Zen Cat
Shizzle to the Nizzle
Merry greetings!
I'm just finishing off my demo CD and am very happy with all of the levels in my mixes, except for the hats and the cymbals. Well, not so much unhappy, as just unsure. Having only had a chance to play my tracks thorough a small rig once, I am constantly worrying about how much damage one could potentially cause with loud, over EQ'd high hats on a large rig! <shudders as="" the="" thought="">
When I listen to really well produced tracks, I'm always impressed at how clear the hi hats sound without actually being too loud and harsh.
What I normally do (I use Cubase SX 2) is to find the sweet spot on the channel EQ and then boost that frequency whilst cutting out all low frequencies. I then pull the volume of the channel down the more I boost the EQ.
What sort of tricks does everyone here use? Do you compress your hats? Do you have them all running through a group channel?
How do you ensure that they won't be too loud and harsh on a big rig?
Any help and advice gratefully received!
:ibiggrin:</shudders>
I'm just finishing off my demo CD and am very happy with all of the levels in my mixes, except for the hats and the cymbals. Well, not so much unhappy, as just unsure. Having only had a chance to play my tracks thorough a small rig once, I am constantly worrying about how much damage one could potentially cause with loud, over EQ'd high hats on a large rig! <shudders as="" the="" thought="">
When I listen to really well produced tracks, I'm always impressed at how clear the hi hats sound without actually being too loud and harsh.
What I normally do (I use Cubase SX 2) is to find the sweet spot on the channel EQ and then boost that frequency whilst cutting out all low frequencies. I then pull the volume of the channel down the more I boost the EQ.
What sort of tricks does everyone here use? Do you compress your hats? Do you have them all running through a group channel?
How do you ensure that they won't be too loud and harsh on a big rig?
Any help and advice gratefully received!
:ibiggrin:</shudders>