LearningTheBasics
New member
Hey guys,
Long time song writer and on/off recording, always struggled after I have recorded all my tracks making it sound anything like I hear it sounding in my head.
I struggle with setting the levels firstly... just when I think I have it think my Bass is too low... then my drums sound hidden so turn it up also... then I think ohhh can hardly hear the guitars and go round and round in this loop.
EQ I think have a general Idea of trying to cut any unwanted or clashing frequencies when some instruments are occupying the same area ?
Compression is one I'm interested in but not had much success, It can help with dampening sounds in a track that are too prominent while bringing up other parts that were too quiet to create a fuller sound ?
I notice with my bass recordings when doing string jumps from Low E to D and for example doing funky octaves... I hear the D string a little bit louder than the Low E note.. this probably is a big reason I can never quite get the levels right as I constantly hear the bass going too quiet in some sections and then too loud.
IS there any good Youtube videos that would help with the part I'm stuck at that's past the part of recording the tracks and focusing on getting levels right along with correcting tracks for consistent volume like the bass issue ?
I use Reaper and have addictive drums along with Fab Filters installed.
Thanks
Long time song writer and on/off recording, always struggled after I have recorded all my tracks making it sound anything like I hear it sounding in my head.
I struggle with setting the levels firstly... just when I think I have it think my Bass is too low... then my drums sound hidden so turn it up also... then I think ohhh can hardly hear the guitars and go round and round in this loop.
EQ I think have a general Idea of trying to cut any unwanted or clashing frequencies when some instruments are occupying the same area ?
Compression is one I'm interested in but not had much success, It can help with dampening sounds in a track that are too prominent while bringing up other parts that were too quiet to create a fuller sound ?
I notice with my bass recordings when doing string jumps from Low E to D and for example doing funky octaves... I hear the D string a little bit louder than the Low E note.. this probably is a big reason I can never quite get the levels right as I constantly hear the bass going too quiet in some sections and then too loud.
IS there any good Youtube videos that would help with the part I'm stuck at that's past the part of recording the tracks and focusing on getting levels right along with correcting tracks for consistent volume like the bass issue ?
I use Reaper and have addictive drums along with Fab Filters installed.
Thanks