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If the snare and kick is making everything else quiter that usually means there is some type of limiting or compression going on. Do you have some compression on the master buss?

They are trying to explain to you that "warmth" is a catch all phrase used by marketing guys and reviewers. If you want less presence in the high end, what some would call warmth, your best bet is probably a dynamic or ribbon mic. An SM58 can be very warm compared to a typical condensor.

That would most likely be done at mixdown. A good example of reverb done in mastering would be the Pearl Jam - Ten album. And a good example of remixing would be when they re-mixed the album recently to get rid of the damn reverb that was done in mastering.

If they are just some random snare hits that are louder then others you can replace them with quieter hits from somewhere else in the track.

I would leave the room open and spend the money on acoustic treatment, gobos and equipment. You can use the garage for drums or amps if you need even more space or isolation.

Your link isn't working but from your description you probably need more compression and limiting on the vocal. For most modern pop/rap/rock music you almost can't compress the vocal too much. Try using some compression with a 2-3.1 ratio and try to get around 6-10db of reduction. Then run it...

Thickness is usually the result of good compression and limiting and is crucial to a big kick and snare sound.

Why do you need separate control of the interface inputs? Usually you just record the independent channels through the Direct Outs on the board and mix it all later. As long as you don't overdrive the interface inputs there shouldn't be any problems. Adding another layer of cheap mixer noise...

Sounds great, nice work!

Hey guys. Got a couple new mixes from the same project as the last one. I think I'm getting a handle on the low mids but I'm sure you guys can prove me wrong, lol. Have I carved out too much of the low mids? How's the bass on your systems? Any comments appreciated. Thanks for listening...

Thanks guys! I was pretty sure that was the one too.

I need to submit one of these tonight. I'm not crazy about either one of them but I will do the real mix later and have the album mastered properly. I just need to have a song for a radio promo. Please give a listen and cast your vote. Any comments welcome...

Thanks for all the honest feedback. I gave it some passes on better monitors and carved out some of the low mids and worked on the "mastering" a bit. I hate trying to master shit myself. I need to give this to the radio station soon. I know it's not perfect but did I clear it up enough? I...

Nice job. My main complaint would be that the snare is getting lost on the softer parts. Seems like too much compression and/or reverb or maybe just turn it up :D

What up my ninjas? I haven't been around much but I have a new project that we've been working on for awhile. This is a pre-release demo for radio play that I'm making the final touches on. Please feel free to comment on anything you like or don't like. This was recorded on a Soundcraft...

Philosophy aside, limiting and compression are absolutely neccessary for a modern sound. Luckily you can do it on the computer for a fraction of the cost of a hardware unit. It's not quite as good as great hardware but it willl get you 90% of the way there.

While I agree that ultimately the engineer is the most important tool in the studio (pun intended) I have to disagree with anyone pushing Berhinger. I have had the misfortune of using their mixers on occasion over the years and I wouldn't want to use one for live sound reinforcement at a...

Unless you are recording cricket farts I can't imagine mic self-noise actually being an issue. Preamps usually generate much more noise then the mics. In most mixes it isn't an issue. If you are trying to record very quiet sources then a good preamp is a must.

Anytime I've had trouble with a kick not cutting through the mix it's generally because of the kick sound. Things that affect the kick sound are mainly the heads, drum tuning, performance, room and mic. Kicks need more upper mids and air in the sound then you would normally think. Sometimes...

Sometimes it makes sense to EQ on a buss. I'll do it on guitars or vocals but it's usually just for controlling the low end of that part relative to the bass and drums. I rarely do any additive EQ or anything too drastic on the buss level.