08-12-2023, 11:21 PM
Hey All,
Here is my attempt at mixing Hungarian Dance No. 5. I would love any feedback
A short rundown on what I did:
I first removed/reduced as many guitar "squeaks" from both the stereo room mic track and the acoustic DI track. I EQ'd the acoustic DI track to reduce boominess and give some presence. I also removed some harsh frequencies and automated clip gain for a less dynamic performance. I used some soft clipping, saturation, and two compressors in series to even things out even more. I then added a Haas effect slapback delay and panned them slightly left and right to give the DI track more thickness and width. I bussed it to a short plate reverb and a room reverb, mixing the two to smooth things out and give more width.
For the saxophone track I EQ'd some lows and highs out, but added some more warmth at about 200-300Hz. I removed some harsh frequencies and automated the gain to get a more stable level through the track. I then used some soft clipping, an LA2A, then an opto compressor to reign in the dynamincs. I did super light compression, just knocking off about 1db with each compressor because too much compression was really bringing out the breathiness of the saxophone. I then bussed it to a short reverb, the same room reverb as above, and then a stereo Ping-Pong delay for added width.
Then I blended in the stereo room mic and EQ'd it to fit with the other tracks. This required removing a lot of 200-600Hz area. I excited the top end and then did some gentle compression. I used a transient controller to reduce some attack so it was more of a room sound. I bussed it to the room reverb.
I put some saturation and tape emulation on each track for more warmth and used a tiny amount of RBass at about 120Hz to make the mix feel more full.
I finished off with some more volume automation.
I bounced the track and put some additional EQ, glue compression, saturation, width enhancement, and tape emulation. Then I did a final render.
Sorry for all the reading and please let me know what you think!
Here is my attempt at mixing Hungarian Dance No. 5. I would love any feedback
A short rundown on what I did:
I first removed/reduced as many guitar "squeaks" from both the stereo room mic track and the acoustic DI track. I EQ'd the acoustic DI track to reduce boominess and give some presence. I also removed some harsh frequencies and automated clip gain for a less dynamic performance. I used some soft clipping, saturation, and two compressors in series to even things out even more. I then added a Haas effect slapback delay and panned them slightly left and right to give the DI track more thickness and width. I bussed it to a short plate reverb and a room reverb, mixing the two to smooth things out and give more width.
For the saxophone track I EQ'd some lows and highs out, but added some more warmth at about 200-300Hz. I removed some harsh frequencies and automated the gain to get a more stable level through the track. I then used some soft clipping, an LA2A, then an opto compressor to reign in the dynamincs. I did super light compression, just knocking off about 1db with each compressor because too much compression was really bringing out the breathiness of the saxophone. I then bussed it to a short reverb, the same room reverb as above, and then a stereo Ping-Pong delay for added width.
Then I blended in the stereo room mic and EQ'd it to fit with the other tracks. This required removing a lot of 200-600Hz area. I excited the top end and then did some gentle compression. I used a transient controller to reduce some attack so it was more of a room sound. I bussed it to the room reverb.
I put some saturation and tape emulation on each track for more warmth and used a tiny amount of RBass at about 120Hz to make the mix feel more full.
I finished off with some more volume automation.
I bounced the track and put some additional EQ, glue compression, saturation, width enhancement, and tape emulation. Then I did a final render.
Sorry for all the reading and please let me know what you think!