12-06-2013, 02:22 AM
Hi Juanjose
You have a good mix coming along here.
The bass is much easier to hear now but maybe it is still being masked a little by the acoustic guitar.
I think Sano is referring to the 'boom' in the bottom end of the guitar that kind of stomps on the bass. (is that right Sano?)
The low notes on the acoustic are louder than the bass at the moment - that's not necessarily a bad thing, as this song lends itself well to being a more acoustic-driven tune - however it might be a little too strong.
I can't remember where I put my EQ cuts for the acoustic.
If you have a spectrum/frequency analyser you might be able to pinpoint where the frequency range is in the acoustic that is providing the most low energy and put a shelving EQ to reduce the level of that range and below by about 2 - 3dB to see if that makes the bass easier to hear.
You can also place a high pass filter on the acoustic guitar from around 100Hz if you haven't already done so. (This only works because there's a bass guitar in the song. If it was just the acoustic guitar you'd leave a bit of 100Hz and below in to fill the low end of the frequency range)
Hope some of this can help you make room for the various instruments in a mix.
The HPF is our friend when it comes to reducing mud in a mix
Dags
You have a good mix coming along here.
The bass is much easier to hear now but maybe it is still being masked a little by the acoustic guitar.
I think Sano is referring to the 'boom' in the bottom end of the guitar that kind of stomps on the bass. (is that right Sano?)
The low notes on the acoustic are louder than the bass at the moment - that's not necessarily a bad thing, as this song lends itself well to being a more acoustic-driven tune - however it might be a little too strong.
I can't remember where I put my EQ cuts for the acoustic.
If you have a spectrum/frequency analyser you might be able to pinpoint where the frequency range is in the acoustic that is providing the most low energy and put a shelving EQ to reduce the level of that range and below by about 2 - 3dB to see if that makes the bass easier to hear.
You can also place a high pass filter on the acoustic guitar from around 100Hz if you haven't already done so. (This only works because there's a bass guitar in the song. If it was just the acoustic guitar you'd leave a bit of 100Hz and below in to fill the low end of the frequency range)
Hope some of this can help you make room for the various instruments in a mix.
The HPF is our friend when it comes to reducing mud in a mix
Dags
So many songs, so little time!