Hey iShouldBsleeping....thanks for listening and for your comments.
re vox.....nothing of note really in terms of processing.....i got an 1176 set to fast A/R knocking off 1-2 db on the more dynamic sections and then a slower TLA100 pulling 1-2db to keep it fixed overall.
I think what you're hearing is the master buss compressor. I just checked and it is running hotter than I would have expected and pulling about 3-4 db during the louder vocal passages, which is way more than i would usually set .... and a much more relaxed 0-1 db during instrumental sections....so will be effecting vox more than i anticipated
re dark tone.....yeah....my tendency used to be to produce bright clear mixes too but I'm actively ensuring that anything above 10-12K is there for a reason now otherwise it builds up track by track and ends up being harsh.
cheers,
Simon
re vox.....nothing of note really in terms of processing.....i got an 1176 set to fast A/R knocking off 1-2 db on the more dynamic sections and then a slower TLA100 pulling 1-2db to keep it fixed overall.
I think what you're hearing is the master buss compressor. I just checked and it is running hotter than I would have expected and pulling about 3-4 db during the louder vocal passages, which is way more than i would usually set .... and a much more relaxed 0-1 db during instrumental sections....so will be effecting vox more than i anticipated
re dark tone.....yeah....my tendency used to be to produce bright clear mixes too but I'm actively ensuring that anything above 10-12K is there for a reason now otherwise it builds up track by track and ends up being harsh.
cheers,
Simon