17-08-2017, 02:57 PM
(17-08-2017, 04:07 AM)azwayne Wrote: Yeah, but the problem is the low end, not the 4kHz and 8kHz where the beater lives. If I drop 200Hz to about -6dB, then 50Hz a bit more, it becomes much easier for me playback becomes a lot easier and I can generally hear the rest of what you've done with the mix but the weight of the bass line is gone and the tonality kinda gets muddled, so I can't really give a fair critique of the rest of it. Looking at this on the analyzer, there's a pretty clear downward slope from the low frequencies to the high. So from what I can tell, it seems to me that while you've probably got some balance problems in the mix, the bigger issue up front is that you've completely squashed it with the limiter and compromised the high end. That's how I see things from where I sit, at least.
Fair advice. Now that you've explained the issue I can correct it. I'm on a pair of $99 Sony cans, which we both know are hyped in the high-end and both flabby and lacking in that 50-75Hz region. Sincerely, I appreciate the advice, I've taken the fairly drastic step of zeroing the entire mix and redoing it with your advice in mind. It will sound as if the kick is low but that means it should be dead on. As for balance issues, I'd love your opinion once the bottom end is corrected.
Thanks again, man....this is a prime example of what this website is about....and also goes to show everyone that a bunch of fancy gear (left over from when I actually owned a studio) does not make a mix any better!