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Tag: DYNAMICS

  • Physical Integrity (Dynamics)

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    General Example Fix Physical Integrity Pre Mixing 1) Record with Good Tube Microphones and / or Use Tube Pre Amp or Tube Post Tools 2) Tape, Compresses Dynamic Range but Again Increases Perceived Loudness even More – Notice that you can of Course Use Tape in the Mixing Process Since we are No More Using…

  • Set Compressor Attack and Release According to BPM

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    1) Increase Attack and Release to the Maximum, i.e. Slowest Attack and Slowest Release 2) Set Compressor to Hard Knee, Ratio can About 2:1 3) Lower Threshold Until you See Significant GR Such as -12dB 4) Raise the Attack to About 60ms, i.e. you Should Hear the Transient of the Kick Gets Louder and Louder…

  • Compress Full Mix Without Losing Low End Fullness

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    1) Insert Multiplicity with 2 X Over Bands and a Crossover at Around 150Hz (to 200Hz) 2) Start to Compress the Full Mix Above 150Hz with 2:1 Ratio Up 1-2dB GR 3) Leave Signal Below Crossover (Low End) Uncompressed or to a Almost Invisible Compression in Order to Keep the Fullness 4) Of Course you…

  • Expand Dynamic Range Ideas

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    General – Lower the Noisefloor Where Possible which can also Add a Couple of dBs – Lay Off the Solo Button when Mixing, i.e. Only Use to Listen Details of a Particular Sound but Not Solo and EQ a Individual Track Without the Context  – Use Existing Dynamics and Accentuate Them with Automation, i.e. Search…

  • Compression Dance Master Settings (or Mix Advice)

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    1) Rapid Compressor to Catch Peaks – i.e. a More Colorful but Fast Compressor that Distorts the Peaks Nicely 2)  Transparent and Clean Compressor to Shape the Body – i.e. Feedback Type or also SSL Buss Comp 3) Both Compressors with Gentle Settings Such as -1dB to-2dB GR and Ratio

  • EQ Settings Dance Master (or Mix Advice)

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    1) Analyzer with Average / RMS Reading and Slow Update (Not a Moment to Moment Peak Display) – i.e. a Spectrum Analyzer that Clearly Sticks to an Overall Spectrum Envelope with a Rather Slow Update Over Time 2) Clean EQ (Nugen SEQ) to Balance Spectrum from Roughly 100Hz to About 5kHz 3) Now you Should…

  • Clipper Suggestions

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    1) Hard Clip Spikes on Percussive Material 2) Hard Clip Guitar Pick Attack and String Noises with Frequency Dependent Clippers 3) For Everything Else Use Soft Clippers to Slightly Enhance the Harmonic Content 4) Use Clippers at Any Stage to Optimize the End Result, i.e. May Clip a Individual Track / Subgroup / Mix Buss…