Melda Plugins @ jrrshop Half Price

Grem
I had two melda plugs in my cart the other day. Right before I hit place order I decided I had enough already, and didn't order.

After reading the updates to this thread (Larry and Bit's discussion) I decided one more wouldn't hurt!

Bit the bullet and got the mAutoDynamic.

bitflipper
I recommend using MAutoDynamicEQ as an adviser rather than as an assistant. That is, let it make its EQ suggestions, but rather than implementing those changes at the master bus, go into the mix and make adjustments there instead.
 
Here's a quick step-by-step for comparing your mix to a commercial reference.
 
 
1. Import the reference into a new audio track in your project and insert MAutoDynamicEQ into its fx bin.
2. Click on the enable button to the far right of the "Automatic equalizer" panel to display its buttons
3. Play back the reference and click on the "Analyze source" button. You'll typically only need a few seconds of it. Click the "Analyze source" button again to stop sampling.
4. Drag the same instance of MAutoDynamicEQ out of the reference's fx bin and onto to the master bus
5. Play back your song and click the "Analyze target" button. Again, you typically only need a few seconds. Click "Analyze target again" to stop sampling.
6. Click on the "Equalize" button
 
At this point you can either leave the suggested EQ curve in place and let the plugin do the spectrum matching, or you can bypass the plugin, go back into your mix and figure what to EQ/cut/boost in the mix to effect the same change.
 
Tip: I don't always like what MAutoDynamicEQ suggest for the extreme low end. Sometimes it'll recommend absurd amounts of gain. But it's easy enough to moderate or ignore any of its suggestions. If it suggests a huge reduction in the low end, you can probably take that at face value as an indication that you've got too much bass in your mix.
 

Chandler
I love Melda plugins. When does the sale end. I want to puck up the vocoder and the rhymicizer.

Chandler
I love Melda plugins. When does the sale end. I want to puck up the vocoder and the rhymicizer.

robbyk

Crowned One
Many of the Melda plugins are now on the www.jrrshop.com and many are $39 dollars

Just under the wire, I got the MAutoVolume for $39.
 
I was going to upgrade to X3 and get the VocalRider (full featured) but in absence of that, this seemed sensical since most of my work involves female vocalists, some of whom get pretty aggressive in the chorus and such - I spend a LOT of time on vocal automation and I'm probably not that good on it, at least not like bitflipper ( I have never drawn an automation curve for a reverb bus) :)
 
We'll see, it's going to be fun!