15-07-2014, 07:29 PM
I read a lot about how hard this is to mix and how much cleanup is required. I also read about how hard the accordion is to mix into the song.
You all read Mike's chapter about using the Mute button, right? Just because we recorded it doesn't mean you have to use it.
You should listen to the original to get a sense of how we mixed all these elements together.
http://wesleymorgan.bandcamp.com/track/flesh-and-bone
By the way, Oz did most of the work on Backroom In Tulsa. When it came time to mix Flesh and Bone, we only spent 2-3 hours on it at most. Everything used outboard equipment and we rode the faders by hand. He had compressors, gates, and eq to fix everything.
A good exercise would be to set up the original mix in your DAW and try to make your mix sound like that at first. Compare your bass to the original bass. Same with guitar and vocals. Once you are close, you can add your own dust and make it unique.
You all read Mike's chapter about using the Mute button, right? Just because we recorded it doesn't mean you have to use it.
You should listen to the original to get a sense of how we mixed all these elements together.
http://wesleymorgan.bandcamp.com/track/flesh-and-bone
By the way, Oz did most of the work on Backroom In Tulsa. When it came time to mix Flesh and Bone, we only spent 2-3 hours on it at most. Everything used outboard equipment and we rode the faders by hand. He had compressors, gates, and eq to fix everything.
A good exercise would be to set up the original mix in your DAW and try to make your mix sound like that at first. Compare your bass to the original bass. Same with guitar and vocals. Once you are close, you can add your own dust and make it unique.