Mastering with Elektron’s Analog Heat
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- In this video I explore using an Elektron Analog Heat MKII as a mastering device. Utilising Elektron’s Overbridge software, I demonstrate how you can insert an instance of Analog Heat as a plug in at the front of a processing chain. The AH can provide some gritty attitude or used more subtly as an enhancer. Effective mastering can often benefit from a less is more approach and the Analog Heat allows for careful gain staging so that its effect is carefully applied and subtle. However if you want a more extreme approach, there is plenty of options here. This hardware unit is fabulous for making a lacklustre track sparkle and kick ass. I use it in conjunction with Izotope's industry standard Ozone which handles the heavy lifting of the mastering process allowing the Analog heat to give the song character.
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thanks for sharing all your valuable experience with us , Gaz. Thank you !!!
I just started using my Heat like this. I'm really happy with the character it adds! Thank you for posting this :)
Thanks for this Gaz. Great to see Analog Heat used for more subtle processing purposes.
Enjoyed the video (and the song). Look forward to the next one 👍
I was reading and thinking a lot about the Heat. This demonstration finally made me buy it! Just great, both the Heat and this video!
Brilliant video Gaz, keep up the great work!
I was thinking the same thing myself about the Analog Heat; something that would be loved by the master channel. 😍😍
very nicely demonstrated. Also did not know that the EQ-curves change with each saturation-mode. Very cool. Will definetely get the Heat sooner or later. Thank you.
Terrific video, Gaz. Been curious about it since you mentioned this process on Sonic Talk. Thank you.
Thanks for making this video, it's been very helpful learning the Heat.
Thanks for this video, you help me to understand how to work with my new Analog Heat
Currently, a production and engineering degree student and this was most informative for an assignment I have - also love your efforts on Sonicstate! Thx Gaz keep up the good work! Peace...Omar
Hey Gaz - really inspired by this potential. I have a Heat and have been driving synths and drums machines through it - much fun!
Duuuuude! Your my dude!
I'm delighted I found your channel. Thank you!
New subscriber! I'll be watching your stuff, thanks for doing what you do!
Gaz is really great. Love his videos and his demeanor. Oh yeah, check out loopop, too. If you're into that sort of thing (synths/hardware).
Great video , learned a lot here , thank you!
Great and inspirering info and music Gaz ... thanks..
just wanted to add, that it also does a fine bus like compression as well ..
I use these settings:
envelope follower in followe mode
destination set to wet level,
depth to -10
attack 25
release 35
input gain 20
trigger level 100
wet level 127
DryIwet 63
it offcause depends on all other levels as well..
Super informative and helpful... thanks!
that little black box sounds really nice,pretty pro
Great track. Can’t wait to hear album.
Great insight into mastering really, with or without an Analogue Heat. 🤠
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Awesome track l just ordered mine. Never even considered it for this use
I think it's a great asset for a small scale studio, where spicing up mostly in-the-box productions is a must. Would love an additional make-up gain knob, and from what I hear, a bit more headroom BUT I think it's a really great tool!
nice video, the Analog Heat is great for Mastering, i use on all my Masters.
That was fun! Tweaking the EQ & compression (for demonstration purposes) made for some interesting contrasts, but overall, the mix held together well..
Great video 🤙
Gaz your voice is gold!!!! and the song is really good too :)
Wanted to add one more comment thanking for the clever recommendation on such a budget option for the discerning bedroom producer. Toward the end, even on my phone, the eq brought that Rickenbacker to life!! (I would bet anything it's a ric!)
Anyway thanks for the brilliant idea!
I Scream for Ice Ring flipping heck! It is a Ric! Amazing how did you know?
@@GazWilliams Haha.. 1) I'm a bassist 2) a Yes fan 3) that's really how good that Heat is at teasing the character out.
This video is super important to me on how to get the best results on a budget and how tone sculpting is how you dail in the genre you're after, as I'm sure you know! So thanks again. Im so getting a Heat!
