*sigh* another mix effort finishing after 3am. At least tomorrow (today) is Saturday....and another night to play around with it
Xabi, I think I have interpreted correctly your comments about the first cut.
The cymbals did not have the HPF set at the optimum frequency - good hearing! They now no longer have that 'trashy' sound from having all those mid range frequencies coming through
I have used a LPF on a buss to parallel compress just the kick with a fast-ish attack and faster release to give the initial thump a little more definition (having all the drums mixed together in a stereo channel makes it very difficult to treat this song)
And I have used a deeper reverb on the snare, but I am not sure if I have too much in the mix. I turn it down and it doesn't seem enough but where it sits seems a bit too wet. I gated the tail of it to cut off when the next kick occurs to clean it up a little....still not sure.
Let me know how it comes across in your listening environment.
Thanks again for taking a listen and giving me such constructive input.
Kind regards,
Dags
Xabi, I think I have interpreted correctly your comments about the first cut.
The cymbals did not have the HPF set at the optimum frequency - good hearing! They now no longer have that 'trashy' sound from having all those mid range frequencies coming through
I have used a LPF on a buss to parallel compress just the kick with a fast-ish attack and faster release to give the initial thump a little more definition (having all the drums mixed together in a stereo channel makes it very difficult to treat this song)
And I have used a deeper reverb on the snare, but I am not sure if I have too much in the mix. I turn it down and it doesn't seem enough but where it sits seems a bit too wet. I gated the tail of it to cut off when the next kick occurs to clean it up a little....still not sure.
Let me know how it comes across in your listening environment.
Thanks again for taking a listen and giving me such constructive input.
Kind regards,
Dags
So many songs, so little time!