{"id":1630,"date":"2019-01-24T11:14:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T17:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thestudiolounge.com\/?p=1630"},"modified":"2019-01-24T11:57:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T17:57:55","slug":"waves-chris-lord-alge-team-up-for-cla-mix-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestudiolounge.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/24\/waves-chris-lord-alge-team-up-for-cla-mix-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Waves & Chris Lord-Alge team up for CLA Mix Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first plugin of its kind, CLA MixHub captures the smooth console workflow and rich analog sound of legendary mixer Chris Lord-Alge. Mix up to 64 tracks \u2013 all from the same plugin window \u2013 using channel strips modeled from CLA\u2019s personal console. Mix musically, within the context of a song, as swiftly and effortlessly as your ideas come.<\/b><\/p>\n

Plugins normally work on only one channel at a time. CLA MixHub is the first plugin to work in buckets<\/i> \u2013 groupings of up to 8 channels, in up to 8 buckets in total. In other words, you can mix up to 64 channels from one CLA MixHub plugin window. By mixing tracks side by side in the MixHub\u2019s buckets, you\u2019ll gain a mixing perspective that lets you immediately hear how one track\u2019s processing affects others within a song.<\/p>\n

The Sound<\/b>
\nThe channel strips are meticulously modeled from the ground up with the latest technology, directly from Grammy-winning mix legend Chris Lord-Alge\u2019s personal console \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

The Workflow<\/b>
\nOnce 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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s processing chain.<\/p>\n

Each channel consists of 5 sections: input, dynamics, EQ, output, and an insert point. Each processing module can be expanded to reveal additional functionality.<\/p>\n

\"\"Input Section<\/b>
\nThe input section handles high- and low-pass filtering and switchable harmonic distortion. The \u201cline\u201d control models the line amp in Chris\u2019s console, adding light saturation. For more extreme drive, kick in the mic pre. This, in effect, is like running a line-level signal through the console\u2019s microphone preamp.<\/p>\n

Dynamics<\/b>
\nThe dynamics section includes two flavors of compression: the console\u2019s built-in compressor, as well as Chris\u2019s favored \u201cBluey\u201d compressor. Also included: a gate, expander and ducker with a \u201chold\u201d control and flexible sidechain options for shaping a sound\u2019s envelope \u2013 as Chris calls it, it\u2019s a \u2018super-gate.\u2019<\/p>\n

EQ<\/b>
\nThe EQ section includes 4 bands of parametric EQ, from wide bells to narrow boost and cuts, loaded with the console\u2019s original ballistics and Q characteristics.<\/p>\n

Output<\/b>
\nThe output section includes a VU meter and plasma-style PPM meter, plus a stereo imaging control and an output fader.
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Insert Point<\/b>
\nIn CLA MixHub\u2019s channel view, the insert point can be used for adding an additional Waves plugin to your MixHub\u2019s chain, making it a one-stop solution for your entire mix.<\/p>\n

Chris Lord-Alge on CLA MixHub:<\/b>
\n\u201cMixing in buckets means the world to me. It\u2019s one of the secrets to my success and to my fast-paced, decisive mixing. By creating this plugin, I\u2019m 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.\u201d<\/p>\n