Go-to Settings for WA76 and TB12

[Jacob RichterParticipant]

Hello,

i've reading that some folks of you have the warm audio tb12 and wa76 like me. Could you gave some goto settings for female voice and acoustic guitar? especially for voice i feel the tb12 adds a little grittiness i don't know if i like it. And for the WA76 i'm honestly don't know really to set it...just do it by trial and error. Most time the voice is compressed to high.

thx

[Warren HuartKeymaster]

Hi Jacob, I don't know the Warm TB12, but I usually have around 20-30 db of gain on my mic pre for a vocal with most condenser mics, then adjust from there. As far as an 1176 clone, such as the Warm, I personally always use the fastest release time and then adjust my attack time accordingly. A ratio of 3:1 is pretty normal for me if the 1176 is the only compressor in the chain. However if I'm using two compressors then I might use the 1176 second and use it just to catch excessive peaks with a ratio of 20:1 if the singer is a screamer! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[Jacob RichterParticipant]

Thx Warren for your opinion. I found a nice setting with slow attack and fast release for a quite female vocal voice. I use the WA76 as first compressor for peak reduction and after that ITB the MJUC for little coloration and last subtile compression.
Just finished a song with your help and i feel for me i learn alot and my mixes sound more present.

[clancychrisParticipant]

Hey! For the Tone Beast I tend to bypass the tone and output transformer, have the capacitors on Vintage. I try and leave the gain around half and set the output accordingly. On vocals I really don't like the TB12 as it adds a lot of high mid resonance and siblance somehow. I just bought a Goldenage Pre-73 MKIII for vocals and it's absolutely incredible!

With the Tonebeast I try and keep it as transparent as possible as it can be quite a clear sounding preamp

[Jacob RichterParticipant]

thx for ysou're advice clancy!

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