The Mad Banana
Music producer ‘Phat Monkey’ self proclaimed king of the primates is originally from Wales in the United Kingdom, Phat Monkey
specialises in music production as well as mastering with music appearing under various monikers on labels, films, documentaries, ads
and more…
“If you have any questions or need help with something feel free to contact me, at the end of the day I am nobody special, just a normal humble
approachable laid back monkey on a journey through life same as you, all that is left for me to say now is peace love and respect, may your
journey lead you to your chosen destination” xXx \0/ - Phat Monkey
MUSIC
Favourite Master Buss Compressor Plugin
Brainworx reverse engineers have done an outstanding job here with the
Elysia Alpha Compressor and be in no doubt this is the Alpha and Omega
of Buss compressors. It is a few years old now and it was not on my radar
until one of the generous sales at Plugin Alliance made it an affordable
investment. You may be wondering what makes it so special, to simplify it
gives that finish feel and warmth to tracks. I own many compressors and
they are all great but I have yet to find an alternative to this beast
DJ MIXES
Favourite Cheat Plugin
Gullfoss was apparently designed by scientists, it enhances the frequencies
most pleasing to our ears and attenuates those that might be harsh. It is an
amazing plugin for sure but like any other plugin it can easily be overdone.
The key here is to produce the best mix you can then use Gullfoss to add that
awesome shine on top. Personally I set up several master sub group channels
before hitting the final master output channel and usually place Gullfoss on a
sub master channel before tweaking the rest of the track
Thank You For Your Support
Thank you very much for visiting my homepage here, it means
lots to me. There will be much more content coming soon and will
be posted as soon as it becomes available. I hope to grow this site
to also include production tips and tricks and more short reviews
of plugins I regard as a must have to help you get started.
Hope you all have a great day, check back again soon xXx
What Is Your Current Favourite Plugin?
I am loving the new Waves OVOX 2, to be honest I enjoy playing about with it a
little too much. If you are after that Daft Punk sound then this should be
considered an essential purchase. Personally I have not used it on anything I
am working on at the moment but I have been playing around with it in my
spare time and it is a must buy in my opinion, go check it out today and have
some fun with it
“This is how DJ’s used to be, mix it, bag it, send it. Us old Skwl DJ’s
were never about perfection, it was about the journey, it was about
making the listener feel like they are on that journey with you”
Phat Monkey (DJ Rise 1998 - 2005)
The one thing we have in common that binds us all together is MUSIC, it is the ice breaker, it is unity, the new family, a feeling of
togetherness in harmony that rivals all differences. Music can be heard in many forms throughout the known universe and beyond because
that is the grand design of all things long before we were born and long after we become dust amongst the stars - Phat Monkey 2020
Favourite Top Secret Limiter
You wont read many reviews about this limiter, however the A.O.M Invisible
Limiter G1 is one of the best transparent limiters out there on the market.
This limiter used to be a secret tool amongst producers, even today that is
sometimes still the case. What is so special about it? Well during the loudness
wars which is still relevant today this beauty will get you to very loud levels
before it begins to distort, hence the name of this limiter. It has now been
surpassed by the G2 model but even top producers like Armin Van Burren uses
the G1 in some of his productions and now you have seen it no doubt you will
notice it in sessions but never spoken about *wink*
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