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I've overused limiting and so I'm uber cautious regarding over application. Still - as I weighed the differences - however subtle, my thoughts leaned towards what I'm hearing from folks: "Yes. Perhaps less limiting has a thicker depth of stage, and sound more "natural", but the clarity of...

That's the magic of limiting. Everything gets pulled tighter together with improved clarity (bigger sound) being the result. I admit that I'm drawn to the tighter sound, while at the same time, I hear the glossy sheen and it sounds less natural (shallower depth) than the less limited versions...

Listening again, Paul? I'm thinking the improved clarity (bigger sound) may be an acceptable trade off.

I confess I keep vacillating. The clarity of the first one IS better because limiting brings out the details of the softer material better (which is why mix adjustments are required with less limiting). But that clarity comes at a cost of sonic "depth". The sound edges toward 2D versus 3D. It's...

The differences are subtle - to be sure - but the settings between the two are quite less on the second. As a secondary survey inquiry: Is the kick too prominent?

The question is simple: Which sounds better to you? The top one has more limiting on it. The 2nd has less - but mix adjustments needed to be made to bring certain parts up slightly to account for less limiting. But which appeals to folks ear more? I have an opinion ... but I'd like to see what...

Morning Scott! Down thread it is revealed that I found the source: A Waves compressor plug in on the organ. I removed it and the crackling disappeared. No clue WHY it was doing that, but I narrowed it down to that malfunction. The 4/20 mix is the cleaned up mix. Thanks for the help!!

Best thing to do is walk away and let your ears rest. What I find is that it's not so much fatigue as a loss of perspective. The ears still hear, but the brain stops contextualizing the levels. Everything kind of get over analyzed and the listener's perspective loses to the mixer's perspective -...

Down thread, you'll see I found it. It was in a Waves LA3A compressor I'd put on the organ. The DAW just didn't like it and it caused crackling. I deleted it and voila! Crackling gone! I posted up the remix on 4/20 down a ways. I also every so slightly rolled the guitar and vocals back - db or...

I will also share a little bit of a trick on the guitar. During the leads, I set up a complimentary clone track and panned it opposite the original track. Then you dial things in ever-so-slightly and the stereo image of the guitar will shift wider and louder to bring more detail and broadness to...

Although I wrote this, I'm not the singer on it. We brought in the drummer's brother in law (who is a friend of mine as well) to sing it. The funny thing is is he's pretty much mimicking me. Drums were a Mapex kit w/ 8 mics - Mitek Sm condenser OH (2), Sennheisers on the rack toms and fl (3)...

It was measurably improved after finding the crackle. :D The tale of this piece is weird. I literally wrote it in my sleep. I was dreaming, and I'll not bore w/ those details, but the song was being sung by an Irish Tenor on a church stage - kind of in a "Danny Boy" style. Guy had a marvelous...

When everything is up front and forward all the time, the presentation takes on a monotonous linearity that fatigues the ear. This is 1000x a better mix than the first, but I'm going to give you homework. Start cutting out what isn't absolutely essential and try to create valleys and peaks to...

I found it. It was in a Waves compressor plugin on the organ part. The odd thing being that it was kind of unnecessary anyways. I also took the opportunity to slightly readjust the guitar levels AND roll back the vocal levels as advised as well.

It DOES make the detective work more difficult, but in this case I can't shine the blame on them. My suspicions are rooted in the original file as well. It's really right at the edges of the sound and the casual listener isn't going to hear it. We, collectively, aren't casual listeners. :D

I think you're right. It's ever so faint, but since the guitar is the primary driver of sound in this piece, it think whatever is breaking up is triggered by the guitar. The weird thing is it is so fast and so faint - and the kicker: So random. It was worse in a prior version - where it was...

ONE question: Is anyone hearing ever so slight crackling of what sounds like a driver crackling/breaking up? I can't tell if it is in the recording itself or is occurring on my system alone. It is really hard to hear, but if it is there, I know Trip will hear it. That's basically all I need...

Agreed. This leans more EDM. All in all, it's well done for what it is. EDM basically pushes a beat w/ some ear candy thrown in. This fits that nicely. I find it gets rather monotonous to listen to for longer than a minute or two - but I'm not dancing to it. In a dance floor environment, it...

The result of two similar gits playing the same thing tends to be phase. At issue is you wind up with a wide phasey center. There has to be enough distinction to split the sound L/R and open the middle. You cannot have the same sound L/R or it results in "wide phasey mono". I think that's what...

Sorry about the sudden spamming, but I'm finding the extra ears extremely useful assistance as I'm wrapping up this collection. For example, because I tend to stick to a process, a comment about too much space around the drums led me to agree and begin to go back and change ALL of the drum...