Rock Song sounding a bit sharp, how can I make it sound 'ear friendly'?

DreamSound · 10th July 2008, 08:44 AM

Hey guys,

I did this song's drums with a Roland TD12 and BFD via in one shot, I just need to go clean up the drums midi and some other adjustments but that's the easy part. I recently moved so I'm waiting to connect my electronic set and finalize things. Anyways, on the meantime I'm working on the mix and I can't get it to sound more smooth without loosing character on the vocals or guitars, especially if I take the mids out. How can I make it sound less harsh?

dblackburn80 · 10th July 2008, 03:23 PM

This song needs some cleanup.

What are you using as a DAW?

I would say notch it somewhere above 2k...

And play with a click track.

DreamSound · 10th July 2008, 08:14 PM

I'm using RME FF800 with Cubase 4. I know it needs some clean up and I will finalize that today.

When I eq the master track to a preset "Rock Master" it takes the harsh part out but it looses a lot of dynamics. Are there any recommendations on doing this?

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dblackburn80 Gear interested Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 11	needs some work This song needs some cleanup. What are you using as a DAW? I would say notch it somewhere above 2k... And play with a click track.

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10th July 2008, 08:14 PM	#3
DreamSound Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lake Elsinore, CA Posts: 202	I'm using RME FF800 with Cubase 4. I know it needs some clean up and I will finalize that today. When I eq the master track to a preset "Rock Master" it takes the harsh part out but it looses a lot of dynamics. Are there any recommendations on doing this?