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TeReKeTe · 20th October 2005

most important technique? making bad mixes in the past and having a friend w/ good ears pull no punches and really show me the details of what was wrong w/ em.

also:

--yet another vote for parallel compression. Processing things in larger chunks, in general: really making instruments react to each other via bussed dynamic control, mults, and eq.

--realizing that turning it DOWN is becoming the answer more often than turning it up. mixing to a lower level ITB and recording tracks @ lower levels (and using less FX) has made everything come alive more.

--bypassing cubase's internal eqs and either using waves plugs, or bussing as much out to my metric halo DSP box as i can. good plugs make a big difference.

--making bigger decisions about sound/scope/emotional impact earlier on and RECORDING it. synth sound is right w/ -26db of compression on it? record it and don't look back. build the track around that.

--in general, at least on acoustic sources, making dynamic control/fx work less.

--less 'verb, more (and more kinds of) delay. and mixed lower.

20th October 2005	#59
TeReKeTe Gear nut Joined: Mar 2004 Location: brooklyn, ny Posts: 124	most important technique? making bad mixes in the past and having a friend w/ good ears pull no punches and really show me the details of what was wrong w/ em. also: --yet another vote for parallel compression. Processing things in larger chunks, in general: really making instruments react to each other via bussed dynamic control, mults, and eq. --realizing that turning it DOWN is becoming the answer more often than turning it up. mixing to a lower level ITB and recording tracks @ lower levels (and using less FX) has made everything come alive more. --bypassing cubase's internal eqs and either using waves plugs, or bussing as much out to my metric halo DSP box as i can. good plugs make a big difference. --making bigger decisions about sound/scope/emotional impact earlier on and RECORDING it. synth sound is right w/ -26db of compression on it? record it and don't look back. build the track around that. --in general, at least on acoustic sources, making dynamic control/fx work less. --less 'verb, more (and more kinds of) delay. and mixed lower.