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Posted by rubez on Apr-19-2007 10:59:

layering

when people talk about layering or layering techniques, what does it mean? example 'i layered 5 different bass sounds, playing 5 different basslines' i just thought it was playing stuff at the same time in the playlist - surely he didnt play 5 different basslines on top of each other??! that would sound muddled?? what exactly is it?

Posted by Chronosis on Apr-19-2007 12:02:

You know what layering means. Sure things can get muddy if the layers aren't processed properly. In case of basslines, you usually give each it's own space in the frequency spectrum. One has the frequencies below 80Hz and the other has the frequencies above (for example).

Btw. the track in my sig has two basslines (high&low).

Posted by Fledz on Apr-19-2007 12:31:

It's all about subtlety aswell. Sometimes you struggle to hear something specific, yet you know it's there and if you silence it you can hear a noticeable dip in atmosphere.

Posted by rubez on Apr-19-2007 13:39:

yeah i know what u mean about subtlety - u feel it more than u hear it almost.

how do u do what frequency a certain say bass is in? im not as far as mixing down or whatever its called, mixing fequencies. is it in the bit u see the wavelength or in the mixer?

Posted by Fledz on Apr-19-2007 13:43:

Get Voxengo SPAN. It's free off their website. It's a spectrum analyser and will help you learn what frequency everything is in.

Posted by jey on Apr-19-2007 18:06:

use ur ears! if one layer sounds bad over another then cut it with eq, go up and down the fq spectrum until they sit nicely together..

Posted by djms on Apr-20-2007 15:07:

when layering sounds it;s all about EQ to get the most out of each sound