Message 8/18
Date: 24-Jan-03 @ 03:58 PM -
RE: My mixes sound too harsh...help!
I think he means that human ears are more sensitive to higher frequencies, so it takes more power to make a low-frequency sound as loud as a high-frequency sound. I don't think it's 10 dB/octave though.
I'm willing to bet, Jan, that's you're simply mixing too loud. You get your drums rockin' but then you start adding other things and you keep nudging up faders until the fader creep has everything blasting, compressed, and lifeless.
Kill all your compressors, group all your faders and drop them all down 6 dB and work from there. It's ok if your main mix buss meters aren't hitting 0 dBfs... that's what a limiter is for! Digital headroom is really lame and is something you always have to keep in mind.
psy