17-01-2019, 06:28 PM
Hi Deliza
The mix sounds good Deliza, maybe the vocals could be opened up a bit they sound a little muffled, but the rest sounds good on the headphones.
As far as the overheads there are a lot of different ways to handle it depending how it was recorded. phase alignment both overheads and close mics, Improper phase alignment can make the kit sound all over the place. Tone imbalance in the L/R of the overheads can cause imbalance. Correcting these will put your kick and snare centered and more in balance.
I think these 2 Issues should be addressed first before EQ and volume balance of the drum tracks, but there is so much to it. Listening to my mix now I can see that I needed to check phase alignment. EQ each drum track better and I think the overhead tones are heavier on the R channel and needed to be matched.
I like to hear the ride and crash in my mix, but sometimes if the overheads were poorly recorded, you can only do so much.
This is just a start , as Im just learning all this, your best bet is to see if Mike has a tutorial on the subject or on YouTube or maybe one of the other guys here can lend their expertise.
I hope this helped in some way.
Kirk
The mix sounds good Deliza, maybe the vocals could be opened up a bit they sound a little muffled, but the rest sounds good on the headphones.
As far as the overheads there are a lot of different ways to handle it depending how it was recorded. phase alignment both overheads and close mics, Improper phase alignment can make the kit sound all over the place. Tone imbalance in the L/R of the overheads can cause imbalance. Correcting these will put your kick and snare centered and more in balance.
I think these 2 Issues should be addressed first before EQ and volume balance of the drum tracks, but there is so much to it. Listening to my mix now I can see that I needed to check phase alignment. EQ each drum track better and I think the overhead tones are heavier on the R channel and needed to be matched.
I like to hear the ride and crash in my mix, but sometimes if the overheads were poorly recorded, you can only do so much.
This is just a start , as Im just learning all this, your best bet is to see if Mike has a tutorial on the subject or on YouTube or maybe one of the other guys here can lend their expertise.
I hope this helped in some way.
Kirk
Gear:-Zoom R24 interface, controller - Cubase/Reaper - Assorted Waves, Airwindows suite, AKG K240 Cans, Event TR5 reference monitors.