20-08-2019, 12:20 PM
Thanks man,
nice to hear that you got what I was going for. I'm always looking for a cohesive sound first and foremost. So we're pretty much on the same page there.
A little more saturation on the sax might actually really help me out! Good tip.
I kinda figured that finding the right volume on the sax goes a long way. I tried eq-ing it and went back to switching it off. I usually embrace dynamics on individual tracks. It helps me keeping a flow going. But the sax might just be to quite at times. :/
That said, I'm not a big fan of automation... I always find myself getting lost tweaking it. When I'm given the time and budget I usually do live mixdowns, so I can adjust levels while I'm printing it to stereo. It obviously takes two or three tries to get it right. But it feels a little more natural to me... Anyway, I didn't do it here.
Shame on the lazy me.
As far as the eqs go, I here you. Especially on analog modelled eqs I find boosting a lot more useful than cutting. Think API, SSL or Pultec. With digital eqs (or stock eqs) I indeed tend to cut more than I boost.
While listening back and forth between the two, I found that my version has a upper midrange harshness in the guitars. I might address that...
Anyway, thanks for having a listen. I'm coming back to your version as soon as I'm back
nice to hear that you got what I was going for. I'm always looking for a cohesive sound first and foremost. So we're pretty much on the same page there.
A little more saturation on the sax might actually really help me out! Good tip.
I kinda figured that finding the right volume on the sax goes a long way. I tried eq-ing it and went back to switching it off. I usually embrace dynamics on individual tracks. It helps me keeping a flow going. But the sax might just be to quite at times. :/
That said, I'm not a big fan of automation... I always find myself getting lost tweaking it. When I'm given the time and budget I usually do live mixdowns, so I can adjust levels while I'm printing it to stereo. It obviously takes two or three tries to get it right. But it feels a little more natural to me... Anyway, I didn't do it here.
Shame on the lazy me.
As far as the eqs go, I here you. Especially on analog modelled eqs I find boosting a lot more useful than cutting. Think API, SSL or Pultec. With digital eqs (or stock eqs) I indeed tend to cut more than I boost.
While listening back and forth between the two, I found that my version has a upper midrange harshness in the guitars. I might address that...
Anyway, thanks for having a listen. I'm coming back to your version as soon as I'm back