Streaky Runs Through How He Uses the Creme
- 26.09.2020
- Victor Weiss
- Creme
- Tutorial
Streaky runs through how he uses the Creme to add finishing touches to a nice Drum'n Bass track as an audio example.
The Video: Streaky Masters Drum'n'Bass with the Creme
What the Creme Is – and Why It Sits on the Mix Bus
The Creme is our bus compressor and mastering equalizer: a passive Pultec-style EQ and an SSL-style VCA bus compressor in one 2U unit. The order is switchable – EQ before the compressor or compressor before the EQ. On the mix bus, the compressor does what made the SSL-style bus compressor a standard: it pulls the separate parts into one whole, almost inaudibly at a 1.5:1 ratio, with a rhythmic signature of its own at higher ratios and faster timing. The EQ offers a bass boost between 20 and 200 Hz and a high boost between 10 and 24 kHz, each 0–5 dB, every value on a rotary switch. That's exactly why the Creme is so easy to recall: there are no knobs you can only set approximately.
Less Is More – What That Means on the Creme
Streaky's approach suits the way the Creme is built: the compression is harmonic in nature and stays transparent even when it works hard, and the loss of high frequencies that compression usually brings simply doesn't happen here. So instead of dialing in a lot, a few dB of compression at a low ratio and a gentle high and bass boost are often enough. And because every value is switched, exactly what Streaky sets in the video can be recalled precisely. For orientation, these are the values the Creme lets you choose from: attack 0.1 to 30 ms, release 100 ms to 1.2 s plus Auto and "Cream", ratio 1.5 / 2 / 4 / 10, side-chain low-cut at 60 or 120 Hz. Streaky is a mastering engineer who offers his own online courses on mixing and mastering – his website is linked below.
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Streaky's Homepage: https://streaky.com/
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