Mixing help 101

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Snares are what drive songs and keep them catchy. I didnt say add alot... Just saying you could of sacraficed a Db each way rather than just cutting the guitars alone. : ) Its your music.
 
gethypedmusic said:
I generally hate reading when most people post back... But I never mind yours lol You actually give information! So when you cut you use a narrow bandwidth!?
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I apologize for posting back again, but I figured that since you actually asked a question, that the only proper etiquette was to answer ;) :D.

Again, I don't want to give an absolute yes/no answer; it's not a 100% absolute either way. Some cuts may be wider than others. For example, a low shelf or a high pass filter can make some appropriate but pretty wide cuts. Also sometimes just a gentile scoop as athe mirror image of a gentle wide boost on another trak can be appropriate to help the tracks fit together.

But in general, think of it this way; one generally wants to cut out the cancer without removing or damaging the good cells. Scoop wider than one needs to, and they could just as easily be removing as much of the quality timbre of the track as they are the bad stuff.

G.
 
Haha man ur metaphors are killin it man lol! Thanks again!
 
SouthSIDE Glen said:
..But in general, think of it this way; one generally wants to cut out the cancer without removing or damaging the good cells. Scoop wider than one needs to, and they could just as easily be removing as much of the quality timbre of the track as they are the bad stuff.

G.
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Ah, another 'do least harm'-R? :)

To add, cut or boost, whatever.
ID'ing the 'problem', size up the options, pick shape, size, (filter types) to fit.
= least moves.
Generally though sharp' boosts are a bit in the specialty' range.
Fun exception though- likey UAD Pultec narrow' high or presence boosts. For some reason that is one focused peak that sounds good to me. Don’t know why that one exactly. :confused:
 
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mixsit said:
Generally though sharp' boosts are a bit in the specialty' range.
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The only specialty is knowing how to listen and mix. Granted it takes years to acquire that specialty, but look at it this way:

If it is a serious mix, either you already know how to listen so boost all you want, or you shouldn't be doing the mix in the first place.

If it is "giving it your best shot" while you learn with a home recording, you're never going to learn unless you do what needs to be done so boost all you want.
 
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