Production question

[Tony Scharf]

Couple things that will really help if you want something to sit back a bit:

1.  roll off a little of the high end of that particular track.  Our
ears go right for the high end when we listen.
2.  notch out (not by much) parts of the frequency spectrum that the
sound uses that are in competition with other sounds you want to here
3.  cut back on FX, particularly things like chorus that adds
complexity to the high frequencies (for same reason above)
4.  use sequencer automation to keep it at a steady volume.  thats
that its there for, afterall.

Ive used these tricks at various times in the past.

good luck.

Tony

On Jan 11, 2008 4:16 AM, Gorman, Declan <declan_gorman at moduslink.com> wrote:
> Good pointers Dong, cheers!
>
> Regards,
>
> Declan.
>
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> Gorman, Declan wrote:
> > dynamics of the sound I don't want it to drown out every thing else.
> I
> > presume I should be using a compressor but as I'm still getting to
> grips
> > with compressors I am unsure as to what settings to use.  I could be
> > wrong so please correct me if I am.
>
> Don't use a compressor. This boosts the lower volumes as well as
> crushing the peaks.
> Use a limiter and/or turn the track down a little, or even better,
> adjust the velocity of the offending notes or draw some careful volume
> lines (presuming you're in a software sequencer). Maybe even adjust the
> synth patch (if it's a good synth, have the volume or velocity
> modulated/affected inversely by the filter frequency (or filter freq
> Controller) so as it opens up, the volume reduces slightly) Probably too
>
> much that last one :)
>
> A compressor, used badly, will just squash everything up into a squishy
> flat cowpat of a synth line. The temptation to create squishy flat
> cowpat synth lines is too much for anyone born after 1970 sadly ;)
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