12-04-2014, 01:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-04-2014, 01:03 PM by The_Metallurgist.)
'ola Juan,
key requirement for club-type music is mono compatibility. flick your gear to mono and see what happens to the energy level. also check to see what drops back in the mix...and whether those instruments are important to the groove or merely supplemental. if supplemental, that's fine, you can afford to lose some prominence. however, if it's important, you will need to address this. do you know how?
listening in stereo, this is fatiguing because of the flab down in the low-mid range, so there's scope to apply some EQ cuts in appropriate places.
i'd recommend you keep bass well out of material you place to the outsides of your mix, and if they have bass (eg less than 150-200Hz'ish)...to force this filtered bass only to run down the center where it belongs, leaving the high-passed content to the side. you want something like this: http://bozdigitallabs.com/product/mono-bass/ there is a free VST which i use, but darned if i can remember it's name - i just load it up blindfolded! :/
i use mine in 2 places, depending...
- on a specific instrument (typically synths in the main...but think beyond this!)
- on the stereo buss, so everything gets filtered accordingly.
remember, bass is non-directional, so any of this stuff floating around aimlessly in the stereo field is superfluous to requirements (i.e. best avoided)
be aware of the consequences of down-mixing stereo to mono. if your mix bangs in mono, you'll be shaking the planet in stereo, but it never works the other way around
i won't comment on the other technical stuff, because it's rather superficial as far as i am concerned. what's important is the stuff that gets in the way of enjoyment....and for me, i've flagged up the critical element above.
critical decision before even touching a project, is defining IN ADVANCE, whether your mix is going to wave a middle finger at mono and go full-out stereo, or you intend to make concessions eg for suitability regarding radio play, clubs, and other mono environments...including smartphone speakers!
i liked your approach to the mix (in v1.0...this had passion). your vision was really great.
laters
Dave
key requirement for club-type music is mono compatibility. flick your gear to mono and see what happens to the energy level. also check to see what drops back in the mix...and whether those instruments are important to the groove or merely supplemental. if supplemental, that's fine, you can afford to lose some prominence. however, if it's important, you will need to address this. do you know how?
listening in stereo, this is fatiguing because of the flab down in the low-mid range, so there's scope to apply some EQ cuts in appropriate places.
i'd recommend you keep bass well out of material you place to the outsides of your mix, and if they have bass (eg less than 150-200Hz'ish)...to force this filtered bass only to run down the center where it belongs, leaving the high-passed content to the side. you want something like this: http://bozdigitallabs.com/product/mono-bass/ there is a free VST which i use, but darned if i can remember it's name - i just load it up blindfolded! :/
i use mine in 2 places, depending...
- on a specific instrument (typically synths in the main...but think beyond this!)
- on the stereo buss, so everything gets filtered accordingly.
remember, bass is non-directional, so any of this stuff floating around aimlessly in the stereo field is superfluous to requirements (i.e. best avoided)
be aware of the consequences of down-mixing stereo to mono. if your mix bangs in mono, you'll be shaking the planet in stereo, but it never works the other way around
i won't comment on the other technical stuff, because it's rather superficial as far as i am concerned. what's important is the stuff that gets in the way of enjoyment....and for me, i've flagged up the critical element above.
critical decision before even touching a project, is defining IN ADVANCE, whether your mix is going to wave a middle finger at mono and go full-out stereo, or you intend to make concessions eg for suitability regarding radio play, clubs, and other mono environments...including smartphone speakers!
i liked your approach to the mix (in v1.0...this had passion). your vision was really great.
laters
Dave
Beware...........Cognitive Dissonance!