(05-03-2018, 02:13 AM)Zvonimir Wrote: I wrote looong post, almost finished it..and computer shut down..never new why...
and Im back..
basically, I wanted to ask why did you cut those freq? So other instruments can sit in those "places"..or?
I thought that if you want other instrument to be in some "area", you cut other instruments, or boost a bit. If something is wrong, you do surgical cut..
Things get pretty congested very quickly in the sub 500hz area in a mix so, cleaning up is this area will almost always be required at some level. There is the issue of making room for other instruments but also adjusting the balance of the instrument in question for it's sonic place in the mix. The sharp high Q cuts you see are purely to control some resonances at that point that were an issue. For me cutting away is the best option. I find if I try to force a masked instrument or sound forward by boosting some of it's frequencies, it usually results in a harsh sounding mix, overall.
Happy to help out where I can.