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Drums are one of the hardest pieces of a mix to get the perfect sound from. Even if you were the engineer on the tracking session, the sound you were after during recording can change drastically once you add in other elements to the production. For this reason, many engineers choose to capture a “useable” kit during tracking without any intention of perfecting it until the mix.
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Welcome to the first edition of “Cooking with JST”! Today, we’ve got a recipe for success through some full frequency baked goods for your next studio mix.
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Everyone has his or her own approach to writing new music. Some songwriters start with the lyrics while others choose to tackle the melody first. Some choose to write a song straight through, from intro to verse to chorus to verse 2 and so on. Others will start with the chorus as their focal point and will build every other piece of the arrangement around that.
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A battle that’s raged on for decades: additive vs. subtractive EQ. Many online forums have seen this topic, from the earliest days of audio production blogs to a few discussions that have gone off the rails in our own forum! People develop opinions, and whether the opinions are their own or ones that have been accepted from a colleague or mentor, they spread them.
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DI boxes are some of the most common recording tools found in studios, and more than any other instrument, bass guitars seem to be the heaviest users of these great devices. It makes sense – bass guitars have the heaviest low-end frequency content, which is an area that can muddy up quickly in small rooms, and tends to bleed over into other mics when tracking more than one instrument at a time.
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