And to glue things up a touch, I put SSL compressor, just 1-2 DB of reduction. Master Bus: I want to get that warm and fat analog mid bump, so again I'm putting VTM and Virtual channel and Saturator. A touch of Big Plate Reverb (VerbSuite from Slate Digital), Slap Delay from J-37 Tape Emulator (Waves). EQ + Saturator with API 550 and stuff inside VMR (Slate digital), trying to get the air and clarity and to remove the 1.5k harshness. Just a bit of EQ from VMR and compression again with Fairchild. Just a bit of EQ from VMR and compression LA76.Įl. I also messed with Slap Delay, so for extra spice and 70's 80's vibe, I put a touch of Slap Delay from J-37 Tape Emulator (Waves) A touch of delay (H-delay from Waves), Big Plate Reverb (VerbSuite from Slate Digital), and simple stereo delay. EQ + Saturator with API 550 and stuff inside VMR (Slate digital), trying to get the air and clarity. But once I did it, performance becoming more solid by itself. VOX: Again, the troubles were in the tuning. For Gtr Solo, to match up the real amp mic sound, I put Chorus effects and some grist distortion for the vibe. So I did my best to re-amp all DI Guitar, with GTR AMP (waves), overdrive mode, and put a touch of spring reverb for both. To be honest, I really like the raw take from the amp mic, but my only comment for that is just to much reverb. I did compress it really hard, to get that effect. And for compression, I really love Fairchild for piano, it just really gets it tight, punchy but also super warm. EQ + Saturator with API 550 and stuff inside VMR (Slate digital). Piano: I really like the piano take! super ABBA. EQ + Saturator with API 550 and stuffs inside VMR (Slate digital), and LA2A LA76 for compression. Special comments for the snare, to make it a bit punchy, I did kind of "gating" in the first chain, before eq/compress stuff, and it gives it a bit of that "click/snap" sound.īass: I used just the DI. I spend quite a time on the detective parts, especially overhead, ride cymbals were to pingy. I put tape emulator (I use VTM from SlateDigital) and Virtual Channel (Slate digital) almost on every track just to give that little analog warm and mid bump, after that I tend to color the sound till I like it first, with EQ and Saturator, and then to Shape the sound till I like it, with compression, and perhaps color it again if needed.Īt this stage, I'm trying my best to make everything really clear, not muddy, also punchy but warm.ĭRUMS: my main goal is to make it really punchy but not too harsh, still warm. I didn't really "compress" that much, I agree with Cameron, which he wants tight but also dynamic performance. And to make everything "quantize" as rigid as possible just doesn't work with my taste, it loses the "bounce", the "vibe", the human feeling, and the "BREATH". What I want is just to keep the magic of the performance, as it is. Well, yes if I want to be really picky, in some areas there might be something that's not quite "right" and "tight", but to be honest it doesn't really matter for me, because as a whole performance, it works. Yes, for VOX, It was pretty hard, but I tuned it to aim for the natural feeling, I didn't want to lose the organic feel.īut for the rhythm and timing issue, I didn't repair or fix anything. Once I'm happy with my detective work, by the end of that stage, I supposed to get the big picture and all the bits of problems that I need to figure out, which lead me to the next steps which are the "coloring" stage (Eq, Compression, etc.)īut before that, I need to check the VOX tuning issue and the performance rhythm issue. I always start with fader balancing, and always spend LOTS of time just to have a good sound from it. There's nothing wrong with "changing"., but to "elevate" seems to work as a better mantra for me. that's the MAGIC that I need to keep it alive and more importantly, my job is TO "elevate" it but not to "change" it. because I believe that what had been recorded is, it is what it is. Meaning that I'm not trying to alter the "sound" or the whole "vibe". In general, if not talking about the great details, my main goal for mixing is always to try to keep as true, as clear, and as honest as it is. Thank you for the opportunity dear "mix challenge"! also I really like the tune, it's really catchy and has that 70' 80' vibe. I'm excited to share what I've mixed for the competition
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