Hi...
My bandmates and I took three of our "final mix" tracks to a friend's house yesterday...he has WaveLab, and we wanted to master the songs.
Everything sounded terrific WaveLab, really full of life. The one stumbling block was that the lead vocals fell back down in the mix too much when we applied stereo expansion. I love the way the expansion effect spreads the sound out...so we're going to go back and do alternate mixes with the vocals up a few dbs.
My question...can anyone give me a simple, yet "scientific", explanation as to why the vocals recede in the mix when it is expanded? I have a general idea...just curious to hear the input of others. Thanks...Bob.
My bandmates and I took three of our "final mix" tracks to a friend's house yesterday...he has WaveLab, and we wanted to master the songs.
Everything sounded terrific WaveLab, really full of life. The one stumbling block was that the lead vocals fell back down in the mix too much when we applied stereo expansion. I love the way the expansion effect spreads the sound out...so we're going to go back and do alternate mixes with the vocals up a few dbs.
My question...can anyone give me a simple, yet "scientific", explanation as to why the vocals recede in the mix when it is expanded? I have a general idea...just curious to hear the input of others. Thanks...Bob.