Message 5/11
Date: 12-Dec-02 @ 10:13 PM Edit: 12-Dec-02 | 10:17 PM -
RE: engineers... help me!
"Basically, I wouldn't use compression to get a track to 'sit right in the mix"
THANK GOD, I bounce my processed audio to a new file! Pheeeewwww. But where I get lost is how to use the EQ to give the overall track space. The sounds are far from interfering, except where desirable, with eachother, but they don't have much space around them either.
I have read several interviews with producers/engineers who swear by shelving (not cutting) sounds to the point where they still sound as they should but they give more room to the track, making it appear more dynamic and open. One of these interviews was with Pete Martin (Cass & Slide) and his tracks are a testament to space. His tracks are full of really dynamic warping sounds that seem to occupy a massive frequency range, but don't take up much space in the track. I've tried the technique, but just end up slaughtering my sounds.
I am just wondering how this can be achieved with some success? I do keep my tracks full only of sounds that 'work' with the groove to the best of my abilities, which I think are alright. But I still have the issue of space. Perhaps I am missing something obvious.
But, I was already thinking about re-mixing (not a new version of the track, just re-doing the levels etc from scratch) from the drums up. It seems to have your agreement so, I'll get on with that tomorrow and see if I can find what it is that is missing in my technique.
Anyhow thanks for your help guys!
Stee.