Hi,
I tried this semi orchestral mix, with the objective of keeping "natural" unsquashed sound.
A minimalist approach was attempted:
- only a couple of global busses for plate (UAD EMT) and small hall reverb (UAD Lexicon)
- channel strips plugins on most channels: UAD API on voices, UAD SSL on bass, piano and some percussions.
- voices is slightly de-essed
- orchestra is just panned, leveled and compressed with UAD 1176
-a bit of Massey (free) 2007 limiter on masters (just to get +3db, but no limiting was kicking in).
- minor volume automation
- summed with D-Box
Difficulties:
- if the exercise was to fit in the strange guitars, I failed since these guitars won't be found in the mix.
- May need to review the bass portion for better balance
- uneven lead vocal level with slight plosives that were annoying
It's mixed in headphones and not YET checked with monitors, so please have mercy! :-)
Pre-master, volume up.
Thanks for listening and your criticism.
cheers
I tried this semi orchestral mix, with the objective of keeping "natural" unsquashed sound.
A minimalist approach was attempted:
- only a couple of global busses for plate (UAD EMT) and small hall reverb (UAD Lexicon)
- channel strips plugins on most channels: UAD API on voices, UAD SSL on bass, piano and some percussions.
- voices is slightly de-essed
- orchestra is just panned, leveled and compressed with UAD 1176
-a bit of Massey (free) 2007 limiter on masters (just to get +3db, but no limiting was kicking in).
- minor volume automation
- summed with D-Box
Difficulties:
- if the exercise was to fit in the strange guitars, I failed since these guitars won't be found in the mix.
- May need to review the bass portion for better balance
- uneven lead vocal level with slight plosives that were annoying
It's mixed in headphones and not YET checked with monitors, so please have mercy! :-)
Pre-master, volume up.
Thanks for listening and your criticism.
cheers
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