How do you make full instrumentations?

[Leeate]

I've read your post.
So you say snare first right after the vocal(s). I've never thought of this..

[camsr]

yeah a snare drum and vocals share alot of the same spectral space... usually in the mids

[Kim Lajoie]

I've read your post.
So you say snare first right after the vocal(s). I've never thought of this..

It depends on the music you're working on. I'm doing a lot of pop at the moment (check my website), so the lead vocal and the snare are the most important elements. In your top post you mention you're making electronic dance music, so starting (as you do) with the lead synth and the kick is certainly reasonable, and probably a good approach.

-Kim.

[jancivil]

HARMONICALLY > the bass is going to produce the greater amt of overtones. the rest of what one does is going to have to contend with this fact. if you do not start with bass, and you don't have a lot of experience manipulating sound, you are setting yourself up for trouble.

Leave SPACE for what you want to happen, the person who said when everything is huge, nothing is, is exactly correct

[CinningBao]

There are a few incarnations of this article which has helped me a couple of times in the past:

http://zmatek.jinak.cz/diy/_upload_by_V ... cratch.htm

[Leeate]

I've already read it. There are some good points in it.