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TripleM
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I think you've received some stellar advice in this thread.
If I can add one thing, I think you fell into the same trap I did when I was beginning this hobby. I read a ton of articles on how things worked. Then I thought I should apply everything I learned to every mix I worked on. I thought I should be "looking" for things instead of listening for them. I thought frequency curves would tell me what my problems were. I thought I should always low-pass a kick drum because the guy on MixOnline said he did it once. I imagined problems that really weren't there. I missed problems that were. Stuff like that.
I suspect you've progressed quite a bit in your knowledge. I'd keep doing that. But I'd start to compliment that by focusing more on practicing what you've learned. Training your ears to hear problems doesn't happen over night. Some people get it rather quickly, but for most people it takes quite a while.
If I can add one thing, I think you fell into the same trap I did when I was beginning this hobby. I read a ton of articles on how things worked. Then I thought I should apply everything I learned to every mix I worked on. I thought I should be "looking" for things instead of listening for them. I thought frequency curves would tell me what my problems were. I thought I should always low-pass a kick drum because the guy on MixOnline said he did it once. I imagined problems that really weren't there. I missed problems that were. Stuff like that.
I suspect you've progressed quite a bit in your knowledge. I'd keep doing that. But I'd start to compliment that by focusing more on practicing what you've learned. Training your ears to hear problems doesn't happen over night. Some people get it rather quickly, but for most people it takes quite a while.
