Analog feel to digital mixes

I usually concentrate on making the digital mix as nice as possible. If I want to warm it up, I will add a track of vinyl noise from my turntable... It works by 'dirtying' the background some... try it - if you don't have a a turntable then you can get a sample from anywhere (keyboard, download, etc.)

Though I can't afford the plug-ins, the pros seem to use ANALOG emulators to emulate tape/tube/etc to "WARM UP A MIX" These are plug-ins like DaD Valve, and DaD Tape by DUY. Personally I will take my mix, run it through a CLEAN TUBE preamp, and record the final stereo track with the preamp's output.

Of course, nothing beats hitting tape and flying into PT, or routing your siganal through a great tube preamp, (both of which I've done plenty of) however, Antares makes a GREAT plugin called "Tube" that's an analog tube simulator. I've been using it a lot lately, both on individual tracks, and in small doses on my master fader. It can really help to add analog type "warmth" to digital tracks. Bets of all, it's only $99, which is a killer price of an RTAS plug-in. You can download the 10 day fully functional demo at Hope this helps!

I'll 2nd Jackson on the Antares Tube. I've used it on several tracks as well as the final output on a couple of sessions. I had vocal tracks that needed some warmth so I inserted the Tube as the 1st insert in those tracks, made a big difference. Cheers, Toby

the Antares TUBE is great! with the double option of blue and red tube...there is another plug called: Mic modeler, again from Antares, they include tube mics in the list...you can check that too...

Thanx fellas I'll check the Anteras tube out soon.It will be a great experiment when I get my song to a certain point. I need to learn more about outboard equipment and how to route signal in and out. Bussing and sending and returning and connecting is still new to me in sooo many ways. Thanx again folks. DJ