One of the tricks that every pro mixing engineer uses when kicking in a chorus, is to turn the whole thing up. On most pro mixing formats whether it is a Pro Tools system or a SSL console, the use of a VCA group that bumps up the instruments in a chorus is employed often. This VCA group will move these instruments levels up a db or even half a db to give the chorus a little extra kick. You can also do this trick in the reverse order (just like we discussed below) and lower the verse as a whole.
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One of the tricks that every pro mixing engineer uses when kicking in a chorus, is to turn the whole thing up. On most pro mixing formats whether it is a Pro Tools system or a SSL console, the use of a VCA group that bumps up the instruments in a chorus is employed often. This VCA group will move these instruments levels up a db or even half a db to give the chorus a little extra kick. You can also do this trick in the reverse order (just like we discussed below) and lower the verse as a whole.
One of the tricks that every pro mixing engineer uses when kicking in a chorus, is to turn the whole thing up. On most pro mixing formats whether it is a Pro Tools system or a SSL console, the use of a VCA group that bumps up the instruments in a chorus is employed often. This VCA group will move these instruments levels up a db or even half a db to give the chorus a little extra kick. You can also do this trick in the reverse order (just like we discussed below) and lower the verse as a whole.
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