nbiehl
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This pertains to the project I posted about here in this forum yesterday.
I'm recording through an analog mixer (Soundcraft 200) into a DAW, using an AT-4033 LDC. During the tracking phase, I left the EQ on the desk alone. I had planned to EQ in the software while mixing.
Was this a mistake? Should I be using the board to dial in the sound during the tracking process before I see how thing sit in the mix, or should I wait until I mix to start manipulating frequency so I don't have to boost tones I subtracted before I heard the instruments together?
I think I'm going to end up re-tracking some upright bass stuff. This music will be running under dialogue in a film, and when I try to mix some tracks at lower volume I can't get a balanced bass tone without the bass sounding woofy or hollow.
I experimented with mic placement and some ghetto room treatment for hours last night. I got better results than my original tracking, but if the goal is for the track to sound almost exactly how you'd want it to sound mixed, I'm not there yet.
In the middle of the night I woke up and realized I still had the board EQ at my disposal, and I felt really stupid for not using it.
I'm recording through an analog mixer (Soundcraft 200) into a DAW, using an AT-4033 LDC. During the tracking phase, I left the EQ on the desk alone. I had planned to EQ in the software while mixing.
Was this a mistake? Should I be using the board to dial in the sound during the tracking process before I see how thing sit in the mix, or should I wait until I mix to start manipulating frequency so I don't have to boost tones I subtracted before I heard the instruments together?
I think I'm going to end up re-tracking some upright bass stuff. This music will be running under dialogue in a film, and when I try to mix some tracks at lower volume I can't get a balanced bass tone without the bass sounding woofy or hollow.
I experimented with mic placement and some ghetto room treatment for hours last night. I got better results than my original tracking, but if the goal is for the track to sound almost exactly how you'd want it to sound mixed, I'm not there yet.
In the middle of the night I woke up and realized I still had the board EQ at my disposal, and I felt really stupid for not using it.