I had no idea this record existed until this year, through this thread. This is probably one of the best records I ve heard, in every respect.

I was including stereo in œambient , for ease of explanation. I have to agree that wIth care and in the appropriate setting stereo seems to be the most satisfying result, especially for distant sounds.

I think figured out what I was after with some experimenting. In short, drum mics mixed to balance, bass center or slightly off center and guitar spot mic on one side and ambient mic on the other As long as care is taken to make sure phase is mono compatible, playing with the ambient mic placement a...

the finger genius wrote:How about using some kind of crossover (maybe just duplicating the bass track and using shelving eqs) to create hi and low tracks and have the lo in the middle and the mids / high panned?I've done variations on this for widening the stereo field, but as it relates to trying t...

numberthirty wrote:On it being "Disorienting"...- "While it's an approach I think could be what I settle on, it's currently throwing me off."? It's this 100%. I think the issues at hand are: 1. The sources I've worked from are very dry2. My "sense memory" is accustomed to a certain sound arrangement...

To clarify, I m not necessarily after œrealism per se, as much as streamlining workflow and economy of equipment. œRealism as a by product is fine or not, I think the source would dictate. For example I have 16 inputs, and will need to make choices between direct or mic, more drum signals at the exp...

To the point of dropping tracks to free up other possibilities, sure. I think that s the give and take of not having a fully realized studio or recording environment. I m not really looking at a specific setup as yet, but it s on my mind. I figured out a general method that works for the most part, ...

After some critical listening back to Blessed Black Wings, I think that s also bass panned some to one side and guitar to the other, with some room mic filling in the space, or at least carefully spread close mics for each instrument.

Bon Iver makes me irrationally angry and I don't know why because I've never listened to or met him and I never will.

I'm in the process of experimenting where I have time, but I would appreciate any constructive input around mixing the guitar and bass in a three piece (with drums the third). Lately I'm realizing my habits for recording and mixing a three piece band situation have been largely an assumption I've ma...