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Grafonom · Post by **Grafonom** » Sat May 05, 2007 11:40 am

how do you mix two rock guitars to overcome masking? for example rhythm and lead, just like in ACDC songs. in my opinion, panning is not a good solution. there must be a good trick with eq-s.

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Sun May 06, 2007 4:01 pm

Take different guitars with different amps and different settings. That will make mixing easier...

Laguna Rising · Post by **Laguna Rising** » Sun May 06, 2007 4:11 pm

Frequency cut or boost in small ranges in the critical mud area (200 - 1000 hz) imho...

PaulG · Post by **PaulG** » Tue May 08, 2007 4:56 pm

Doesn't www.elevayta.com have something that could help called "FreqBoy" or something similar?

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Tue May 08, 2007 5:05 pm

panning, eq and dynamic control.

RChler · Post by **RChler** » Tue May 08, 2007 5:17 pm

BertKoor wrote:Take different guitars with different amps and different settings. That will make mixing easier...

good hint

otherwise use EQ and Compression to get better control of the Tracks

rogerlima · Post by **rogerlima** » Tue May 08, 2007 5:42 pm

Also the amount of Distortion is crucial when recording guitars. Poeple tend to crank them up to 100%, and them they get very muddy and impossible to understand. I usually use NO MORE THAN 60%. Like BertKoor said, different guitars, pickup selection and amps will do the trick.

If you want it very heavy, add more layers, and use a moderate amount of distortion. Also, compressor is a great tool when it comes to mix the guitars...

Here is a track that i've done: http://xhavoc.com/AngerManagement03.mp3

Peace,

Roger

MadPsyance · Post by **MadPsyance** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:16 pm

Great track Roger!
When you did the layering for the guitars, how did you do the eq-ing? Did you take the left pan track and cut below a certain frequency and then compensate on the track panned right?

pattonfreak1 · Post by **pattonfreak1** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:10 pm

rogerlima wrote:Also the amount of Distortion is crucial when recording guitars. Poeple tend to crank them up to 100%, and them they get very muddy and impossible to understand. I usually use NO MORE THAN 60%. Like BertKoor said, different guitars, pickup selection and amps will do the trick.

If you want it very heavy, add more layers, and use a moderate amount of distortion. Also, compressor is a great tool when it comes to mix the guitars...

Here is a track that i've done: http://xhavoc.com/AngerManagement03.mp3

Peace,

Roger

Agreed... I've said it before and I'll say it again:
I get heavier sounding guitars with less distortion and more tracks, than I do with heavier distortion and less tracks.

mixing two rock guitars