05-11-2014, 07:02 PM
You the man, Pat. You've already been an outstanding participant, very generous in your comments and criticisms... and you're a good sport in recognizing the difficulties with this multi, too.
I think one thing you can do straight away to improve this (or something with similar challenges) is double track the vocal. Or triple. I'd avoid printed on effects such as the stereo delays on the guitars, too, because they tend to make mixing a lot harder.. any stereo source with lots of low to mid stuff poses that risk.
Another thing that made this tricky is the massive volume difference in the printed on tracks, which can make staging the gains a much more challenging process. I don't like to do this, but I was tempted to normalize a few of the drum tracks to help with all of this.
Personally I'm not as opposed to micing vox with dynamics, but a quality pre-amp really is a must... what kind do you use?
I think one thing you can do straight away to improve this (or something with similar challenges) is double track the vocal. Or triple. I'd avoid printed on effects such as the stereo delays on the guitars, too, because they tend to make mixing a lot harder.. any stereo source with lots of low to mid stuff poses that risk.
Another thing that made this tricky is the massive volume difference in the printed on tracks, which can make staging the gains a much more challenging process. I don't like to do this, but I was tempted to normalize a few of the drum tracks to help with all of this.
Personally I'm not as opposed to micing vox with dynamics, but a quality pre-amp really is a must... what kind do you use?
I'm grateful for comments and suggestions. Thank you for listening!