Why isn't the PAZ Analyzer the last plugin on bus 1? On your input channel you have 1 compressor and 2 Limiters and the bitcrusher is after the compression, personally I would have the sequence Dynamic or standard EQ, Distortion and Clipping, then Compression/Limiting. The reason I put Clipping before Limiting/Compression is it means the Limiter/Compressor doesn't have to work so hard, making it more transparent, even when pushing the loudness hard.
I said I should put the meters after the tape plugin. I mean, after everything. I just added something when I wasn't looking at the meters, so I have been too lazy to move that.
The bitcrusher? I usually put a spreader in that position. For some reason I can't remember, the bitcrusher ended up there, but I usually avoid placing it in that position because it can accentuate frequencies or transients in ways I don't expect or introduce too much distortion.... In this case, it's set to 24-bit and doesn't cause too many issues.
Regarding the limiter, the image isn't even accurate: in bus 1, there's the mixdown, and in bus 2, there's the parallel compression. The limiter on bus 1 was for control, and then I turned it off since it wasn't working. Then, on the master, after the tape plugin, I put the l1 ultramaximizer. Every time it's different, but lately, it's rare that I use all this stuff. I don't know if you saw the image of the other mix, quite minimal... here it is
(less than 1/4,
@JECHO)
