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Thu, 02/09/2010 - 03:11
Jtstew
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Hey guys, I'm new to digital recording..I've been experimenting over the past few weeks, but can't seem to get a "crisp" mix. I'm guessing that's due to the EQ and whatnot, but I'm not entirely sure what I'm not doing. Any tips would be amazing!

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Thu, 02/09/2010 - 10:31
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Hi there !

First of all do you use compressors ?
What kind of drums vst do you use ?
Is there a bass guitar ? I can't hear it

About EQs, here is a frequency charts that can surely help you a lot : http://www.independentrecording.net/irn/resources/freqchart/main_display.htm

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Thu, 02/09/2010 - 14:49
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EQ is definitely important in making sure that all instruments are in their place and sounding as good as possible. I've been messing around with EQ a lot, and I'm fairly convinced that EQ is the biggest part of tone. Here's a site that could help you with some EQ.

http://www.recordingwebsite.com/articles/eqprimer.php

Other than that, try to listen hard to each instrument and mess around. You'll get better as you go along.

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Fri, 03/09/2010 - 01:08
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Remifasol:
haha,
that would probably be helpful!

A: Yes, I use the 4 band compressor that comes with Cubase 5, and use the presets off of that.
B: And I use Addictive Drums, I also parallel compressed them.
C: And no, I don't own a bass guitar.

Remifasol/ba55i5t:

Thanks for your help!

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Wed, 08/09/2010 - 16:00
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I might catch some flack for this but if your entire mix sounds "muffled" throw an EQ over the master fader and boost 5k a bit.

Only do this as a last resort though.

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Fri, 08/10/2010 - 20:23
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Hey there,

Nice songs.I hear a lot of lo-verb in the acoustic guitar which is not required ,eliminate the lo-freqs in the reverb and go easy on that reverb man,that'll majorly help you plus,give a narrow Q boost at 5 khz as well as a hi-pass filter around 80hz. Plus ,pan your instruments as they make things really spread across so that your track doesn't sound all sticky and clustered.And also use a Stereo widener on the master channel so it spreads wide,but be careful to not to overdo it,it can destroy the natural timber of the mix.

I hope this helps

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