Okay, uploaded a second version. This should be a big improvement over the last one where the bass is concerned. Problem here is that I did that mix later in the day and wasn't really thinking. I typically want less bass than most people so I have my playback setup set to tamp it down but SONAR doesn't go through that so I was trying to bring it up to more typical levels and overdid it.
Anyway, I adjusted several things.
1) Reworked the bass and got something more to my liking.
2) Finally took the time to get drumagog working again (the upgrade from SONAR X3 broke it) and did a 50% replacement of the kick with a DW52. Didn't even have to adjust the tuning! I just couldn't tighten up the low end of the kick and end up with a sound I was happy with.
3) Tweaked the snare drum sound a tad, mostly with regards to the sustain reverb I have inline with it.
4) Caught my "overhead" compressor behaving badly and smoothed that out.
5) Added in a reverb on the gong hit since it ends kind of abruptly and automated changing the blend from entirely source to entirely verb. Helped a bunch.
6) Oh, dulled that synth a tad and raised it up. I wanted it subdued but perhaps overdid it.
7) Reduced the "instruments" bus compression (API 2500) a dB or so.
8) In fixing the bass, adjusted the multiband compressor that I stuck ahead of my limiter because it wasn't needed quite as much and now functions more as an EQ which means less gain reduction on the L2 limiter that follows it.
Probably random other things I've forgotten.
Anyway, I adjusted several things.
1) Reworked the bass and got something more to my liking.
2) Finally took the time to get drumagog working again (the upgrade from SONAR X3 broke it) and did a 50% replacement of the kick with a DW52. Didn't even have to adjust the tuning! I just couldn't tighten up the low end of the kick and end up with a sound I was happy with.
3) Tweaked the snare drum sound a tad, mostly with regards to the sustain reverb I have inline with it.
4) Caught my "overhead" compressor behaving badly and smoothed that out.
5) Added in a reverb on the gong hit since it ends kind of abruptly and automated changing the blend from entirely source to entirely verb. Helped a bunch.
6) Oh, dulled that synth a tad and raised it up. I wanted it subdued but perhaps overdid it.
7) Reduced the "instruments" bus compression (API 2500) a dB or so.
8) In fixing the bass, adjusted the multiband compressor that I stuck ahead of my limiter because it wasn't needed quite as much and now functions more as an EQ which means less gain reduction on the L2 limiter that follows it.
Probably random other things I've forgotten.
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