chrisharris
King of Bling
Okay, since this is back up again...
I owe some replies...ya'll know I read these threads religiously, lol... I just feel weird b/c it's just a cover tune and I hadn't planned on doing anything with it, but it seems to involve every mix issue that I've been fighting lately, so I'm kinda' using this as a total quest for knowledge.
Ledmech - thanks for the repost...yeah, there are some definite drum issues in here, lol. Part of it I blame on the fact that I didn't intend to screw with this tune long enough to even do drums, so the underlying instrument tracks are...ummm... "loose," to put it mildly. You nailed one of the several spots where when I put the snare where it SHOULD be, in time, it actually sounds even weirder, lol...b/c the music bed is screwed up timewise. so the drum hits just come too close together to sound "right," lol.
Jag - I've never had my ass almost kicked for NOT singing before... lmao. I am, however, frequently assaulted for singing in public, so in a way, I understand the story, lol. Thanks for taking the time... That was a cool story.
FattMusiek - Thanks for the encouragement... yeah, it's a cover - I have no idea now why I am wasting peoples' time with this, but I appreciate it.
StudioV - You're right. However, as long as we're talking about epiphonies, I think I've figured out that most of the sonic pitfalls on this actually lie in the 100-300Hz area. I'm taking mixes that have huge low end, but that I can crank in my car without falling apart (none of the mixes are mine, of course), and I'm studying just the low low mids...the "secret" lies in the compression of that warm stuff, lol. i just have to figure out how much of the 100-300Hz stuff it takes (after X amount of time at Y amplitude) before the earthquaking starts, and then limit it...it's all voodoo to me at this point, but I KNOW there's something not incredibly difficult to do that will allow a mix to stay warm without knocking out fillings and windows and stuff. If I ever figure anything out, you'll be the first to know.
erichenryus, bdbdbuck, sloop, bdbdbuck, skids, Guernica, Kjam - I hate to lump people together, but this thread has taken up enough bandwidth as it is. I totally appreciate the comments, and if I ever get the low end on a mix to work by anything other than pure accident, I'll be the happiest amateur hack on the planet.
So, now that that's out of the way, how's everybody doing? Jobs/school/prison life going well? How are the kids/parents/cat/dog/siblings/significant other of the same sex doing?
Anybody ever ended up with a mix that they're pretty much totally satisfied with? I have exactly one. ONE mix that sounds the same everywhere, that has a well defined low end, warmth, NON-harsh mids and highs, good balance, etc. One mix...Three years of this, God only knows how many recordings, and ONE MIX that totally works, lol. The kicker is, I have no freaking idea what I did differently on that one mix...so it was dumb luck...I can't wait until dumb luck strikes again.
I owe some replies...ya'll know I read these threads religiously, lol... I just feel weird b/c it's just a cover tune and I hadn't planned on doing anything with it, but it seems to involve every mix issue that I've been fighting lately, so I'm kinda' using this as a total quest for knowledge.
Ledmech - thanks for the repost...yeah, there are some definite drum issues in here, lol. Part of it I blame on the fact that I didn't intend to screw with this tune long enough to even do drums, so the underlying instrument tracks are...ummm... "loose," to put it mildly. You nailed one of the several spots where when I put the snare where it SHOULD be, in time, it actually sounds even weirder, lol...b/c the music bed is screwed up timewise. so the drum hits just come too close together to sound "right," lol.
Jag - I've never had my ass almost kicked for NOT singing before... lmao. I am, however, frequently assaulted for singing in public, so in a way, I understand the story, lol. Thanks for taking the time... That was a cool story.
FattMusiek - Thanks for the encouragement... yeah, it's a cover - I have no idea now why I am wasting peoples' time with this, but I appreciate it.
StudioV - You're right. However, as long as we're talking about epiphonies, I think I've figured out that most of the sonic pitfalls on this actually lie in the 100-300Hz area. I'm taking mixes that have huge low end, but that I can crank in my car without falling apart (none of the mixes are mine, of course), and I'm studying just the low low mids...the "secret" lies in the compression of that warm stuff, lol. i just have to figure out how much of the 100-300Hz stuff it takes (after X amount of time at Y amplitude) before the earthquaking starts, and then limit it...it's all voodoo to me at this point, but I KNOW there's something not incredibly difficult to do that will allow a mix to stay warm without knocking out fillings and windows and stuff. If I ever figure anything out, you'll be the first to know.
erichenryus, bdbdbuck, sloop, bdbdbuck, skids, Guernica, Kjam - I hate to lump people together, but this thread has taken up enough bandwidth as it is. I totally appreciate the comments, and if I ever get the low end on a mix to work by anything other than pure accident, I'll be the happiest amateur hack on the planet.
So, now that that's out of the way, how's everybody doing? Jobs/school/prison life going well? How are the kids/parents/cat/dog/siblings/significant other of the same sex doing?
Anybody ever ended up with a mix that they're pretty much totally satisfied with? I have exactly one. ONE mix that sounds the same everywhere, that has a well defined low end, warmth, NON-harsh mids and highs, good balance, etc. One mix...Three years of this, God only knows how many recordings, and ONE MIX that totally works, lol. The kicker is, I have no freaking idea what I did differently on that one mix...so it was dumb luck...I can't wait until dumb luck strikes again.
