Michael Brauer on the Benefits of Mixing with Plugins

Jan 11, 2015 | 29,452 Views

Grammy^®-winning mixing engineer Michael Brauer (Coldplay, John Mayer, My Morning Jacket, Grizzly Bear) discusses his favorite Waves plugins and shares why he often prefers plugins to hardware. Download Brauer’s free presets for the J37 Tape plugin.

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