22-02-2023, 08:38 AM
I recently found that the rhythm guitars tracks were damaged beyond repair in my mix. I still don't know what cause the damage but want to blame the conversion process. For some reasons some tracks, even though the same bit rate and sampling size, would not import w/o conversion. After hitting "yes" nothing else was demanded to proceed so I assumed it worked. As a result the guitar tracks sounded super grainny and scratched the ears with sharp claws. I LP them all the way to 3kHz and still screaming at me. I should have checked but didn't. Yesterday I was doing some investigation to find out why they behave that way. Downloaded the file again and instead of importing I used workspace and drag-and-drop all the instruments directly to my session. Checked everything and found out the guitar tracks were much sweeter and much friendlier. Back to the grind, happily actually.
Couple things I noticed after:
Bringing up the snare attack was easier. I can hear the ghost notes now. I have been told to have it too loud. I wonder if it's still loud and if it is, how much down? (just be mindful that an increase/decrease of 3dBs would be perceived double or half the volume) I am trying to gauge the level.
The guitar chugging is sharper and less interfering with the kick beater/bass/snare. I can hear chords changes, string pick slide, etc, better.
My mix tend to be a bit bright. I guess my ears like it that way. I wonder how bright it is to you.
The mix has some automations, but I am unsure of the results because either I don't hear it or already heard it coming. I do use a lot of side chaining and they are for downward automation purposes rather than upward, where a chance of invoking some type of emotion from the listener are more likely. But that is not my main concern. I worry more about separations, definitions, and balances of the mix way more. So if you have time and don't mind helping, I'd love to hear what you think. Thanks for time.
Couple things I noticed after:
Bringing up the snare attack was easier. I can hear the ghost notes now. I have been told to have it too loud. I wonder if it's still loud and if it is, how much down? (just be mindful that an increase/decrease of 3dBs would be perceived double or half the volume) I am trying to gauge the level.
The guitar chugging is sharper and less interfering with the kick beater/bass/snare. I can hear chords changes, string pick slide, etc, better.
My mix tend to be a bit bright. I guess my ears like it that way. I wonder how bright it is to you.
The mix has some automations, but I am unsure of the results because either I don't hear it or already heard it coming. I do use a lot of side chaining and they are for downward automation purposes rather than upward, where a chance of invoking some type of emotion from the listener are more likely. But that is not my main concern. I worry more about separations, definitions, and balances of the mix way more. So if you have time and don't mind helping, I'd love to hear what you think. Thanks for time.