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mg33 & sunblocked:
High-passing everything that's not kick or bass is a good rule. Nothing should really be going lower than 20 (or 30 really), so the high-pass on the master shouldn't be necessary. In fact, in experiments I've done, high-passing something really low like a bass or kick can have weird unexpected effects.
Sidechain? Eh, only for effect. The only way for all of your synths to gel together is to make sure they're tuned to each other. The harmonics need to be aligned to avoid muddy sounds when multiple things are playing.
As far as general rules for mixing drums, make sure you have different levels of drums. There should only be a few main sounds for the drums to sound crisp (Kick, snare, hihat). The rest should have the volume considerably lower. Also, try hard panning these supporting drums (bongo hard left, cowbell hard right). Also, keep an eye on the spectrum analyzer to make sure certain frequencies aren't spiking. Try adjusting the pitch on a drum sound instead of eq'ing it to get it to sit where you want.
- lol @ sunblockedalbums
- 20 or 30.. more like lower 70-90..
also, it should be EQ, not LPF
autoflavour - 70-90? never. the root note of my basslines is always in the 40's. Also, the filter is on my eq (logic's channel eq)section_014