Critique on mix

g_randybrown


Thanks very much John, I really appreciate that!
If someone can answer the questions I had in my 2nd post I'll do my best to fix it....hears how ignorant I am; I'm guessing James' suggestion of hpf means high pass frequency filter and I never use them (I usually just mess with a graphic eq).
So one question would be, does he mean lower all frequencies below the frequencies he mentioned and if so how much.
HPF can be sloped, so either a huge drop or a more gradual one, depending on the issue. The ProChannel has that option on its eq.
 
And when he says "bass is almost non existant except for the very lows" I'm guessing he means add some mids but would really like to know about where.
 
It means I feel the bass, but I don't hear any note attacks. Anywhere above 80 hz to 220 hz is where you need to concentrate.
He also said "the whole mix needs some widening: it is very obvious where stuff is paned to and there is no movement across the listener's head".
I'm really confused by this comment...doesn't widening mean panning (and he suggested some things were panned too far)? 
And finally "there is no movement across the listener's head"; I'm sure he doesn't mean to automate some (moving) panning but I don't know what he does mean.
 
Insert the Channel Tools effect in various tracks/busses and start using the presets. You will see what I meant.
 
I listened to some of James' stuff and found it has the clarity and punch I'm wanting so hopefully he or someone else can elaborate on some of his suggestions.


Thanks again guys,
Randy

I don't have any critiques to give which haven't already been given

Do you feel the critiques still apply as much....I mean is there anything you would still do specifically?

Thanks Reece!

Thatsastrat

g_randybrown


  
   

   Insert the Channel Tools effect in various tracks/busses and start using the presets. You will see what I meant. 

I had pretty much forgotten about ProCh because I had so many crashes when I first started using it I quit. I've only had one crash so far though so fingers crossed (mid January I'll be upgrading to an I7 2600K)

I will try to get this as good as I can before uploading and asking you guys to listen again.... so it may be a while. 

Thanks James,

Randy

  
Randy,
I hope this was a type-o, because what James was suggesting was using the Channel Tools plug-in and not the Pro- Channel that is in X1.
The Channel Tools plug-in is for use on stereo recorded tracks and being able to move the sound around in the stereo field, like you are able to do with panning on mono tracks.

Thanks very much Bruce...it was not a typo, I misunderstood.

I just looked up channel tools in X1 Power...I'll read it now and report back.

Thanks again sir,

Randy