Bringing Instruments Up front in the mix?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Avenue3
  • Start date Start date
A

Avenue3

New member
How can this be achieved? I need help with this, I have a synth and no matter what i do (Raise Volume, EQ) it sounds like it's in the back of the mix.. I want it to be in your face but i can't get it to work, any advice?
 
Perhaps make room for it by cutting out some lower frequencies in some other items of the mix ? Or Sidechain it to a Kick with low threshold to give it a more Punchy feeling ?
 
If you want it to be in the front of the mix and raising the volume doesn't work there is probably to much reverb on the sound.
 
Ok, I think that's it.. I have reverb on the synth i'm going to try and take it off and see if that fixes it
 
It's probably the reverb ...

If it isn't, pan other instruments hard left and right away from your main synth
 
Exactly. Those reverbs although they can make a sound good, can really also make it lose a lot of its sharpness and make it kind of dull.
 
You mistake turning something up for making it move forward in a mix - the best way to move something forward is to turn everything else down - this is how it has been done for over 60 years and it is the old ways of doing things that in the case of audio still provide the best and most predictable results

On the issue of using a reverb - never use a reverb as an insert effect unless you want to lose definition and clarity of your instrument/vocal channel - always send a level to a global reverb that is bussed back in on the master channel(s)
 
Last edited:
I think i got it to work now thanks guys, I tried No reverb and that helped alot oh and using sidechain

---------- Post added at 10:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:12 PM ----------

I think i got it to work now thanks guys, I tried No reverb and that helped alot oh and using sidechain
 
use auto filters and make sure all frequencies are apart from each other to give each track a defined feel
 
Make sure there is headroom there for your instrument to be able to come forward. If you start off with everything already pretty high on the faders and there is no headroom, everything is already too much forward. EQ cuts and fades of other instruments is always the best way to bring something forward without touching it specifically.
 
ATo0M said:
use auto filters and make sure all frequencies are apart from each other to give each track a defined feel
Click to expand...

When you say apart what exactly do you mean? Do you mean For example if the bass is in the 50hz range and i have kick drum aswell should i cut 50 from it and synths too cut, where the bass hits for other instruments?

And as far as auto filters go i have reason, ableton, fl and sonar not sure where to find a auto filter in those
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top