Band Month Mixing Bundle

Capturing the raw energy of a live band requires tools that provide both surgical precision and analog soul. This curated collection of Antelope Audio plugins brings the world’s most iconic hardware - from British consoles to American tube amps - directly into your DAW. Whether you’re tightening a drum kit, carving out space for heavy guitars, or pinning a vocal to the front of a dense mix, these 12 plugins provide the weight and clarity your tracks deserve.

Drums: Punch and Control

Drums are usually the hardest part of a band mix because they involve the most microphones and bleed. Antelope Audio chosen 3 legendary plugins to handle the task:

VP Gate Keeper II 

A gate with Logarithmic Release mode to clean up phase issues and uncontrolled spill in snares, cymbals, toms and kicks, whether individual close-mic'ed tracks or overheads. Retains integrity & musicality of the signal even in extreme settings.

BAE-10DCF

A bypassable-inductor based compressor and limiter that brings "weight" to your shells. Unlike thinner compressors, it adds a thick, transformer-coupled "thump" to kicks and snares while the built-in bypass filter ensures your low-end stays massive.

Diode 609

A diode-bridge style compressor that is legendary for tying a drum bus together and making it sound like a cohesive instrument rather than a collection of mics.

Guitars & Bass: Tone and Weight

Antelope Audio have added 3 world-class plugins to help you craft a polished guitar tone and achieve a tight, consistent low end for your bass.

V-AMP

A high-fidelity preamp and cabinet emulation powerhouse. It models a common-cathode tube stage to provide everything from glassy "American" cleans to "British" tube-soaked gain. With its built-in cabinet convolution engine and "Bass Boost" switch, it’s the quickest way to turn a thin DI guitar into a mix-ready stack.

bX3 Multiband Compressor

The solution for unruly instruments. By splitting the signal into three independent bands, you can pin down the "boom" of a bass guitar's low-end (20Hz-200Hz) without squashing the character of the upper-mids. It’s essential for keeping guitars and bass consistent through different song sections.

VEQ-56

Based on a legendary 1969 American graphic EQ. Its unique "Automatic Q" adjustment narrows the bandwidth as you boost or cut further, making it incredibly punchy. Use it to carve out "mud" in the lower-mids of your guitars or to add that trademark "American" mid-range growl to a bass track.

Vocals: Clarity and Presence

Vocals need to feel expensive and sit perfectly "in front" of the band. This trio handles tuning, tone, and sibilance with professional polish.

FET-A76

The industry standard for "rock-star" vocals. Its lightning-fast attack pins the vocal at the front of the mix so it never gets buried. Use it for transparent leveling or engage "All-Buttons-In" mode to add harmonic grit to aggressive performances.

BAE-1073

The gold standard of British preamp/EQs. This plugin adds "analog mojo" and weight that digital EQs lack. Its high-shelf is legendary for adding "air" to a vocal, while the high-pass filter cleans up mic rumble without making the singer sound thin.

DXDesser

A next-generation dynamic spectral shaper. Unlike simple de-essers that can make a singer sound like they have a lisp, the DXDesser intelligently targets only the harsh "S" and "T" sounds. Its "Split-Band" mode allows you to tame high-frequency piercing while leaving the warmth of the vocal body untouched.

Mix-Bus: The Final Glue

The mix-bus is where the individual "tracks" become a "record." These three tools add the final layer of cohesion and professional sheen.

COMP-4K-BUS

A faithful recreation of the 80s "Mix Glue" compressor from the world's most famous British consoles. It brings the whole band together into a cohesive, "larger-than-life" production. Use the built-in Sidechain Filter to prevent heavy kick drums from pumping the entire mix.

VEQ-432C

Modeled after the "Holy Grail" of mastering equalizers. It is incredibly transparent and musical; even bold boosts sound natural. It’s the perfect tool for that final "smile" curve—adding a tiny bit of sub-bass weight and high-end shimmer to the finished mix.

ZHEGA

A tube-driven harmonic enhancer and saturation powerhouse. If your digital mix feels too "clean" or sterile, ZHEGA adds the elusive depth and movement of real analog hardware. Use the "Dry/Wet" knob to blend in just a hint of tube warmth to give your master track a vintage, "expensive" character.