When I first took an interest in recording, it seemed bus insert fx at mixdown like master reverb/final eq/final compression were a given. I also remember drooling over things like parametric eq's, but they were just so expensive. They were always near the bottom of the to-purchase list because there was never enough compression and reverb to go around!
Fast forward to the 21st century...
Nowadays, with the power of personal computers, DSP cards, and the quality of plug-ins, it's almost trivial to have all the quality eq, quality compression, and classy sounding reverb you want/need at mixdown. With the ability to shape the tone and depth of every track to the nth degree, I sometimes find myself not wanting to use any 2-bus fx. I find sometimes they just aren't improving anything or, in some cases, they actually make the mix sound worse. Y'know, they're like obtrusive or clouding things up.
Do any of you full time pros ever find this to be the case?
Paul