26-01-2014, 01:34 AM
I mostly worked on getting good reverbs and setting a nice space for this one. Very little EQ and compression used. No gating, I thought the snare spill on the kick beater mic was a godsend! I read Mikes article before beginning this mix, and used some of his tricks. A little cheating, but hey, everything is allowed in love and mix. 
I had two reverbs. First one was a impulse response of a L960medium_ambiance. 1.2 sec tail, no pre delay, I sent all mics here.
Then a smooth plate, 0.9 sec tail, 24 ms pre delay. I only sent the snare and the piano here.
I also utilised volum automation to get rid of some reverb on the drums during the drum solo. I wasn't happy about how the drums sounded distant when they were the only ones playing, so I faded down the bass and the piano quite a bit to dry up the drums. You can especially hear it on the high hat if you compare to some other mixed.
I had two reverbs. First one was a impulse response of a L960medium_ambiance. 1.2 sec tail, no pre delay, I sent all mics here.
Then a smooth plate, 0.9 sec tail, 24 ms pre delay. I only sent the snare and the piano here.
I also utilised volum automation to get rid of some reverb on the drums during the drum solo. I wasn't happy about how the drums sounded distant when they were the only ones playing, so I faded down the bass and the piano quite a bit to dry up the drums. You can especially hear it on the high hat if you compare to some other mixed.