Great video, really want to hear the full song now! Cheers!
Wonderful, thank you. Nice psychedelia. Cheers
Thanks Gaz for the beautiful demonstration and your lovely vibes, i would definitely pick you if I were to chose a music production teacher :)))
Super kind thanks!
Thank you for the video!
Loved this
Nice to hear thanks!
Thanks for this video. I've been interested in this device specifically for finalizing. I use the Digitone's Master Page quite a bit for external sources so it seemed this would be logical to add to my chain.
wow your band sounds amazing!
Great video man! That Heat man ... I’d love something like that over here. Brilliant how the over bridge allows for plugin mode.
Analog Heat is brilliant, isn't it? I can see someone wanting to record through it, then master with it. 😍 I'm just wondering if one of them would be enough? 😂
Still no iOS support . Peace christo 🐕👽🎶🛸☮️
@@christoroppolo8742 iOS support arrives (Class compliant Device) now
That song is great :)
Seems to make it sound more interesting for sure.
Handsome Audio Zulu does wonderful things to a any full mix. I've always liked the Analogue Heat, two great units.
Great video Gaz! I’ve watched your beard grow for the past decade or two. Cheers!
The high and low boost de-emphasized the mid frequencies of the organ, which needs a little dip around 1khz or so.
Great mastering tool though. I'd definitely use it if I had it.
memespace I shall try that! Thanks for the forensics!
Also you can use Hornet Normaliser vst to o autogain(normalise) signal before going in to a.heat and after the a. heat in the chain to keep same loudness level automatically.
klonhead ah that sounds like a handy plug in
Came here for the analog heat
Left liking the song he played... and wanting the AH
Thanks, like I need more GAS! I have the issue of Circuit and MonoStation not feeling sound "sync" w the Elektron boxes....this seems like an option to make the Novation boxes audio fit more nicely with my Elektron Boxes. Great Job Gaz!
RUSTiK Inc ooh I have to say that the AH does a great job of adding texture to a sound that is perhaps a little smooth. I have used it extensively in mixing too where it can really make things either bed in or stand out. It’s such a versatile box I’m flummoxed why some people think it’s too expensive. It’s a comparative bargain compared to much outboard and that’s not taking in to account Overbridge.
@@GazWilliams Gaz, let me ask you, honestly....compared to the Octatrack? I guess I am on fence, get the heat and a mixer or Octatrack......also, have you used the drive pedal Elektron has out?
RUSTiK Inc the Heat and the Octatrack are so incomparable as they fulfill very different roles. The Octatrack is fantastic but very hard to learn whereas the AH is straightforward and gets instant great results. The Analog Drive is even more simple but is essentially a mono stomp box albeit with eight distortion flavours.
Nice to see you using it for this purpose. I mastered my new album with this magic device to tame occasional ISP and to enhance brightness. I gained an average of 1 DB of headroom, a touch of glue, nice stereo response and drums sound definitely punchier. Although the follow envelope is really interesting I preferred other devices for proper compression. This is a toy with unlimited applications and I'm glad to see other people starting notice it's potential. You can check how I used it on my album when it'll be released. Thank you and have fun with producshions 😜
Wow Kaze that some clever use of saturation. I usually use a true peak limiter for getting rid of the ISP (inter sample peaks) I'm really interested in using Analog Heat for mastering, but only for sheen never thought that I would get rid of ISP as well but it does make total sense.Thanks for the idea!
@@ModulerDrone Hi mate, yes I do the same with true peak limiters, as a matter of fact in the box I only limit 0,5 occasionally when those weird peaks occurs. But this Analog Heat became a must go now for me, I use it also during tracking as an insert or for mixing when I'm doing works for my clients . Glad to hear your are on the same boat, please let me know when you'll release new stuff :)
I can understand how people call things like korg volca a 'toy', but this is not one of those things.
