M-S processing is a key ingredient to getting your balanced mix's overall dynamic levels tweaked without having to resort to over-compression.
For EQ, I like using Cubase's Studio EQ for the precise stuff and UA Pultec's for warmth and dirt.![]()
Wow, lots of info. Never thought about eq on l and r versus middle, that was wild. Im going to try and steal his initial bass drum/bass guitar eq trick, and leave the rest up to the pros! He appeared (probably for the sake of the instructional video format) to mix a bit with his eyes, which never really works out for me. But at his level he can probably verify what he's seeing with his ears.
I have the entire MeldaProductions set. It's amazing. Great video. One small problem though. Removing that bass frequency at only the center means that the mix is no longer as mono compatible, meaning that that important frequency will get masked if the song got transmitted over AM radio or something.
thanks for the voxango recommendation, I tried it out and bought it. I think it is amazeballz!! I have voxango voxformer I bought 4 years ago for vocals which is great for vocals, and they allow free lifetime plugin updates too. Finally I can see what frequencies that my instruments really like and compete for. check it out, mixing is like an audio microscope now, each color is for 1) bassguitar 2) bassdrum 3) guitar:
here is my final remix:
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=11638369