I've been getting some good feedback/info over here in different forums about various aspects of the overall recording process but really could use some ideas on the approach I'm using from other DP008ex users in terms of its specific functions-
As far as using the mixdown/mastering processes to make a stereo master track -has anyone used the SMT clone process to continue building up the mix?In other words copying the SMT back to 2 tracks in multitrack mode then using these 2 as part of the next mixdown/mastering/SMT....
The way I'm putting things together is-
-first recording the individual drum kit components to 8 tracks,setting up the pan/levels
- mixing down to the SMT and using the multiband compressor settings to rerecord the SMT
-copying it back to the mulitrack mode,then recording the instrumental parts to the rest of the 6, tracks(i.e.replacing them w/new material)
- repeating the same process
-doing it again to make the final SMT which gets normalized as well.
So basically I'm using three SMT creation processes to finalize a larger mix of this type...
The first made up of the drum tracks;then the SMT made from these w/new instrumental parts,then the third SMT (using the drum- mix- SMT-plus- new- tracks SMT copied back to mulitrack mode to add more tracks to....)
What I'd appreciate feedback about is-
What kind of panning do you use for the SMT-to-2-tracks mix?....I'm wondering what produces the best end result in terms of the stereo field....as well as retaining the panning used to make the SMT each time?I've been leaving both tracks dead center but wonder if a wider pan would be better....
As far as using recording an instrumental part to 2 tracks to set up a wide mix and using techniques like EQ'ng each differently ...when you do this how wide a pan do you use?How many instrumental parts do you record to one track along w/using the 2 track approach re- simulating the kind of things you can do w/the DP24SD which has both mono and stereo tracks?
Also In terms of using MBC on the SMT each time,would you recommend using a low level of processing I.e.low threshold/ratio/levels so that the end result SMT will have a good dynamic range and can be processed a liitle more along w/normalization?
Although feedback from other DP008ex users is what I'm hoping to find,any tips from people using similar types of approaches to setting up a larger mix would be of equal interest....
As far as using the mixdown/mastering processes to make a stereo master track -has anyone used the SMT clone process to continue building up the mix?In other words copying the SMT back to 2 tracks in multitrack mode then using these 2 as part of the next mixdown/mastering/SMT....
The way I'm putting things together is-
-first recording the individual drum kit components to 8 tracks,setting up the pan/levels
- mixing down to the SMT and using the multiband compressor settings to rerecord the SMT
-copying it back to the mulitrack mode,then recording the instrumental parts to the rest of the 6, tracks(i.e.replacing them w/new material)
- repeating the same process
-doing it again to make the final SMT which gets normalized as well.
So basically I'm using three SMT creation processes to finalize a larger mix of this type...
The first made up of the drum tracks;then the SMT made from these w/new instrumental parts,then the third SMT (using the drum- mix- SMT-plus- new- tracks SMT copied back to mulitrack mode to add more tracks to....)
What I'd appreciate feedback about is-
What kind of panning do you use for the SMT-to-2-tracks mix?....I'm wondering what produces the best end result in terms of the stereo field....as well as retaining the panning used to make the SMT each time?I've been leaving both tracks dead center but wonder if a wider pan would be better....
As far as using recording an instrumental part to 2 tracks to set up a wide mix and using techniques like EQ'ng each differently ...when you do this how wide a pan do you use?How many instrumental parts do you record to one track along w/using the 2 track approach re- simulating the kind of things you can do w/the DP24SD which has both mono and stereo tracks?
Also In terms of using MBC on the SMT each time,would you recommend using a low level of processing I.e.low threshold/ratio/levels so that the end result SMT will have a good dynamic range and can be processed a liitle more along w/normalization?
Although feedback from other DP008ex users is what I'm hoping to find,any tips from people using similar types of approaches to setting up a larger mix would be of equal interest....