Muteomatic - A Must Have Free Plug-In For Anyone Tracking In PreSonus Studio One

One thing is for certain, communication is KEY when it comes to the recording process - More specifically, being able to communicate with an artist as he/she is recording. If you’re working in a home studio, or small environment, this may be quite simple. ie: It might be as easy as having a conversation within ear shot of eachother. But the minute, you introduce any degree of separation, closed back headphones, or a Control Room / Live Room scenario - you need to set up a Talkback Mic.

The concept is simple - A Microphone that’s patched into the artists headphone Mix that allows them to hear you. Conversely, depending on the type of signal you are recording, this may also mean a additional Microphone set up for the artist / Band that’s used to clearly pickup any communication that’s happening in the live room.

Quite often, when working with Talkback Mic’s, it’s preferable that they’re not always “open” or active. For example, If a vocalist is about to cut some intimate vocals, the last thing they most likely want to hear is the engineer shuffling around in a squeaky chair or sipping on a Coffee. Also it can be awkward to have a conversation with a Large Plate Reverb and Ping Pong delay firing away over a conversation.

So, for this reason, we have the ability to toggle a talkback switch, and mute FX returns as needed. But wouldn’t it be nice if we didn’t have to worry about any of those tasks?
Well, thankfully - we don’t - thanks to the FREE Muteomatic by SoundRadix.

In this video, I demonstrate one on my favourite FREE plug-ins - Muteomatic by SoundRadix, in use in PreSonus Studio One. An incredibly useful utility plug-in that aims to simplify / automate the "Talkback Mic" workflow when tracking in a modern day DAW.

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Cheers, Marcus