[RWP] Mix Opinion, Please?

[indigo]

Thanks, Jim, I'll need to use Sound Forge that way, to read peak levels, 
unless I find the VU meters Patrick Perdue reports are in Reaper.
I guess I'll feed the output of that drum track to a track with a 
compresser on it, lower those peaks, then feed the compresser track's 
output  back into the mix
I guess the piano and bass should each have their own compresser also, 
and probably be limited and equalized; as well.

Processing each separately has to be the best choice, rather than 
scrample it all together into 1 audio omelet; then try to tweak that 
mess later.
How a little project gets more and more complex, right, but I need to 
learn all this.
Thanks,
Indigo L
On 3/19/2012 10:26 PM, Jim Snowbarger wrote:
> In my opinion, your ties too wide.
>
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> No, really, the peak level is popping up around -4db in sound forge.
> But, that is because the kick and snare are too hot, causing shart
> dynamic peaks.
> The level has to be scaled such that the loudest levels don't clip. But,
> the more contrast there is between the kick/snare hits, and the overall
> bed, the lower the overall bed will have to be in order for there to be
> headroom for the percussion peaks.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
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>> I'm learning a little more in Reaper each day, but I'm wondering if I
>> recorded this track too high in level, so the bass and kick distorted,
>> and, if that's so, then why is my overall level so low.
>> It sounds right to me when I record it on my off line daw, then I take
>> it over to this online computer and my track is way too low compared
>> to what others are doing.
>> I balanced relative levels of the midi tracks, and brought the bass
>> just under hearing distortion on it, and it seems proportionate to the
>> piano and drums, but the track is still too low in level.
>> I haven't compress it yet, or used Waves l3 maximizer on it yet, I
>> can't believe those are going to bring its level up 3 or more times in
>> volume, to where it should be.
>> This is still a rough mix, I'll remove those annoying cymbol hits in
>> the second half.
>> I want to use this as a basic rhythm part, and leave room for some
>> live sax and flute to take the place of the original vocal, , maybe a
>> shaker, some fun things, and I can hear the girl chorus doing that
>> little Still the Same chorus, I don't have a female singer, I guess
>> I'll have to fake it myself with AutoTune's gender bender. smile.
>> Please let me know your thoughts about whether it's recorded too hot
>> in the bass already, and how you yourself get overall levels up higher.
>> Thanks,
>> Indigo L
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/63003631/1Still%20the%20Same.mp3
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