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samskye · Post by **samskye** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 12:46 pm

I just came across this suggestion and I don't exactly get it.

foosnark · Post by **foosnark** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 1:35 pm

It's marketing/vaguespeak/subjective gobbledygook.

To me, "tight" usually has to do with rhythm and groove. Or else sort of punchy sound (another vague term) where rhythmic parts have sharp attacks, a relatively short sound with no long decay tails.

Nightpolymath · Post by **Nightpolymath** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 1:36 pm

It normally means you need to spend more money to make it sound better. As in, "Man, this track is tight-fisted."

Joking aside, I think it means all channels are glued nicely together, the various frequency bands play well with each other, there is no boominess in the low end, and the high end has a nice sparkle without ever sounding thin. Plus there is a full mid range that is not overpowered by either the low or high frequencies. Which is short for the track does not sound like s**t.

el-bo (formerly ebow) · Wed Aug 17, 2016 1:42 pm

"Tight" can be related to rhythm, but also can relate to sound/dynamics e.g Maybe your bottom end is too flabby, and you need to tighten that shit up

bungle · Post by **bungle** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 4:38 pm

Funny how somebody asks about 'Tight' and everybody answers with more vague words hahaha Flabby/Boomy/Sparkle

I suggest if somebody said make it tight, and you do not know what they mean, ask them, because nobody else knows either

do_androids_dream · Post by **do_androids_dream** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 4:41 pm

Dry and punchy as opposed to loose which might mean wet and sloppy

el-bo (formerly ebow) · Wed Aug 17, 2016 4:46 pm

bungle wrote:Funny how somebody asks about 'Tight' and everybody answers with more vague words hahaha Flabby/Boomy/Sparkle

Tight is very easy to understand when given the context of flabby

Touch The Universe · Post by **Touch The Universe** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 4:57 pm

To me, it sounds like forming one coherent piece where each element sounds good and theye are glued together.

camsr · Post by **camsr** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 7:33 am

staccato notes

DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 7:45 am

It's all about dynamics. Short but punchy. A sound is tight if it's as short as possible without loosing power.

zyguli · Post by **zyguli** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:10 pm

Sometimes tight=dope.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:28 pm

Other words for tights include ... hosiery, pantyhose, hose, leggings, leotard, nylons and stockings.

If you had a tight bottom end, that might mean it was narrow (as in mono).

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:03 pm

To me, tight means all elements in a track working together with no unnecessary parts (flab), like when a live band play really tight. All parts locked into the groove.

dark water · Post by **dark water** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 11:04 pm

Tight sound track, you want?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTCq_UawSdA

It's got Cathy Dennis in it.
And Lance Ellington...

MogwaiBoy · Post by **MogwaiBoy** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 11:19 pm

In real situations, the term "tight" to me means shifting low-end (bass) energy upwards a little via EQ and a carefully considered high pass filter. Also mono'ing the low end gives a tightening effect in stereo terms.

That's just me though.

What does it mean by "Making your track sound tight" ?