05-05-2018, 05:42 PM
I think this is the first post I made here back in January, so it's time I went back and applied some of what I've learned here, thanks to you folks.
I couldn't believe the wacky EQ going on, so I basically wiped everything and started over. The bass guitar will seem much cleaner and sits below the kick. The rhythm and lead guitars are brighter with far less compression to keep the dynamics. On the topic of dynamics, Only the kick and snare tracks were compressed before going to the drum bus; all other tracks were EQ'd and balanced, but only the group buses have compression. The effects used are basically the same, but changed from track inserts to sends and automated similarly. Mastering was far different - different EQ and compressors. If I recall correctly, it took many hours to mix and master this tune the first time around. This time my workflow was such that the mix was done in two hours, and the mastering only took about 30 minutes. Tell me what you think.
I couldn't believe the wacky EQ going on, so I basically wiped everything and started over. The bass guitar will seem much cleaner and sits below the kick. The rhythm and lead guitars are brighter with far less compression to keep the dynamics. On the topic of dynamics, Only the kick and snare tracks were compressed before going to the drum bus; all other tracks were EQ'd and balanced, but only the group buses have compression. The effects used are basically the same, but changed from track inserts to sends and automated similarly. Mastering was far different - different EQ and compressors. If I recall correctly, it took many hours to mix and master this tune the first time around. This time my workflow was such that the mix was done in two hours, and the mastering only took about 30 minutes. Tell me what you think.
Peace,
Dave
Mid 2019 Mac Pro; Focusrite Scarlet 18i20 USB2 audio interface; Logic Pro X; FabFilter C2, DS, L1, Q3, R, Saturn2, Timeless2 ; Native Instruments Komplete 13; Waves 12 Gold; Rokit 6 G3 monitors; AKG K240 MKII and Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro cans.
Dave
Mid 2019 Mac Pro; Focusrite Scarlet 18i20 USB2 audio interface; Logic Pro X; FabFilter C2, DS, L1, Q3, R, Saturn2, Timeless2 ; Native Instruments Komplete 13; Waves 12 Gold; Rokit 6 G3 monitors; AKG K240 MKII and Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro cans.