Craig Anderton
Well-known member
- Genre
- Rock
- Instruments
- Cherry Audio Dreamsynth, Polymode, Miniverse
PreSonus Mai Tai (it's underrated IMHO)
Korg Triton (bells)
Kontakt 8 (choir)
Drums (Chris McHugh loop library)
TW816x (Gibson Les Paul bass samples)
Fender Telecaster Player
Gibson J45 Acoustic Guitar
Microphone (UA DLX modeling mic)
- Effects
- Presonus Pro EQ (lots!), Limiter, X-Trem, RedLightDist. Room Reverb, Chorus
Electro-Harmonix Ravish Sitar
Waves RVox, CLA-76 (drums), SoundShifter (drums), CLA Vocals (acoustic guitar)
Helix Native
Rare Signals Transatlantic Reverb
Mastering chain: Pro EQ + Waves Curves Equator + Waves L3-16 (LUFS -12.5, LRA 6.9, True Peak -1.0)
- Special techniques
- (Page numbers refer to tips in The Huge Book of Studio One Tips and Tricks v2.2)
Superior Stretching Fidelity with Acoustic Drum Loops (page 616)
All vocals "Enhance Solo Vocals" preset (page 533)
All Vocals "Better Vocals with Phrase Normalization and Gain Envelopes" (page 513)
Impart Motion to Percussion Parts for Better Mixes (page 576, used mostly on the rises and background pulses)
Tele, J45, Ravish Sitar "Sweeten Amp Sims with Equalization" (page 420)
Bass "Make Bass Pop in Your Mix" (page 485)
Extensive gain staging due to so many tracks (blog post: https://www.presonus.com/blogs/home/gain-staging-part-2-optimizing-levels)
- Released when
- January 1, 2026
I wanted to post a video to start off 2026, and...well, you'll figure out why I wanted to post this one. Sometimes the world can get you down, but it's better to look ahead! I hope everyone has a happy, healthy, prosperous, and loving 2026.
