Trying to find my own sound

Pecca · Post by **Pecca** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:13 pm

Thanks Mike

Damij · Post by **Damij** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:32 am

awesome sound, Pecca!

someone mentioned in a previous post about the overall level of the bass, then they said they also turned it up a little too much as well.

lol well let me also admit i'm usually guilty of the same thing.

a general rule i've been trying to adopt lately is that at the moment the bass and kicks are at a level i absolutely love, i turn it down just a tad.

with bass, kicks and just plain low end sound in general, you can turn them back quite a bit without hurting your mix. they are the foundation and they will come through

if you feel like they are a little weak, try listening to them on as many different setups as you can. in my opinion, it helps when i try to imagine what my track would sound like in a club on a massive, powerful system. that's when cutting back the low end will really pay off.

sorry about all the typing lol

again, great stuff!

peace

Pecca · Post by **Pecca** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:53 pm

Damij. Thanks for the listen. Glad you liked it.

Yep.. I agree.. bass level is a sucker ! In my headphones i think i get that "phaaat" sounding bass and it´s too loud for the most part

Trying to tweak my "projects" the way i like them and then turn down the bass level (until when i´m just "unsatisfied")

I really should get me a pair of monitors... Even if i only do this for fun atm it would be nice to get accurate audiofeedback.

Damij · Post by **Damij** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:36 pm

ya monitors are next on my list, after i get enough saved up to build my workspace. sucks being broke most of the time lol

thank goodness for my reasonably priced headphones lol

pilot352 · Post by **pilot352** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:18 pm

Pecca,

I think I might be in the minority here. The song is really good and the mix is balanced, but the "mastering" is just awful. It's way over compressed which is causing some serious "pumping" problems (not a good thing). Compression should be used carefully. I listened to it on three different systems and the pumping is real bad. Like I said, the music is fine so don't take offense at my comments. It's a very nice piece. It's just the final mastering that needs some serious work.

The lead in part just totally drops out when the cymbal riffs are added. Every time the bass hits, the levels of the rest of the song drops big time so it gives an impression of pumping.

Keep in mind, this is just an opinion.

Pecca · Post by **Pecca** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:49 pm

Hi Pilot352.
I don´t feel offended at all. I´m posting my stuff just to try to learn and every opinion/suggestion is welcome.

Here´s a remix wo the compression. Also did some minor adjustments to some synths (sounds) + removed some vocals. Some levels on the pad are too low and bass migh be on wrong level but...

http://www.pecca.se/audio/RU_Alrite_master2.mp3