I haven't spent too much time with this, but I find that when I use Final Mix to master a song I lose my drums in the mix in sections where there is a bit more happening.
I think this might be an issue with the limiting function in Final Mix but before I spend too much time fiddling with this I thought I might ask what others experience might be.
I try to do as much of balancing work before Final Mix and only try to use it adjust the overall feel on total song basis.
Final mix and disappearing drums....
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- KVRAF
- 2427 posts since 13 Sep, 2004
Im guessing it is just setup cause i have had this problem with Finalmix ,There are however a lot of good musicians around here that swear by it so i guess its just a matter of taste ,I have stopped using Finalmix altogether so for me no prob.
Omerta
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- KVRAF
- 6740 posts since 25 Mar, 2002 from sheffield, england
Either don't use so much compression at the mastering stage, or mix with that compression in mind: it can be useful to stick a compressor / limiter on the mix bus while mixing to see how that will affect your balance, just remember to disable it before you export so you keep your options open at the mastering stage.
One trick I like with Final Mix is to set up the compression to work only on the middle of the dynamic range, ie: set up a transfer curve that rises at 45 degrees, then flattens out for a bit, before rising back to (or close to) 45 degrees.. this works really well on the low band to increase the average bass level without destroying the kick drum transients.
One trick I like with Final Mix is to set up the compression to work only on the middle of the dynamic range, ie: set up a transfer curve that rises at 45 degrees, then flattens out for a bit, before rising back to (or close to) 45 degrees.. this works really well on the low band to increase the average bass level without destroying the kick drum transients.