Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
What do you do if your plugins don't have a Dry/Wet Knob? In this video I'm going do a deep dive into how to set up aux tracks and do parallel processing.
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Here's my friend Chris on how to do Parallel Processing in Cubase: youtu.be/dY3jgWxbWwM
Here's my friend Colt who has a great video on Parallel Processing: youtu.be/PWxcNeLHeiU
0:00 Intro
0:58 How and Why You Need This
2:53 Aux Tracks and Layers
04:05 Audio Demo - Unprocessed Drums
04:50 Saturation Layer
05:56 Faders vs Send Knobs - Same Thing!
07:39 Difference from Splitter Technique
08:31 Sending the Same Mix to Effects
10:13 Post/Pre Fader Examples
11:10 Avoiding Too Much Low End Saturation
12:22 Audio Demo - Saturation on Drums Arouser LT and Big Freq
14:21 Using a Control Surface for Mixing Control
15:08 Compression Layer Explained
16:26 Audio Demo - Compression Layer Arouser LT
17:18 Advanced Technique
18:57 Audio Demo - Transient Shaping
19:58 Why a Polarity Flip Shapes the Sound
21:00 Final Thoughts on Drum Mixing
What do you do if your plugins don't have a Dry/Wet Knob? In this video I'm going do a deep dive into how to set up aux tracks and do parallel processing.
Free Download for All 8 Years of CSL Downloads and PDF guides: creativesoundlab.tv/alldownloads
Disclaimer: I do not have to buy many of the products I feature on the show, and I get to retain them. When I started making videos, I didn't even have a matching pair of LDCs, and partnerships with gear companies help me make better videos. Therefore, I'm may indicate with YouTube that this video is "Paid Promotion" as a technicality. Please know that my opinions are my own, and I never feature gear that I think is bad, or I can't stand behind the quality of.
Here’s other ways you can connect with me:
Discord - Hang out with me and hundreds of other studio guys on my DISCORD server at discord.gg/Qt7RNF3Gek
Twitch - Subscribe to my TWITCH stream for LIVE audio experiments at twitch.tv/creativesoundlab
Instagram - Come join me on INSTAGRAM for daily polls on video topics, behind the scene videos, and more at instagram.com/creative_sound_lab
Courses and CSL Academy: creativesoundlab.tv
Patreon: patreon.com/creativesoundlab
Discord Community: discord.gg/Qt7RNF3Gek
Instagram: instagram.com/creative_sound_lab
Twitch Live Streams: twitch.tv/creativesoundlab
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/user-242540587
Here's my friend Chris on how to do Parallel Processing in Cubase: youtu.be/dY3jgWxbWwM
Here's my friend Colt who has a great video on Parallel Processing: youtu.be/PWxcNeLHeiU
0:00 Intro
0:58 How and Why You Need This
2:53 Aux Tracks and Layers
04:05 Audio Demo - Unprocessed Drums
04:50 Saturation Layer
05:56 Faders vs Send Knobs - Same Thing!
07:39 Difference from Splitter Technique
08:31 Sending the Same Mix to Effects
10:13 Post/Pre Fader Examples
11:10 Avoiding Too Much Low End Saturation
12:22 Audio Demo - Saturation on Drums Arouser LT and Big Freq
14:21 Using a Control Surface for Mixing Control
15:08 Compression Layer Explained
16:26 Audio Demo - Compression Layer Arouser LT
17:18 Advanced Technique
18:57 Audio Demo - Transient Shaping
19:58 Why a Polarity Flip Shapes the Sound
21:00 Final Thoughts on Drum Mixing