Really though you’d surprise us there with a bit of spaced out Reggae number.. 🌈😎 ..I imagine the AH would be perfect for reggae music.
Nice video Gaz! Your beard is looking great.
Thats very nice music
Thank you!!!
"Volume always sounds good" are words that will stick with me. +1
If you only get 1 thing from this video, let it be @ 0:28 the Gaz "doo doo" sample! 💩 👊 You the man Gaz. You the man.
digitaljosh haha yikes I did indeed doo doo!
The "enhancement" setting seems like mixbus magic. I thought the saturation setting sounded a little bit more hollow. It just depends on the source material, but the enhancement setting for this track just works.
Interesting insights thanks Derek!
to bad you didn´t mention the dynamic functionallity. you can use the envelope follower to make everything danamic. all eq and saturration parameter...wet, drive and gain of course. massive mastering processor!
Dude I thought the analog heat was floating in mid air until I finally saw his hand appear in the shot.
I did too!!
Great video - so useful to me. Trying to master my own tracks better with the Heat. And how do we find a copy of your track, Gaz. It really grew on me during the vid 🙂
Great video!! Thanks... do you think the AH is also suited to use as a set and forget glueing tool for live use? I use a strymon deco for some tape saturation emulation on my mix buss, and it is quite nice! And shaves off about 2 db on a very moderate drive setting. I wonder how the AH would be for this purpose...
Thank you for this., came back to this one year later. I was wondering. I currently have a harware setup and the analog heat MK2 on my master. The heat does not have a compressor. So I was looking at something like the OTO BOUM. Does it make sense to add something like that? or should just the heat suffice?
Hey man! cool video thanks for info! Interested in getting one to stick at the end of my signal chain in a live scenario and hoping for some generic setting that will give me nice tonal character and loudness but I think I am being hopeful, any help appreciated!
Great tutorial, and excellent song. When's the album's estimated release date? My work day needs some more tunes.
Jason Thorpe woo keep an eye on this channel as there will be more stuff regarding the Rocketgoldstar release soon...
@@GazWilliams I'll look forward to it
@@GazWilliams any closer to releasing the track? The anticipation is palpable!
The beautiful Gaz. You’re welcome
Dara M haha!
I always balance out the volume with "preset volume" control so I can hear active/non active versiona at the same loudness
klonhead that’s a good strategy
I was about to say the same. I would have loved it had a dedicated knob on the side of the three others (Drive, Wet Lvl, Dry/Wet)
Free Mansel there is! On the amp page there is an overall level knob.
@@GazWilliams I meant a dedicated knob like the 3 others
The gain staging on this box is very flexible but you have to be aware of all the stages. Here is a link that shows them all: www.elektronauts.com/t/analog-heat-output-levels-low/49479/34?u=phil71
Says “the track I’m using for this demo is forth coming from my bands album” 😣🤦🏻♂️ *then plays great prog rock track **6:49* 😲😲 great video. Saturation sounds reminiscent of old desks 11:00 definitely going on the Gear To Buy list!
I love the song kind of 60ie spirit in there 👍. Where you put the Heat in the chain before or after Ozone ?
Instead of answering the question you got a like
nebstaism 😂yes. to sad he didn’t answer.
Any videos on the Oto boum?
I have a few hardware equipment like a Aira TR8, 303, Korg KP3, 2 Synths, and a MPC 1000. Which Elektron device would you recommend to pair with my setup? I am moving forward with a DAW setup to record and I will most likely channel my hardware for tracks. I don’t have an Audio Interface or any Midi connections. And I usually go from one instrument to another to track on my MPC. From the monomachine, to more recent projects like the digikat and Digitone, I am interested in getting something more modern and in date while prioritizing sound quality and workflow. I’m interested in having a synth sequencer and I will have time to invest in a machine and would just like to know which one will work best with my current setup to better shape my sound and for better future recording. Thanks!
