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Rhythm GTRs:
Important part of the song but it got a bit repetitive so I had to do some delay send automation to different timed delays in this case to add interest.
Mic1 to the L, Mic2 to the R and Mic3 center but made stereo to some extent.
Mic1 and 2 got corrected in tone a bit to balance the stereo image.
Mic3 has a HP filter @ 7300Hz to tame the transient-tone and a stereo-maker effect (always check these in mono) followed by a subtle phaser type effect for more movement.
These go to the The RHYTM GTRs sub-bus which has the most processing and sends..
Eq and dyn-eq to thin it out a bit and tame transient, a bit of compression to keep dynamics under control followed by an aggressive limiter doing 4-5 GR otherwise it was too peaky in the mix, then tape for saturation-compression-glue and color-tone (I use u-he Satin most of the time especially when I need more flexibility ) , then a subtle slow chorus mainly for more stereo image and a bit of movement.
As for sends: -12st pitch shifter for more weight, stereo maker plugin to push it more to the sides, non-lin and spring reverbs more for a sense of early reflections and character from that spring, then 3 delay sends which I automated the levels: 1/16 , 1/8 and 1/8 dot.
Electric DI 2:
EQ for shaping the tone to thin it out and tilt more towards to the high-mids and highs, fast release but slow attack compressor doing 3-4 GR tops followed by a smooth compression for steady level and color (it's a slightly obscure VCA comp, not the LA-2A if you're wondering
) , then a bit of drive-saturation to go into a GTR amp which changes the tone quite a bit so from here on I added processing to fit the new tone in the mix... an eq and dyn-eq to control the low-mids and the high-mids, a bit of stereo-maker processor to push it to the sides a bit and lastly a limiter doing 3-4 dBs GR tops as it was a bit to pokey in the mix.
many sends most notably: stereo-maker, warm chorus, plate, short doubling delay, 1/16 SB echo, 1/8 del etc... I also have something more special made especially for this... it's a +1 oct grain-pitch-diffused delay to give a blurred trail in the background, more like a pad generated from the gtr.
Lead Pairs group:
These are the ElectricGTR 3 mics panned respectively..
Processed similar to the Rhythm GTR tracks to a point... but since they play more or a lead part, had to 'butcher'/control the high-mids for resonances a bit more from about 2 to 4.5 k, the GTR amp is on a different model with more gain
The sends are very similar to the GTR 2 but added some more like 1/4 delay and hall reverb for example
The group has a parallel aux track named "Lead Pairs Smash" which is an aggressive compressor to catch all the notes and blended in at lower volume.
Piano: Processed it as layer for the rhythm gtrs... eq to thin it out and boost a bit of high-mids for more presence, compression to keep it in place as it was a bit too dynamic and quite a few sends but mainly to chorused-doublers and chorus and reverb of course.
Organ: Had a bit of a problem fitting this one in because if I put it too hot it interfered with the vocal and gtrs too much and too low it didn't had the needed energy sustain for the different parts so had to find a compromise.
Shaped it as a filler to mold with everything else, then a bit of compression for more density, slow phaser for movement and stereo width control to push it towards to sides some more.
as sends: -12st pitch shifter for more power, hall and that +1 octave diffused delay used on the gtr leads to add somewhat of a pad layer to it.
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to be continued...
Rhythm GTRs:
Important part of the song but it got a bit repetitive so I had to do some delay send automation to different timed delays in this case to add interest.
Mic1 to the L, Mic2 to the R and Mic3 center but made stereo to some extent.
Mic1 and 2 got corrected in tone a bit to balance the stereo image.
Mic3 has a HP filter @ 7300Hz to tame the transient-tone and a stereo-maker effect (always check these in mono) followed by a subtle phaser type effect for more movement.
These go to the The RHYTM GTRs sub-bus which has the most processing and sends..
Eq and dyn-eq to thin it out a bit and tame transient, a bit of compression to keep dynamics under control followed by an aggressive limiter doing 4-5 GR otherwise it was too peaky in the mix, then tape for saturation-compression-glue and color-tone (I use u-he Satin most of the time especially when I need more flexibility ) , then a subtle slow chorus mainly for more stereo image and a bit of movement.
As for sends: -12st pitch shifter for more weight, stereo maker plugin to push it more to the sides, non-lin and spring reverbs more for a sense of early reflections and character from that spring, then 3 delay sends which I automated the levels: 1/16 , 1/8 and 1/8 dot.
Electric DI 2:
EQ for shaping the tone to thin it out and tilt more towards to the high-mids and highs, fast release but slow attack compressor doing 3-4 GR tops followed by a smooth compression for steady level and color (it's a slightly obscure VCA comp, not the LA-2A if you're wondering
) , then a bit of drive-saturation to go into a GTR amp which changes the tone quite a bit so from here on I added processing to fit the new tone in the mix... an eq and dyn-eq to control the low-mids and the high-mids, a bit of stereo-maker processor to push it to the sides a bit and lastly a limiter doing 3-4 dBs GR tops as it was a bit to pokey in the mix.many sends most notably: stereo-maker, warm chorus, plate, short doubling delay, 1/16 SB echo, 1/8 del etc... I also have something more special made especially for this... it's a +1 oct grain-pitch-diffused delay to give a blurred trail in the background, more like a pad generated from the gtr.
Lead Pairs group:
These are the ElectricGTR 3 mics panned respectively..
Processed similar to the Rhythm GTR tracks to a point... but since they play more or a lead part, had to 'butcher'/control the high-mids for resonances a bit more from about 2 to 4.5 k, the GTR amp is on a different model with more gain
The sends are very similar to the GTR 2 but added some more like 1/4 delay and hall reverb for example
The group has a parallel aux track named "Lead Pairs Smash" which is an aggressive compressor to catch all the notes and blended in at lower volume.
Piano: Processed it as layer for the rhythm gtrs... eq to thin it out and boost a bit of high-mids for more presence, compression to keep it in place as it was a bit too dynamic and quite a few sends but mainly to chorused-doublers and chorus and reverb of course.
Organ: Had a bit of a problem fitting this one in because if I put it too hot it interfered with the vocal and gtrs too much and too low it didn't had the needed energy sustain for the different parts so had to find a compromise.
Shaped it as a filler to mold with everything else, then a bit of compression for more density, slow phaser for movement and stereo width control to push it towards to sides some more.
as sends: -12st pitch shifter for more power, hall and that +1 octave diffused delay used on the gtr leads to add somewhat of a pad layer to it.
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to be continued...