How to make a track sound "real" and not amateurish

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Posted by Ry Thomas on Nov-21-2008 19:44:

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Originally posted by Theran
In addition to the above post, it's better to cut only on a EQ. Getting more out of the sound than it really is (raising EQ) is not good and can lead to unwanted sounds. If i.e. the clarity of the sound isn't good enough, don't boost the EQ but look into the sound itself, try to change it at the source (in The Netherlands we have a saying which applies here: "It's better to prevent than to cure").

EQ is also usefull to prevent phase cancellations. If i.e. two sounds are in the same frequency range, it's possible that on sound phases out the other.

EQ is pretty hard to do. You are fastly inclined to overuse EQ. But remember this as a fistrule; if you have to EQ to much, the problem lays in the original sound.

If you have good eq boost by all means, but do your cuts first and see where the problems lie. Eq's like UAD pultec can have huge boosts and sound great. Shit eq's make loads of unwanted noise

Posted by Sonic_c on Nov-21-2008 21:31:

bass panning? sounds dangerous to me!

Posted by DJ RANN on Nov-21-2008 22:23:

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Originally posted by Sonic_c
bass panning? sounds dangerous to me!

There's a track on Rabbit In the Moon's Decades CD that has the Bass panned LR - I forget which one but it sounds fucking great.

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