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Posted by newtrancer on Dec-16-2006 01:24:

help needed mastering

im not sure if my problem is with the mixdown or mastering

but whenever i mixdown anything at least recently (only a small amount of the spectrum analyzer is filled with the bars)

like in winamp ,or any wave player.

ill post a sample soon maybe someone who is good with doing mixdowns and eqing,compressing,mastering can tell me what im doing wrong.

i basically want the whole spectrum analyzer to fill up to accentuate all my sounds used.

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Dec-16-2006 02:02:

Yeah, a sample would be good. Kind of tough to help without that. I'll offer some comments when you post one.

Posted by KilldaDJ on Dec-16-2006 06:47:

well once u finish the track, mixdown should sort itself without the aid of the EQ, compression and EQ should come last.

the track without EQ/compression should fill the spectrum, the EQ and compression just evens out the spread...if that makes any sense.

my mixdown sucks because it clips but i kinda over compensate that with the EQ and bring it back up with the compressor

ah fuck it, im too drunk for this.

Posted by newtrancer on Dec-17-2006 01:49:

I posted 2 samples here they are just short like a few bars so you can see whats wrong here
http://geocities.com/teknooldskool/examples/

but i add some eq and compression before mixdown ,and it still does not fill up the spectrum(i guess i could try and add some afterwards during the mastering process) , hopefully you can respond more after you have listen and looked at the spectrum.

thanks

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Dec-17-2006 03:25:

First, you have way too much sub-bass going on in both examples. You need to take that out. In "test2.mp3", if you want more high frequencies you will just need to add more sounds that take up the high frequencies, since you hardly have any percussion or other high-frequency instruments playing in the first place. In "1rhytmn.wav", the one main sound you have playing just isn't going to fill the spectrum by itself, but why would you want it to if you're going to have other sounds in a track playing along with it?

Hope this helps a little.

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Dec-17-2006 03:29:

Also, relating back to what KilldaDJ said, compression and EQ aren't meant to fix a poor mix or to save a mix that isn't even close to filling the spectrum: they're for final touches. But I can't really tell whether you do full mixes poorly anyway, since neither of the files you posted contain all the elements that most full trance tracks have these days.

Posted by newtrancer on Dec-17-2006 15:16:

MrJiveBoJingles

how would you suggest removing the sub-bass?

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Dec-17-2006 20:05:

Use a low-cut button on your EQ, if it has one, or use a precise high pass filter.