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When you go to try out a new guitar amp, what’s the first thing you do? For some, they’ll poke around with it timidly in the store, turning it up to just shy of the 1 notch on the volume knob. On the other end of the spectrum, you’ve got the guys that crank everything up to 10.
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Mixes without a lot of elements don’t have to sound empty or bland. I’ve hear from a few engineers going into acoustic sessions (or sessions with minimal production) that there’s not enough to work with. I call them out nearly every single time.
Push it to the limit. Push it beyond the limit. Find ways to morph your sounds and make room for everything imaginable in the mix.
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Sometimes you’ve really gotta dirty part of your mix up for it to grab attention. Sometimes that means reaching for the closest compressor and driving the signal through it until you’ve got a fully saturated sound.
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Whether your primary genre is metal, pop or anything in between – synthesized bass is quickly becoming one of the most common ways to fill out the low end of a song. Some genres are using it to reinforce a live bass guitar.
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