I'm pretty much repeating what Andy and Josh are saying, as in always use the best quality samples, and take some mid out if it's sounding too muddy. I've been using some of the waves eq's (VST plug ins) which are giving me pretty good results. Taking this a bit further, it's important as well that parts in the track also have their own space. If you've got parts in the same frequency range they can be fighting for space. This can be helped by sharpening up the eq's to give them their own specific space, and then cutting less important frequencies in the sound.
-----Original Message----- From: Andy Abang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 July 2003 22:53 To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: Production Could be one of two things AFAIK - 1) improper eqing 2) crappy audio engine I don't know how good Fruity Loops' audio engine is, but it may just not process sound as well as other programs. I had a big problem with muddiness at first too. Of course, I didn't know shit about EQing back then either. I don't know how familiar you are with mixing down but being pretty new to it myself i've had a bunch of problems dealing with muddiness. A good guideline to go by for making your mix less muddy: MOST ELEMENTS CAN STAND TO HAVE A NOTCH TAKEN OUT OF THE MIDRANGE FREQUENCIES. Usually stuff gets muddy around here. Sorry if I didn't tell you anything you already know. Tell us a little more about the steps you take to do a mixdown and maybe i (or someone else here) can be of more assistance! :) ~Andy -----Original Message----- From: James Stratford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 2:09 PM To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] Production Hello there forum!!!! I have a question if anyone would be decent enough to answer. Production wise I use fruityloops and vst plugins to create the sounds I am after but the sound from the overall mix I find is quite muddy and not so crisp sounding. Is there any one thing that I should be paying particular attention to in so far as the mixdown goes or do you feel it is a problem inherent with fruityloops? Any comments would be most appreciated. stratty --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MCI's Internet Managed Scanning Services - powered by MessageLabs. For further information visit http://www.mci.com --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
