hey all -
like most peeps - my clients are becoming increasingly concerned with the overall volume of their mixes...and i've become increasingly disatisfied with the quality of mastering with the budgets they can afford.
the ol' "yes, it's loud but the thing sounds nothing like the original mix." when they do send it to a real mastering guy it can end up sounding awesome and reasonably loud, but rarely do they have the budget.
i'm ready to say - "ok it's my fault...what can i do as a mixer to get it there..."
so i'm looking for any tips on compressing individual elements in the mix to maximize volume. i do the usual compression of bass, vocals and split the kick and snare and mix one compressed and one not...i'm just not getting the volume i would like to get...
i don't use a 2 mix limiter...this could obviously help...but when ever i've tried - it sounds like i have no idea what i'm doing...i can't blame the compressor yet...
anyone want to share some ramblings on maximizing volume tastefully in the mix and/or with a two mix comp? i do the normal rock band stuff usually - drums, bass, vocals, etc...my compression tools are 3 rncs, 2 1176s, 2 161s, 2 la2 copies. yep - my high end pieces are mono units...
i do note that my kick and snare are usually the major offenders...i have tried using subgroups for bass and guitars and drums but again - it doesn't sound right to me...i guessing it's the user.
signed,
down but not out
like most peeps - my clients are becoming increasingly concerned with the overall volume of their mixes...and i've become increasingly disatisfied with the quality of mastering with the budgets they can afford.
the ol' "yes, it's loud but the thing sounds nothing like the original mix." when they do send it to a real mastering guy it can end up sounding awesome and reasonably loud, but rarely do they have the budget.
i'm ready to say - "ok it's my fault...what can i do as a mixer to get it there..."
so i'm looking for any tips on compressing individual elements in the mix to maximize volume. i do the usual compression of bass, vocals and split the kick and snare and mix one compressed and one not...i'm just not getting the volume i would like to get...
i don't use a 2 mix limiter...this could obviously help...but when ever i've tried - it sounds like i have no idea what i'm doing...i can't blame the compressor yet...
anyone want to share some ramblings on maximizing volume tastefully in the mix and/or with a two mix comp? i do the normal rock band stuff usually - drums, bass, vocals, etc...my compression tools are 3 rncs, 2 1176s, 2 161s, 2 la2 copies. yep - my high end pieces are mono units...
i do note that my kick and snare are usually the major offenders...i have tried using subgroups for bass and guitars and drums but again - it doesn't sound right to me...i guessing it's the user.
signed,
down but not out