Chris Lord-Alge Mixing with CLA Everything

Mar 24, 2021 | 87,676 Views

Which CLA plugins should you stack together? Do CLA Epic and CLA Vocals belong in the same chain? How do CLA MixHub and the CLA Compressors fit together? Watch how Chris Lord-Alge combines his plugins to achieve his hard-hitting sound.

0:00 – Introduction
0:42 – Lead vocals – CLA MixHub, CLA Epic, CLA-2A, CLA-3A
3:06 – Lead vocals – adding CLA Vocals and CLA Effects
5:36 – Drum bus room sound – CLA MixHub, CLA Epic, CLA Drums, CLA-3A
7:37 – Drum bus room sound – adding CLA-76 Blacky
8:38 – Snare sound – going non-traditional with CLA MixHub, CLA Vocals (yes!), CLA-76
9:57 – Guitar solo – CLA MixHub, CLA Epic, CLA Guitars
11:43 – Bass – CLA MixHub, CLA Bass, CLA-3A, CLA-76
13:52 – “CLA Everything mentality”

Music: I Love You on Her Lips” by Phil X and the Drills.

Chris Lord-Alge

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