Hey Gaz, did this song ever get released? Still waiting :D
LOVE U MAN YOU R A VERY WISE LEPRECHAUN/TINKERSMITH/DWARF HYBRID
Nace Kon wow you nailed my family heritage!
Gaz Williams Tell Uncle Gimli “Hello” from your CZcams friends
As a windows user, would I be able to use Analog Heat as a plugin in my DAW, but be able to use my own audio interface at the same time? (catchy track btw!)
Yes, not an issue.
Are the internal pair of DA-ADs good enough to use it on the master bus over USB?
gingabeard they sound very professional and I would certainly use it for high quality results. I guess it may be more of an issue downsampling from 96khz perhaps? I’ll have to try that. I have only worked at 44.1 and 48 with it so far.
another box that could do the job pretty well is the OTO machine Boum.
flol ok dude this is a solid argumentation.
Enjoying the track, Gaz! Very curious how the drums were mic'd.. but I don't expect an answer on all that ;)
All drums fully miced by Thighpaulsandra (look him up proper legend!) he used classic vintage mics like a D12 on kick, Sennheiser 421s on toms, Neumann U87s I think on overheads. Sm57 on snare. It was a while ago we recorded it so I may be a little wrong but something like that.
@@GazWilliams Thank you, Gaz! I will look him up, the whole thing sounds excellent.. Very gracious of you to reply, it made my day :)
Just wish there would be an iOS version of all the other computer plugins Daws and formats. It’s just a matter of coding. And all of us screaming at the manufacturer to fully support all mobile computers and platforms. Please like and share this comment! Great videos here always! Peace Christo 👽🐕🎶🛸☮️💀😉🙏🎤
Billy Connolly on heat
Interesting music Gaz! Did Elvis Costello produce that? 🤔👍
I Scream for Ice Ring cool! I love EC but hadn’t made a connection. I see where you are coming from!
AH is even useable as a Synth using your daw and the lfo in audio rate. Now trying to make a vactrol kind of LPG no succes yet. Tips are welkome :)
"It gets more dirtier as it goes around the clock", yep can confirm 🤣
I’m guessing you have to use a usb cable for the plug-in? I hate usb cables because they always produce a weird hi pitched ringing no matter what hardware usb device I use
mastering has a clear output target format. correct me if I missed that, but seems i heard no mention of this here.
the video is about fiddling about with signal processing. mastering is a specific discipline and not just 'buy this box mr. synth nerd and viola now you are mastering'
Hi Gaz Williams. I tried to contact Elektron but they don't give me an answer. The question is about gain staging.
It is normal that by using the rear analog L/R inputs (therefore without using overbridge) and by putting the analog heat in bypass (after having adjusted the input to the maximum possible volume), I have a signal in the DAW that reaches the maximum around at -23 dbfs? Even if I activate the analog heat and adjust the output with the level knob I can push the maximum around - 23 dbfs before activating the exclamation point on the output meters. Can't I get a stronger signal out?
If I push the signal more the exclamation points above the analog heat meters light up. Is it possible to increase the output signal without cutting anything?
The channel on my apollo x16 is set to +4 dBu and I have no low volume issues with any other external hardware I own to get at least -12 dbfs in my DAW. I just want to know if this is a normal feature of the analog heat fx or I have some problem. Thank you and congratulations for your great work!
Great video mate. do yo use it before the limiter or after?
djkymaera awesome question. Im curious as well
you always put the limiter at the end m8
djkymaera in my opinion any exciter device like the AH should be at the start of the chain. I always have the limiter/maximizer as the very last process.
@@GazWilliams yay
@@GazWilliams cheers mate :)
I just got a +fx. when I put it on my track it lower volume about -20db even it's bypassed. they say it's gain staging for headroom but it's very annoying. I can not compare A to B that is Gaz do the whole video because volume is not the same. If you want to get +fx you shoul consider it
When I use overbridge with mine, it alway either freezes or won't receive any audio from the DAW after a few seconds of working... Really bothering me as it seems to work fine for you.
