RE: Mixing a live set

[phillip wilson <phillwilson@hotmail.com>]

Best advice I have had in theese kind of "at a pinch " situations, is to begin with the eq flat and then "cut away" anything that sounds "too much" rather then getting into perpetual boosting of fequencies.... "kind of a wood for the trees way of working but it makes more sense to my ears.
 

> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:14:17 -0700
> Subject: Mixing a live set
> From: billowhead@gmail.com
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>
> Hello,
>
> In a similar question to the earlier mixing one, anyone got any
> suggestions on how to mix a Live set so each instrument gets the best
> placement and remains distinct is a loop?
>
> I've got a Live set with a microphone, bass, guitars and wavedrum and
> iPad coming in and I want to lay out the best separation and treatment
> so I don't wind up with mush as I loop. Any suggestions for how best
> to achieve this goal? I'm not really up to speed on the sort of
> effects and process that clarify sound so any advice would be
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
>
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> form. That is the primal ignorance which is the root cause of all trouble.
>
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