07-02-2023, 04:29 AM
Thanks for the listen, man. I totally agree w/you on focusing on one thing at a time, bc the level of know-how dictates it, in my case. Right now, for me too, is the snare. I heard someone said, " if the drum set is the band the snare is the front man."
It's my first time that someone says that the snare is a bit loud. Still happy. I'll back it off to get better balance as suggested. I understand your explanation on listening to more than one instrument. My being able to hear more stuff helps too. For example, I used to be able only to hear only to what I was working on without hearing the reactions of other instruments. Take the distorted guitars (rhythm) for example. I'd try to get it smashing without knowing to go easy on certain regions for other things, snare, for example. As a result, the snare is buried way down there and the vicious cycle begins. After a while, I found that 100-200, 850-1100, 3000-4,5000K cut on the guitars leave so much room for the snare. LP the bass, while listening to the snare, kick, and guitars at the same time, would leave room for the snap of the snare, the beater of the kick, and the chugging of the guitar, etc. I am still working on hearing more. Right now honing on an instrument without losing sight of others (w/o damaging them in the process) is my biggest problem. Sometimes I have a killer snare and then after I work on some other things a bit when I turn back, the snare disappears. Work on the snare then the vocal disappears, etc. It happens less often now but still happens. It is an essential skill to have as a mixer.
I love the limiter now that I am somewhat familiar with it. When I first heard it from Blitzzz, I understood what he meant but was worrying about the stereo spectrum, too much limit would probably kill the stereo image bc, by definition, the limiter has the fastest attack. But when I tried it, it worked perfectly. I still find that it very hard to hear the details of its inner working. All I hear is the instrument gets louder w/o slamming on the meter, beefier, and steadier, stuffs a mixer would rather prefer. I actually have it everywhere and still learning it. My processing chain is quite simple, a gate, EQ, compressor, limiter, in that order. And yeah, all stock. Like you and Blitzz said there's no magic, just the man. I have learned that lesson and am trying.
The way I see it is each of us has our own unique ways of learning and coming up with solutions. And by sharing our experiences, some of us will discover a better/faster/easier/etc way to tackle a task at hand. We wouldn't be here doing this if the Indian didn't share the discovery of the number 0, the Sumerian's didn't share their writing system, and the Greek's didn't share their democracy. That's the reason why I appreciate you guys' reaching out to help. You guys make me a better mixer. Not everything is a zero-sum situation. I learn limiter technique from Blitzz, kindness from you, and humility from both. You lose none even when I gain them. So thanks for sharing.
I'll come back and work on this song more. Thank you for the time. I appreciate it. Second pair of ears is always helpful, especially at your level.
It's my first time that someone says that the snare is a bit loud. Still happy. I'll back it off to get better balance as suggested. I understand your explanation on listening to more than one instrument. My being able to hear more stuff helps too. For example, I used to be able only to hear only to what I was working on without hearing the reactions of other instruments. Take the distorted guitars (rhythm) for example. I'd try to get it smashing without knowing to go easy on certain regions for other things, snare, for example. As a result, the snare is buried way down there and the vicious cycle begins. After a while, I found that 100-200, 850-1100, 3000-4,5000K cut on the guitars leave so much room for the snare. LP the bass, while listening to the snare, kick, and guitars at the same time, would leave room for the snap of the snare, the beater of the kick, and the chugging of the guitar, etc. I am still working on hearing more. Right now honing on an instrument without losing sight of others (w/o damaging them in the process) is my biggest problem. Sometimes I have a killer snare and then after I work on some other things a bit when I turn back, the snare disappears. Work on the snare then the vocal disappears, etc. It happens less often now but still happens. It is an essential skill to have as a mixer.
I love the limiter now that I am somewhat familiar with it. When I first heard it from Blitzzz, I understood what he meant but was worrying about the stereo spectrum, too much limit would probably kill the stereo image bc, by definition, the limiter has the fastest attack. But when I tried it, it worked perfectly. I still find that it very hard to hear the details of its inner working. All I hear is the instrument gets louder w/o slamming on the meter, beefier, and steadier, stuffs a mixer would rather prefer. I actually have it everywhere and still learning it. My processing chain is quite simple, a gate, EQ, compressor, limiter, in that order. And yeah, all stock. Like you and Blitzz said there's no magic, just the man. I have learned that lesson and am trying.
The way I see it is each of us has our own unique ways of learning and coming up with solutions. And by sharing our experiences, some of us will discover a better/faster/easier/etc way to tackle a task at hand. We wouldn't be here doing this if the Indian didn't share the discovery of the number 0, the Sumerian's didn't share their writing system, and the Greek's didn't share their democracy. That's the reason why I appreciate you guys' reaching out to help. You guys make me a better mixer. Not everything is a zero-sum situation. I learn limiter technique from Blitzz, kindness from you, and humility from both. You lose none even when I gain them. So thanks for sharing.
I'll come back and work on this song more. Thank you for the time. I appreciate it. Second pair of ears is always helpful, especially at your level.