you in on a secret.