I grew up mixing on large analogue consoles and couldn’t comfortably adapt to just mixing with a mouse and keyboard. I can’t get the same flow that way as I like an intuitive and tactile way of mixing. I believe that muscle memory, when mixing, is as important as with any instrument. I know where all my EQ or compression knobs will be regardless of a plugin that lets me just tweak settings in the same way as on an analogue console. In my mix session template, I have about five different reverb sends that I have on every track just like you’d have on an analogue console back in the day. It is just so much more convenient to have like five of your favourite reverbs of different characters and lengths, ready to go instead of having to scroll through an endless list of plugins deciding what to choose from. Of course, I use other reverbs than those five, but at least I have my basic needs covered this way. I have a 32-fader S6 and that is a sufficient size for me, as I can balance a mix quite fast and still be in the sweet spot the whole time. It’s much more inspiring mixing in this tactile way and having fun, which is such an important component of being creative!
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