1. How do you judge the correct level of punchyness without it sounding - overly punchy.
2. In relation to question one you might make a mix punchy for definition but how do you know when you should be cutting frequencys rather than turning down an instrument.
3. How do you get the bass, center of the mix to have that quality to it that feels tight and energetic and not flat. I have tried hi passing the lowes on various tracks ie 50hz to 100hz depending on what I feel needs it etc but I find that only does about 20% of what I am after. There is a much more intense centre on reference albums I have.
4. Do you have any luck with Bass IR's? What do you use for a pre amp, and software suggestions?
5. Usually I find guitars I record even if I use an IR and a good pre amp gives me thin guitars but I have noticed much more bottom end on stuff - but I appreciate its not dropping below 100hz much - How to you get this to work?
I am working hard at the moment to get some depth definition and strenth to my mixes. I still find my mixes tend to feel flat. It could be that its my source/tracking stage, I am trying to get good bass guitars recorded but even when I think I have I feel something lets me down - I've tried several different bass guitars but I never get the clarity that I hear on professional albums - I do the usual 1
I 1xAMP sim and 1 x distortion and try blending together.
But whenever I get to guitars its just not gelling the way I had hoped and the guitars feel overpowering or just not in with the mix.
2. In relation to question one you might make a mix punchy for definition but how do you know when you should be cutting frequencys rather than turning down an instrument.
3. How do you get the bass, center of the mix to have that quality to it that feels tight and energetic and not flat. I have tried hi passing the lowes on various tracks ie 50hz to 100hz depending on what I feel needs it etc but I find that only does about 20% of what I am after. There is a much more intense centre on reference albums I have.
4. Do you have any luck with Bass IR's? What do you use for a pre amp, and software suggestions?
5. Usually I find guitars I record even if I use an IR and a good pre amp gives me thin guitars but I have noticed much more bottom end on stuff - but I appreciate its not dropping below 100hz much - How to you get this to work?
I am working hard at the moment to get some depth definition and strenth to my mixes. I still find my mixes tend to feel flat. It could be that its my source/tracking stage, I am trying to get good bass guitars recorded but even when I think I have I feel something lets me down - I've tried several different bass guitars but I never get the clarity that I hear on professional albums - I do the usual 1

But whenever I get to guitars its just not gelling the way I had hoped and the guitars feel overpowering or just not in with the mix.