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Getting a "Wider" mix. It's not an effect, its EQ technique.

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IMF OnSite Recording
, 08-14-2011 at 11:01 PM (4091 Views)
Well, it's good to make sure all tracks sound great by themselves.. but it has to be a breed of great that can tolerate the other great tracks blending with it without losing its audible goodness that you heard with the solo button on. That's why it is always important to dive in and out of the solo button when configuring an individual track, that way you hear it within the context of the entire mix. If you spend too long with the solo button on, you may realize you made a mistake when you have to go back and undo what you just did to fit it back into the mix properly.
This is just a recap on episode 31 on a topic I addressed earlier this week; I want to share it with you.

Eric Valentine makes a statement similar to one of my earlier posts quoted above about mixing your instruments in a way they sound great by themselves, but also fit into the puzzle of the mix (I stole the word puzzle from him). This video clip from Pensado's Place will really change your perspective on how you will start approaching the way you mix your instruments to give it that "wider" sound and keep each instrument define and clearly audible.
51:00 into the video is where he talks about it.

click here > #31 – Eric Valentine*|*ThisWeekIn < click here

51:00 into the video. Watch it.

This is not so much changing my view as it was already in that realm, but it surely is generating much more awareness for these attributes in each instrument as I mix.

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  1. bholst's Avatar
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    Good video. thanks for posting that!
  2. brandondrury's Avatar
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    I can't wait. I was out of town this weekend and couldn't get my weekly dose of Pensado's Place.
  3. Food Library's Avatar
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    That drumbrella is freakin awesome!! Thanks for posting.
  4. brandondrury's Avatar
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    It was amazing how dramatic the tonal difference was from moving the the drumbrella. I would have expected some difference, but not THAT much.

    Brandon
  5. RandyE's Avatar
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    so where's the best place for a crash course in EQing like that? or is it just experience? i crave that wide, super-stereo, everything tight in its place sound. always thought it was just having quality gear and mastering.

    anyone diggin' the new foo fighters record? my god it sounds incredible! and the most recent Raconteurs record? being a child of the 70s, i think it's the perfect marriage of the tape saturation and the digital clarity together that create the magic.

    sorry...got a little off topic there.
  6. fHumble fHingaz's Avatar
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    That drumbrella is freakin awesome!!
    What about the microphone robot? Pretty cool stuff!

    so where's the best place for a crash course in EQing like that?
    I think the "crash course" Eric took probably lasted 25 years LOL... Eq takes time to come to grips with - - it takes practise, just like learning an instrument. A good start would probably be Brandon's "Killer Home Recording".
  7. brandondrury's Avatar
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    I was mad about the microphone robot because in my head I invented that 10 years ago. What's more disappointing is that there are 1,000 guys with platinum records and only one has a microphone robot. I GUARANTEE that with one silver record every one of us would have come up with this and paid to have it built. Maybe that's the problem.
  8. bholst's Avatar
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    Both of those would be awesome DIY projects.
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  9. fHumble fHingaz's Avatar
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    was mad about the microphone robot because in my head I invented that 10 years ago.
    Doncha hate it when that happens? About 2 years ago, I invented a midi-driven drum robot who played real drums (in my head).... Lo & behold! Pat Metheny stole that idea right out of my head (Leonado Di Caprio-Style) & applied it to a whole dang orchestra: ttp://www.patmetheny.com/orchestrioninfo/index.cfm

    I've gotta get to the patent office quicker next time!
  10. IMF OnSite Recording's Avatar
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    I have to say this robot is now the bane of my existence. I have to do something because the ear muffs keep falling off my 2 year old and he wont stay still..NATHAN! RIGHT! NO ..DOWN A BIT.. ugh... NO.. DONT TOUCH THAT KNOB.. NO!..... NO! ALRIGHT BEDTIME. This is unreal.
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  11. widnikprod's Avatar
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    The Foo Fighters album is off the chain!!!!!