flatfinger
Use every dam bit!
Latley I've been checking my mixes in on lots of different systems. I noticed in the wifes car, the eq was set at the typical "scoop" or smile profile, which really made my mixes flat, yet the fm still sounded ok; what's the MBC at the stations doing exactly???
I've been pumping up the presence (1-5k) frequecies in order to try and get closer to that sound, but , though much improved, I can't quite get the same clairity and if I exceed a certian level of air( 10k and up), then things get strident.
I know Me's try to get the mixes to play well on a wide spectrum of systems,( but, I've noticed, as a side note, while driving friends and family cockoo hijacking there stereo's , most people don't have the eq anywhere near flat on them!!)
I want to make demos, so I need them to stand out and am not worried how that would effect them if played after radio style processes ( hopefully that would come later). I dont want to participate in any "loudness war" , Just want them to sound better than average and thus , have the songs presented in the best light . I gather the standards for demos have gone up allot!! ( no more 4 track , mini-studio cassette please!)
There was a good MBC thread up here recently which got me thinking about this, If a MBC is used to modulate the "air" frequencies ,in otherwords bring them up in quieter parts of the song and dynamically reduce them in a loud parts, is that going to be obvious??
I know allot you guys think MBC are unnecessary, but how are the FM stations getting that extra ZING??????????????
I've been pumping up the presence (1-5k) frequecies in order to try and get closer to that sound, but , though much improved, I can't quite get the same clairity and if I exceed a certian level of air( 10k and up), then things get strident.
I know Me's try to get the mixes to play well on a wide spectrum of systems,( but, I've noticed, as a side note, while driving friends and family cockoo hijacking there stereo's , most people don't have the eq anywhere near flat on them!!)
I want to make demos, so I need them to stand out and am not worried how that would effect them if played after radio style processes ( hopefully that would come later). I dont want to participate in any "loudness war" , Just want them to sound better than average and thus , have the songs presented in the best light . I gather the standards for demos have gone up allot!! ( no more 4 track , mini-studio cassette please!)
There was a good MBC thread up here recently which got me thinking about this, If a MBC is used to modulate the "air" frequencies ,in otherwords bring them up in quieter parts of the song and dynamically reduce them in a loud parts, is that going to be obvious??
I know allot you guys think MBC are unnecessary, but how are the FM stations getting that extra ZING??????????????
