hey guys, im somewhat new. i am battling with mixing in general, particularly with kicks, strings and synth. i am searching the forum for the trillions of topics on this probably, but if anyone one can give me a quick pointer to a really helpful thread on Eqing kicks strings and synths, or eq in general..then pls do.
i am confused as to wether to eq the kick as well as compress,
i use cubase SX 2 or 3, and i have waves Mercury.
im being extra hard on myself cos its probably not as bad, but i tend to expect my mix to be similar to whats hot out there right now..nothing wrong with that is there

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thanks for your pointers