Message 11/15
Date: 15-May-02 @ 05:39 PM -
RE: getting the kick balanced
I don't know about these other fools, but I ride the fuck out of my mixes, when I can, or automate. Of course your stuff's going to compress differently when you have different things coming in and out of your mix. Mixers have automation to do that. This nonsense about one style of music or another, is just that. You want the sound? Work it, dude. THAT'S engineering. That's the difference between playing a mix, putting your touch on it, and making the best sound you can get come out of whatever you're using, and just hitting play letting, and letting some fucking preset/program do your job for you, so that it just sounds like a machine. It may not come out perfect. So what? It comes out ALIVE. Don't be afraid to manipulate your mix. If you don't have the automation, rehearse the mix a few times to get it right. You'll get it sooner or later. Good luck.
Ape