I see but then in doing that wouldn't the sudden decreese in volume be
noticeable? When listening to daren's tracks the kicks sound so present
and
I don't hear any volume reduction. Do you automate it in snap shots so
that
it goes by so quickly that it is not noticeable? Thanks much for your
explanation. I am really trying hard to understand this. I think I may
have
a better handle on EQing tracks but this issue is really kicking my but.
May the peace of God that passes all understanding guard your heart and
mind
in Christ Jesus
God Bless You!
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-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
Behalf Of Phil Muir
Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 9:36 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: New Track for you to check out
Neville. The trick when mastering a track is to find out where your
transients are. Transients are sounds that have a quick attack on them.
Sounds that are known to generate transients are: acoustic guitar, kick
drums, snare drums, percussion and piano. Basically, any kind of sound
that
has a short attack. If you can find out where they are then, it's
possible
to increase the overall volume on the master bus in Sonar. For example,
on
the track "It Takes Time", I discovered that there were various levels at
specific parts in the project where the kick drum, snare drum and acoustic
guitars would cause the levels to jump up. So, I went through the
project,
automated the volume on each of those tracks at various points down
slightly
say by a couple of DB then, increased the volume back again, once the
transient had passed. Then, checked the overall level on the master bus.
Obviously, the trick was to find out which of the above-mentioned
instruments were generating the transient. For example, in one part of
the
project, it would have been an acoustic guitar on a specific bar and a
kick
or, snare drum at another point. After I had done all of the slight
volume
decreases, I was able to increase the overall level of the master bus by 4
DB which, obviously made the mix sound significantly louder.
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