14-04-2014, 02:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 14-04-2014, 02:08 AM by Pedaling Prince.)
(03-03-2014, 08:43 PM)Spede Wrote: This kind over-the-top bus compression obviously would be a big no-no for many types of music but seems to be essential for modern dance music genres. Kinda like tape saturation is essential for vintage rock music.
Well, the artist who created these tracks loves this mix so I suspect you're going to take my comments with a grain of salt but I wanted to add my two cents worth, anyway.
Even for this type of music I feel the master buss compression is way too heavy; it crushes everything together so much that you're losing all the separation among the tracks. There's no sonic detail here; it sounds like a big solid wall of sound. I think I hear the potential for a great mix here, but it's hard to tell...
Also, personally I don't agree that tape saturation is necessary for "classic rock." I prefer to approach a classic rock mix from the perspective of, "What would the artists of the 60s and 70s have done if their equipment had the capabilities we have now?" I suspect if they could've wipe out tape noise and distortion they would've done it, and they probably would've made far more effective use of digital's dynamic range potential than most artists do nowadays, too.
