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I haven't read the whole thread so I don't know if this has been mentioned, but: *Roll off the high frequencies *Lower the volume *Add reverb Bam. Now it is far away.

Ah. When you said "on the beat", I assumed that the beat was also on the grid. That's what I get for assuming... Sorry 'bout that.

I can't agree with that. Check out post #37 of this thread. programmed drums and groove - Page 2 - The Womb In fact check out the whole thread. Interesting stuff. Anyway, the dude posts the drums from the beginning of Billie Jean. One file is taken straight from the album. The other file...

When I bought my first gear I recorded some songs and mixed them. It was missing the "pro" sound. I figured it was because I was just starting. So I got really good at mixing over the years of hobby work. It was still missing the "pro" sound. So I figured it was because I wasn't...

If the band is any good, they are either already doing something to "eat up" the space left by the bass, or they are doing something interesting using the lack of anything in that space. Listen to them live. Have them play repeatedly until you get what they are going for. Then make it that...

So train yourself to listen and identify a 4 kHz spike. It's not that hard. It just takes time. There are learning aids out there. Quiztones is a fun site to start with. If you can't identify a problem with your ear, seeing the problem with your eyes becomes very dangerous...because the...

Oh, come on. We are all nuts. There is something wrong with somebody who is any good at this stuff and doesn't have something wrong with them.

Swear to God, the screen is either off or partially blocked with paper. ...so insane it is.

I actually have a piece of paper cut out that sticks to my screen and covers just the graphic curve of the EQ display. I really don't want to see that. The numbers on the frequencies are useful because I can identify a frequency by ear. If I know I'm hearing 1200 Hz and I want to cut there...

Genuine curiosity, not just being a jerk: When would you ever use one?

You could even track lower than that. Peaks at -6 is really pushing it when tracking. Do not "bump up" levels when mixing. The total mix should not get anywhere near 0. If you start with the kick drum hitting about -15 when soloed and build around that kick level, you should be fine.

I go as far as to turn my video monitor off whenever possible. Be very careful with any analyzer plugin. Whole lotta' downside. Not much of an upside.

Drums: Either use real drums, program the beat with more subtle human qualities, or don't have it so far out in front. Speaking of out in front: It sounds like everything is out in front. Pick about three parts to keep up front, and move the rest to the back. It also sounds like you're...

Why does the guitar player keep a copy of Modern Drummer on his dash board? So he can use the handicap parking spot. How do you know a drummer is at your door? The knocking speeds up and he doesn't know when to come in. When a drummer is at your door, how do you get him to leave? Pay him for...

No, the world isn't perfect...but you don't have to be anywhere near perfect to have everything fit together before mixing starts. There is tons of room for error. Put yourself in your mixing frame of mind while tracking and it will be much easier. Remember the pecking order of each part...

Your idea of mixing is off. If something won't even fit until you apply EQ, that is "fixing" it. Imagine a professional orchestra. With no sound man or microphone in sight, they can fit close to 100 instruments together by virtue of the musicians listening to their surroundings as they play...

I'm not bothered by it. But my hardware is. It can only run 24 tracks plus 8 effects returns. Over the course of 10 years I have always been able to get around it by comping/bouncing or eliminating.

The 17 drum tracks aside from the PZM. Edit: PM sent.

In that case it looks like there are 17 tracks that I don't have to import. Safely under 24 tracks now. :D

No...it's certainly not a mono track accidentally bounced to stereo. Flipping one side only nulls about half of the sound. Are you sure that even is the PZM track? It sounds more like a mixed drum buss...too good to be a single microphone. I mean, all of the drum mics sound great. But...