KVR Audio

Valimesh · Post by **Valimesh** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:50 am

Ok...not sure where to post this. I'm recording a hard rock album...lots of Alice in Chains influenced stuff. I'm having an issue in Reaper where, when a lead solo plays, all of the other instruments get really quiet, when the solo is over, the other instruments return to normal volume. Can anyone give me any clues as to what is causing it?

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 10:17 am

Do you have a limiter / compressor on your master bus? Better switch it off while you're still mixing and not yet mastering... Then you'll probably also find that solo is obnoxiously loud. So better just turn it down.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 10:30 am

Proper gaining of the tracks will help you. Put all your tracks much lower than 0 dB (like -20 dB for example) and start adjusting the mix from there.

Valimesh · Post by **Valimesh** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 10:56 pm

thanks for the tips!

Problem with Reaper