9 Ways You Could Be Using Your Plugins WRONG

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Level-up your mixing techniques with the plugins you already have. Watch as we highlight 9 ways you could be using plugins wrong, and how to fix them.

0:00 Introduction
1:05 #1 Neglecting your plugin’s input meters
3:02 #2 Neglecting your plugin's output meters and level control
5:12 #3 Pointless plugin duplicates
7:01 #4 Mixing with your eyes
7:46 #5 Working with one plugin open at a time
8:25 #6 Never using A/B compare
9:36 #7 Using complicated plugins over easier alternatives
10:17 #8 Not manipulating automation within the plugin

Waves Plugins used in this tutorial:
H-Delay https://www.waves.com/plugins/h-delay...
H-Comp https://www.waves.com/plugins/h-comp-...
CLA Mixdown https://www.waves.com/plugins/cla-mix...
H-EQ https://www.waves.com/plugins/h-eq-hy...
CLA-2A https://www.waves.com/plugins/cla-2a-...
R-Comp https://www.waves.com/plugins/renaiss...
Vitamin https://www.waves.com/plugins/vitamin
H-Reverb https://www.waves.com/plugins/h-rever...
F6 https://www.waves.com/plugins/f6-floa...
L2 https://www.waves.com/plugins/l2-ultr...
SSL EV2 https://www.waves.com/plugins/ssl-ev2...
Scheps Omni Channel https://www.waves.com/plugins/scheps-...
PuigTec EQ https://www.waves.com/plugins/puigtec...
DeEsser https://www.waves.com/plugins/deesser
CLA Epic https://www.waves.com/plugins/cla-epic
R-EQ https://www.waves.com/plugins/renaiss...
L3 Ultramaximizer https://www.waves.com/plugins/l3-ultr...

The points featured in this video are not exclusive to mixing with Waves plugins. These tips are universal and are indented to help anyone producing music, at any skill level, within any DAW using whatever plugins they choose.

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