one quick tip that truly helped me

[XxSicRokerxX]

So I've been struggling endlessly trying to find the right DRUMS sound for the type of music i like.

Ive spent endless hours mixing, compressing, eqing, IR, everything but it never sounded right, this helped me out the most and i'm really glad i thought of this.

I simply dragged a SONG with the sound that i like into my DAW. I found a part in the song that has NO DRUMS but still has guitars and bass.

I looped that CLIP OVER and OVER again and played with my superior drummer DRUM TRACK til i got a similar if not better drum sound.

I Soloed the Drum track just to hear what it sounded like and it sounded much different then what i original play with... it was a lot more ambient and punchy.

Ive now been able to mix a lot more effectively since i can easily compare my mix to sounds that i enjoy.

Hope it makes sense,

Good luck and happy mixing

 

[colonel_claypoo]

thanks for this good, practical mixing tip.
i know everybody knows this but should be reminded once in a while to listen to sounds/instruments in context of the music rather than solo'ed.

 

[Scottxx]

Wich settings or fx did you touched different than when you used to do it and didn't liked it?

 

[XxSicRokerxX]

The snare needed to be louder with more reverb well i used Bricasti m7 impulses, and i used a preset from FET Compressor on the room track which made everything 10x better, and my hi hat was way too loud.

 

[merritt stone]

Clips?

Sounds like a cool idea, I'm definitely going to try it.