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How much of your mixes low end come from the bass guitar track? 50%? 90%? How would you actually measure it?
Today, I want to cover the basics of polar patterns – what they are, why they’re important, and how you can get the most out of them in your sessions.
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Whether you’re brand new to music production as a whole or you’re looking to stay fresh by exploring a new genre, electronic-based music is a great way to learn new production techniques.
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At a very basic level, just think about how the sound of a tapped guitar changes from the sound of a picked lead. Your pick attack is virtually gone as the tapping acts as more like a hammer on a piano string than a pick scraping against a guitar string. How do you account for things like this in your mix to keep your guitars sounding consistent and full?
Before compression, EQ, or any other dynamic processing, you need to know where you want your instruments to sit. Let’s take a look at a few quick tips to get the most out of your panning.