Brass Section Mixing

small reverb on each individual horn
bigger reverb on the section
pan so that you have trumpet 2, trumpet 1, tenor, alto, trombone in a line all on one side of the recording (physically they should be close (as they would be in live performance)

consider reviewing your writing for the horns so that you use either the fatback or chordal/planar harmonising approach

https://www.futureproducers.com/for...ten-my-orchrestral-stuff-351377/#post49000509

https://www.futureproducers.com/for...k-approach-chordal-approach-bandcoach-406701/
 
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thanks bandcoach. i will learn the voicings as you've mentioned. i have a question to clarify about the panning bit. so the whole section should be panned at the same direction for the mix?
 
unless you are looking to have it as wide - whole background spread putting them in the same space - i.e. in a short span within the pan field - should serve to tighten the perceived sloppiness
 
i wouldn't say it needs better mixing.. maybe a better brass sound choice if anything. the chance the rapper brass beat i wasn't feeling but i like the mac miller one..
 
thanks for the feed man . im using the sounds for both songs but maybe i mixed them slightly differently from each other. do you know where to get good brass sounds tht are affordable and does the job ? cause im just stuck with the stock ones atm
 
Reverb is crucial but a great EQing frequency to play with is the lower tone between 180Hz-200Hz. Then to give it that squaky, piercing attack boost around 5 KHz
 
really - you do know that the low freq you quoted is right in the meat and potatoe range for trombone and tenor sax and the lower notes of the alto sax as well

These are the notes from just above the F below middle C to slightly above G below middle C
 
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