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Harsh vocals are a pretty common problem for many mixers. Let’s take a look at some of the most frequent ways professionals clear up a harsh vocal recording in their mixes.
How much of your mixes low end come from the bass guitar track? 50%? 90%? How would you actually measure it?
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.
