[dnb-prod] RE: setting maximum levels in a track..

[Nick Lankester]

Ok, Thanks…  (to everyone that replied).. .   Looks like it’s just a case of paying more attention to the overall balance and being v. careful with the compressors… Overall, I’d say my sound has improved quite a lot over the last year but it’s still not quite there… hopefully this will help….     Hmmm… onto my next question then!!       Cheers,               Nick     p.s. Did anyone listen to the snippit I posted a link to? I’d still really like to know peoples’ opinion on the levels when the bass kicks in… and also on the style of tune I guess.. Only 2.2mb.. only Vafer Thin.. .Oh go on! J       -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Norman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 October 2003 10:06 To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: setting maximum levels in a track..   Nick   If that was happening to me, I would just compress the drums and the bass separately on two different compressor channels.   Check the net for ideal settings and experiment - but fairly fast attacks, med releases and 3:1 and over ratios, approx -10db thresholds and fiddle with the output depending on preferences. I usually keep the bass and drums on the same volume/dynamics settings throughout the track and just use Logic automation to make any changes or fade outs etc.   Your sound seems to be pumping from loud to quiet depending on the interaction between the bass and the drums - just keep them separately compressed and use light compression on the whole mix if you feel like it - that should tame things. Heavy compression on the mix would also make the tunes dynamics pump over the place if you haven't kept the drums and bass under control...   Depends what sound you want - some old tunes used to get louder when the breakdown happened and then sound squashed when they dropped - horses for courses and could be used for an effect I guess...   Hope that helps. If you knew all that already, soz for being patronizing, but it might be useful for someone else with similar symptoms ;-) Cheers Dan -----Original Message----- From: Nick Lankester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 October 2003 18:23 To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] setting maximum levels in a track.. Well, it’s raining outside and I’ve had the flu for over a week… L but.. luckily that makes for perfect beat making conditions as far as I’m concerned!   So, I was wondering, if you have a bass part/track which sounds good when all the song parts/instruments are playing but that is so heavy that the drums shoot up in volume when the bass part is muted… what do you do??   Should you just lower the necessary parts’ volumes at any point that the bass isn’t playing? Or is it better to compress and level the track so that everything fits naturally? (I mean, without automating the part’s levels to compensate for loud parts..)   Does that all make sense?   Anyone got any advice?   Cheers..               Nick --- 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] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 18/09/03 --- 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] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 18/09/03