Getting Tracks to Sit Well in the Mix

[5th Sequence]

Ark i wouldnt pan my snare THAT far.. a little to the left is aight, but 15 -30% is alot IMO.. i usually keep all my drums dead center except for maybe percussion sounds like cymbals or congas, or if im going for a specific effect. genral ur kick, bass, lead vocal, and snare should be the "power" of mix and the other elements should be more spaced out .. but its important not to space out ur mix too much though .. generally the main elements should be closer to the center and the more sparse and infrequent elements should be further out. If u pan evrything too far and wide, ur gonna lose that punch and power and the element of suprise. Its a balance .. but 5th hit on the head, unless u got monitors and a decent listening environment, ur basically just rolling dice on ur mixes.

Yeah I saw that and I'd have to agree too. But, to each's own, if that's your flavor roll with it. I just think the idea behind panning the snare for the drum kit feel is a great idea, however it doesn't translate as well as the idea would have you believe. I haven't heard a mix that has done it well enough to make me think otherwise.

 

[afriquedeluxe]

For one you shouldn't have to EQ each and every individual sound, instrument or track. In my opinion if you have to resort to that you're dealing with some pretty shitty sounds in the first place.

thats how I usually work. I don't like using sounds that need too much treatment. I only mess with the db. Sometimes though you only pick up on the mis-matches later on in the mixing stage. This is when you pull out the engineer to fix things.

 

[5th Sequence]

thats how I usually work. I don't like using sounds that need too much treatment. I only mess with the db. Sometimes though you only pick up on the mis-matches later on in the mixing stage. This is when you pull out the engineer to fix things.

It can go either way though. I usually have ideas that no "unaltered" sound perfectly fits. I'll adjust to taste everytime if I have to, which is more often than not. If it's perfect it's perfect, but that's usually not the case. Also if I use a drum off a sample cd, i'm not trying to have a snare that everyone else will use or have access too. That's where layering comes in, but again, i've never thrown samples together and not had to EQ, compress, or adjust the attack and release settings to get that perfectly layered sound I want.

 

[LDB]

^^^^^That makes you a "tweaker", diff't strokes for diff't folks. That's why I love music....it allows you to do u and be creative. All of us had to find or have to find our own way. The only time there's a right or wrong way is when you're looking for approval from others! Do what you like and what makes your musical boat float, lifes too short to see it any other way.

 

[5th Sequence]

^^^^^That makes you a "tweaker", diff't strokes for diff't folks. That's why I love music....it allows you to do u and be creative. All of us had to find or have to find our own way. The only time there's a right or wrong way is when you're looking for approval from others! Do what you like and what makes your musical boat float, lifes too short to see it any other way.

Haha you have no idea!