Message 13/38
Date: 19-Oct-02 @ 10:56 PM -
RE: brittle mixes
I usually build the sound of my mixes off the atmosphere of the drums. If they sound dark or if they sound bright. I tend to the sound of the drums. So if its bright I usually leave high end wide open. But if it's dark I roll off the high end frequencies.
I think it all cumulates as I put things together. One reason is that when I solo a channel and turn it loud, I do not hear the brittleness or harshness that I originally heard at a full mix play. So I'm thinking that it might be the relationship between the two sounds that's causing that 'obnoxious' sound.
I dunno, sometimes I just find my mixes sounding like ass when turned loud. I even tried rolling off the top end 12 - 18k and still got this dry nasty sound but without the harshness. yet again, I'm still bummed.
How do I record? Synth -> Boss VF-1 -> Digi 001 -> Focusrite D3 Compressor Plug-in (which is used on everything except drums). That is pretty much how I do it... and also for my eqing, I use Waves 2.3 and Opcode Fusion Filter.
So any tips on getting it right? Should I eq every channel until I find a good high-volume mix? Or should I just eq the master fader?
One thing to note, is that I use distortion A LOT!!! Is there anything I should know about eqing distortion