25-07-2020, 03:58 AM
Hi Ian,
I really enjoyed mixing Thursday Reverie over a year ago. Here's my take on this very evocative piece.
For mixing notes - I used a number of stereo positioning (widening/panning) plugs to situate some of the mix elements in different ways. Panning (both auto and touch-envelopes) were used on a number of the sources as well. The drums were kept fairly strong and central, but I think I did a good job of not letting them get in the way of the rest of the mix. I enjoyed the bass synth...and let it roam a bit as a result.
Everything is sent (in differing degrees) to an instance of Waves' Chambers (stone room - mics against the wall) as well as the PCM-92 (on a large ambient setting) - all the while keeping the send levels under control so as not to swamp the mix with the reverb treatment.
Hardware used was varied - including Kush/LA4 drum treatment, Kush Fatso was given organ duties, Bart HRK processors (Opto/Tube comp and 582 modules) used on synths and drum overheads, Philips EQ/compression used on bass. Entire mix processed through Kush Clariphonic EQ (mild additions at "tight" and "shimmer" settings), Speck X-Sum summing, and the RJR mixbuss compressor/EQ (light settings - about -2db of gain reduction and very light EQ).
Mastering done in the box - Waves J-37, AVA Mastering EQ, L-4 Multiband Comp, Waves' TG Mastering Desk, L-6 Limiter
Hopefully it turned out alright - thanks in advance for any feedback offered.
I really enjoyed mixing Thursday Reverie over a year ago. Here's my take on this very evocative piece.
For mixing notes - I used a number of stereo positioning (widening/panning) plugs to situate some of the mix elements in different ways. Panning (both auto and touch-envelopes) were used on a number of the sources as well. The drums were kept fairly strong and central, but I think I did a good job of not letting them get in the way of the rest of the mix. I enjoyed the bass synth...and let it roam a bit as a result.
Everything is sent (in differing degrees) to an instance of Waves' Chambers (stone room - mics against the wall) as well as the PCM-92 (on a large ambient setting) - all the while keeping the send levels under control so as not to swamp the mix with the reverb treatment.
Hardware used was varied - including Kush/LA4 drum treatment, Kush Fatso was given organ duties, Bart HRK processors (Opto/Tube comp and 582 modules) used on synths and drum overheads, Philips EQ/compression used on bass. Entire mix processed through Kush Clariphonic EQ (mild additions at "tight" and "shimmer" settings), Speck X-Sum summing, and the RJR mixbuss compressor/EQ (light settings - about -2db of gain reduction and very light EQ).
Mastering done in the box - Waves J-37, AVA Mastering EQ, L-4 Multiband Comp, Waves' TG Mastering Desk, L-6 Limiter
Hopefully it turned out alright - thanks in advance for any feedback offered.