Sorry if it’s obvious to mention but make sure that both the firmware and Overbridge are all fully up to date. It’s far more stable now than it’s ever been.
@@GazWilliams I know. I tried everything I could possibly think of. Updated all drivers if they weren't already, checked for different USB ports, unplugged other USB devices, switched to another DAW (Bitwig & Ableton), changed USB cable, even tried it out on a ddiferent computer alltogether. Starting to think my unit might be faulty :/
@@GazWilliams Thanks for that fast reply btw :)
Just dont leave the Analog Heat running for multiple hours or it will start to glitch. At least mine does. Elektron have confirmed to me that it's not a fault with my unit, but a "feature" of Ovebridge 1.
MrKrisstain hmm I’ve not experienced that myself. It does however get very hot!
So.....Its usb in and out? How is this analog processing then. I am confused!
Jeff Jenkins so if you use it without the Overbridge plug in it’s simply a stereo in and out Analogue unit with no digital conversion however if you use it with the Overbridge plugin there is a D to A conversion so the signal gets processed as an analogue signal before being sent through an A to D and returned back into the computer.
Was about to dispute whether this was up to task of mastering, then you mentioned having twenty years in the industry so thought I’d shut my mouth 🤫
Tried , can’t 🫣 surely there’s loads of rack units that blow it out the water!
Of course but at about 8x the price. The modulation control and envelopes are nifty though.
isn't it missing an analog compressor though? and for this price point
you can make it function as a compressor with the envelope follower assigned to output level. I should make a vid about that.
okay love this. But man the price -_-
Maybe it's my cans or maybe my mastering skills just stink, but I have a hard time hearing an appreciable difference in a lot of these comparisons when the level is the same.
you have to keep on listening, i can hear some reallyyyy subtle differences with my AKG-k702, but in mastering these kind of subtle differences are what you are looking for
@@Andre-gy5ml not so subtle that you need something as crazy analytical as a K70x
great demo, thank you, may I ask what DAW you used for this?
It's Studio One.
how does it compare to the "niio analog lotine core 4"?
blue name ooh I don’t know what that is?
@@GazWilliams should be interesting comparing those two sound processors. your mate from sonicstate has shown the "niio lotine core" once
@@GazWilliams it's a filtering unit along the lines of a sherman filterbank.
v1 came out about ten yrs ago; the king&queen of this sort of device are the mutronics mutator and shippman ebbe&flut
Rocky Goldfish?
Dragan Maturic Rocketgoldstar is my band!
@@GazWilliams Me likey!!
That song sounds like 1979
the cHroNic nOize I take that as a great honour!
The lyrics where you sing you say I'm not your friend,. seems contradictory to who you are, why did you choose to sing that line? not to deter from what you're trying to state in this video; I watched a video on youtube where a guy compared the analog heat to other overdrive type processors like the thermionic culture and an elysia product with the heat,. The elysia karacter totally changed my perception of the analog heat seeing them side by side. Still, what you're mentioning in this video here is completely relevant simply for the fact the prices don't compare between the three products and analog heat is found under $1000 whereas the elysia karacter is over $1000. Good philosophy,. What's the trigger level, looks low?
Clayton Brown ah the lyrics don’t say that! They say don’t forget about your friends!
@@GazWilliams my bad good gaz,. good luck with that new track/record,.
Am i the only person or does Gaz Williams look a little bit like Karl Marx? :-D
Gross Records umm it has been noticed before!
I liked most when the singer is dry and the chorus is wet ... but that is mixing not mastering
I wouldn't recommend an Analog Heat unless you like wiping your a$$ with a steel box.....it sounds BAD!!!.....You have been warned.
Very nice... I wouldn’t know where to plug this in.... I used a DP32 for tracking then push tracks into Reaper... I love hardware.