[LAU] mixing problem

[Jostein Chr. Andersen]

On 04/18/2013 02:14 PM, Brent Busby wrote:
> When sounds are competing in the mix, the frequently given advice is
> usually to carve out frequency ranges for them with EQ.
>
> But what do you do when its a thick analog keyboard part that spans a
> 4-octave range, and the range it's playing is the whole musical point of
> it?  What do you do for those parts that won't fit in an EQ shoebox?

You will probably have to compromise.

A piano do also span over several octaves, but you often still have to 
carve and compromise. You have to give the instruments space and 
probably even your keyboard part, but that don't mean that your keyboard 
part is lost. This is a good starter for your keyboard part:

1. Remove as much bottom as possible with an HPF filter (12-18 dB), just 
turn the HPF up until you hear it bites, then go just a little bit back.

2. When you mix the key part with the rest of the mix, try to find a 
sweet spot (a frequency) where your keyboard sounds extra good. Than it 
will not hurt to much if you need to cut something.


You can also try to use a tape saturation plugin. That way, the need of 
carving will be reduced because tape saturation tends to blend the 
instruments together.


Jostein