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Originally posted by bunnerabb
I've been reading this thread and I also would like to thank you for all of the stunningly helpful ideas you've shared, here. 
This question could sound a bit silly, and if it does, I apologise, but I was wondering if you've ever found yourself putting a very mild reverb across the two track buss for a mix when it was difficult to get the instruments into the "same room", as it were. I often get asked to mop up other people's two tracks and this is something that I've found to be a great way to give some focus to a mix where the instruments were recorded under very different circumstances. You have to balance between warm a diffuse and creating a lot of g0o in the 2 track, but it's worked for me, here and there.
Any opinions you have on this would be welcomed. |
No such thing as silly questions.
No, I haven't had any luck with putting reverb on the stereo bus, but hey, if it works, go for it, no rules right? I would imagine "very mild" is the key here and probably not too long of a reverb. I see your situation (2 track masters) but I would much prefer to send everyting back into one type of room to gkue it together and I'd like to have control over how much of each instrument I send into the room, a lot less (if any) hihat compared to a lot of kick etc.
If possible, try to put a HEDD across the 2-bus and play witrh the "Tape" and "Pentode" controls, it might just do want you're looking for. I wouldn't mix without it anymore.