25-05-2018, 02:30 PM
Cudjoe, I found your lateral approach in this mix refreshing. There's some really good ideas here that really tickle my fancy.
Because you've gone creative, I'll only mention the triangle, as this gave me one of the many griefs in my mixing process! You need to fix the strong resonance around 3kHz. The trouble is, if you do this, the instrument will disappear, as it's harmonics are trampled over by the combined amplitudes of other elements' harmonics.
I found the best solution was to change the timbre so that it wasn't agitating the ear canal, nor was it tending to compete with other busy harmonics in the treble region, hopefully making a more comfortable journey for the listener. If you try, make some radical eq curves well beyond the call of duty. Let your ears be the final judge. Ignore what the eyes are telling your brain and tame it's digital brashness.
And have fun
Because you've gone creative, I'll only mention the triangle, as this gave me one of the many griefs in my mixing process! You need to fix the strong resonance around 3kHz. The trouble is, if you do this, the instrument will disappear, as it's harmonics are trampled over by the combined amplitudes of other elements' harmonics.
I found the best solution was to change the timbre so that it wasn't agitating the ear canal, nor was it tending to compete with other busy harmonics in the treble region, hopefully making a more comfortable journey for the listener. If you try, make some radical eq curves well beyond the call of duty. Let your ears be the final judge. Ignore what the eyes are telling your brain and tame it's digital brashness.
And have fun
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