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yep. putting the mic off center is one of the best solution.

You can try to put a reverb (hall or plate) on the snare only. This will create a backwall sense. Maybe on the overheads too.

This video can help in showing you what you can do with a bass Mixing Bass

I have tried many many many de-essers in the past. I never was 100% satisfied with the result. I always found that is was more productive to de-esse by hand instead of tweaking a plugin forever and ever... if you still want to use a plug... How to use a De-esser on vocals - YouTube

If you want to record Guitar + Vocal simultaneously, this vid should help you out... although you definitely need 2 mics. Puremix_recording vocals&guitar I you just have one, then you need to find the sweet spot where the vocal and the guitar sound balanced... and not to muddy.

I do not get paid and these are links to free videos only. Plus 80% of the site is free. That's what I call "free help". Plus I do participated on a regular basis to other threads without referring to this website. I only do i when I feel like it can help someone. I did not realize that...

All monitors have a flat response in anechoic chambers nowadays. You choose your monitors because you like them. Not because they are better than the other ones. Treating the room is priority #1. If you have a big bump a 160hz and a big dip at 120hz... you re mix will NEVER sound good. Sad but...

Same here. i I ve used TONS of de-essers. None of them really satisifed me. They always make the track sound dull. I automated the Ss by hand now. I takes time but the result is garanteed.

I would definitely try to control to low mids. Use an eq can sometimes do the job but I feel like multiband compression provides the same results without digging in the notes that do not actually have low mids. Hence... more subtle.

Using reverbs will help you persuade your audience that every instruments have been recorded in the same space. So yes, it definitely works. You should check Fab master this trick in one of his free videos: Puremix_Mixing Bass and Reverbs

You should check this out. There are audio examples too in this video: Puremix_Side Chain Compression

+1 Farview There is no rules. Just what you want it to sound like.

This video will give you pointers in order to know what to listen to when using compression: Puremix_Compression

you might be referring to this whole mixing series: Puremix_mixing setup Puremix_mixing vocal Puremix_mixing bass/guitar/reverbs Puremix_mixing violin

Go there: Puremix_recording Bass drum Puremix_Mixing setup you have a whole recording and mixing process on video.

IMHO you should never bounce to disk. I always print my tracks into pro tools. It does not take any longer AND you get the benefits of checking in real time that what is being printed is actually what you are hearing AND you can always reprint and consolidate a part of the song that you messed...

This video on how to record drums from to to bottom can help you out. Their are concise and pretty much straight to the point. Puremix_Recording Bass drum Puremix_overheads There is the mixing session of this recording on the website if you look for it too... Even if techniques may (have to!)...

HI guys! To all pro tools users, this video should be helpful: Pro Tools Shortcuts Best of - PUREMIX enjoy

You can 2 two things which yields very different results... Multiple takes panned left and right. Feels like an orchestra... Or use delays and reverbs or chorus...

Lower the fader is just not going to work. You can have a sound super soft AND in your face. It is all about perception, transients and ambience/direct sound ratio. If someone whispers in your ears... well it feels really close... And if someone shouts from the back of the room... well it feels...