Bringing it forward, pushing it back

[getuhgrip]

I'm trying to give a lead guitar part kind of a haunted, not-sure-where-it's-coming-from feel amid a "front row" of bass and drums. I might even pan it slowly L to R, but how do I stuff it "way back" in the mix?

 

[Rokket]

Use a volume envelope and highlight the part you want to bring to the back of the mix. Just drop it down a couple decibles.

 

[TerraMortim]

lots of reverb...cut some highs... lower the volume...limit it before you do all of it to catch those pesky transients.

 

[Rokket]

Put a phaser on it too....

 

[TerraMortim]

or... eq verb eq phaser eq limiter eq I Like eq. hahaha and I don't know....I kind of like the sound of a reverb going on before limiting... it sounds demented,

 

[MCI2424]

I'm trying to give a lead guitar part kind of a haunted, not-sure-where-it's-coming-from feel amid a "front row" of bass and drums. I might even pan it slowly L to R, but how do I stuff it "way back" in the mix?

Reverb, low volume

And shake it side to side................yeah

 

[Rokket]

Record the solo in two or three chunks, pan hard left and right, and ride the faders....

 

[Rokket]

As you can see, there are ways to get it done. Experiment, that's half the fun.