14-04-2014, 03:03 PM
Hey John, thank you for commenting and kind words!
I'll have to take another look at the piano track in this song because this first time I tried mixing this I wasn't able to get a sound I liked out of it... but in your mix and others I've heard it used quite nicely and (I'd like to think) I've learned a bit and gained some skills since this attempt, so I'd like to try and add a little more character
I'm with you for the most part about master bus compression... I think the lack of master bus compression (or extremely discriminate, tasteful use thereof) is one of the myriad of reasons that albums like Thriller and The Nightfly sound so natural despite their synthetic sounds... and album that feature too much compression and limiting can sound great and exciting for a few songs, but then I have to rest my ears
Having said that, I'm glad you like the tactic I used... I read somewhere that gain pumping to the kick can simulate the ears natural reaction to very loud sounds, to auto-compress the sounds in order to protect your hearing, so using this tactic can allow us to psycho-acoustically suggest that the music is screamingly loud without ruining it with excessive limiting. I used a similar effect for APZX's Lacuna and was very pleased with the result
I was actually looking for a sample from a captain kirk line (What are you? Machine, or being?) to add more interest to the long intro but couldn't find one so I rigged up my own...
Anyway, I talk too much. Thanks for taking the time to listen and I'm glad you like it, as I rather enjoyed your rendition as well. I'll have to catch up on your posting... I fell behind when I got stuck on a mix fraught with technical considerations that were making musical considerations almost impossible :/ but I'll be dropping in to see what you've been up to!
I'll have to take another look at the piano track in this song because this first time I tried mixing this I wasn't able to get a sound I liked out of it... but in your mix and others I've heard it used quite nicely and (I'd like to think) I've learned a bit and gained some skills since this attempt, so I'd like to try and add a little more character
I'm with you for the most part about master bus compression... I think the lack of master bus compression (or extremely discriminate, tasteful use thereof) is one of the myriad of reasons that albums like Thriller and The Nightfly sound so natural despite their synthetic sounds... and album that feature too much compression and limiting can sound great and exciting for a few songs, but then I have to rest my ears
Having said that, I'm glad you like the tactic I used... I read somewhere that gain pumping to the kick can simulate the ears natural reaction to very loud sounds, to auto-compress the sounds in order to protect your hearing, so using this tactic can allow us to psycho-acoustically suggest that the music is screamingly loud without ruining it with excessive limiting. I used a similar effect for APZX's Lacuna and was very pleased with the result I was actually looking for a sample from a captain kirk line (What are you? Machine, or being?) to add more interest to the long intro but couldn't find one so I rigged up my own...
Anyway, I talk too much. Thanks for taking the time to listen and I'm glad you like it, as I rather enjoyed your rendition as well. I'll have to catch up on your posting... I fell behind when I got stuck on a mix fraught with technical considerations that were making musical considerations almost impossible :/ but I'll be dropping in to see what you've been up to!
I'm grateful for comments and suggestions. Thank you for listening!