I thought I'd say hello to the group as an owner of Roland equipment. In my opinion, this message board was a fantastic idea! I intend to check back often.
In the past year I've added the VS1880, a Boss DR-5 rhythm machine and a Boss GT3 to my list of gadgets and toys. I've been having a great time recording various tunes ranging from early Beatles acoustic guitar works to hip-hop, heavily synthesized stuff. The 1880 was relatively simple to learn to use. Most everything gets plugged direct into the board - guitars, bass, keyboards and the drum machine. The only things mic'd are vocals and percussion (tambourine, maracas, etc). Where I'm having problems is the final mix to stereo. It sounds too brassy, lots of high end. To get it to sound right I'm cutting the 8k freq -10db or more. I've been reading around and learned some about compressors and various reverbs. Understanding how to set the internal effects has been challenging to say the least. I'm still not sure I'm using everything correctly. Recently I learned about giving individual tracks their own "space" and have listened to the playback in mono as well as stereo to try and achieve that. I guess my question is the same as everyone else - how do you get a professional sounding mix where the bass is tight but not muddy and the cymbal crashes shine through but not at the expense of the whole song sounding like it was recorded in a tin can. Getting the songs to sound good using various speaker models is also a major challenge! Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Peace,
Dave
In the past year I've added the VS1880, a Boss DR-5 rhythm machine and a Boss GT3 to my list of gadgets and toys. I've been having a great time recording various tunes ranging from early Beatles acoustic guitar works to hip-hop, heavily synthesized stuff. The 1880 was relatively simple to learn to use. Most everything gets plugged direct into the board - guitars, bass, keyboards and the drum machine. The only things mic'd are vocals and percussion (tambourine, maracas, etc). Where I'm having problems is the final mix to stereo. It sounds too brassy, lots of high end. To get it to sound right I'm cutting the 8k freq -10db or more. I've been reading around and learned some about compressors and various reverbs. Understanding how to set the internal effects has been challenging to say the least. I'm still not sure I'm using everything correctly. Recently I learned about giving individual tracks their own "space" and have listened to the playback in mono as well as stereo to try and achieve that. I guess my question is the same as everyone else - how do you get a professional sounding mix where the bass is tight but not muddy and the cymbal crashes shine through but not at the expense of the whole song sounding like it was recorded in a tin can. Getting the songs to sound good using various speaker models is also a major challenge! Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Peace,
Dave