Bass players who don't do a lot of sessions don't realize how important it is to listen to the high hat and make sure their bass is reacting to it's rhythm, Drummers don't realize how much cymbals accent what's happening with the guitar, Guitarist don't realize that the rhythm needs to be played in a way that accents the melody and doesn't trample over it. Then i think what amps and FX to use ect.Ĭutting Guitars With Bryan LaPann And Ryan "Gooch" NelsonĪnother important thing to think about is how the musicians are reacting to each other in the session. For guitars I start thinking about the tone I want to get. I start to think about what mics and micing techniques to use, what studio would be right for the project, even what drummer to use. If the drums sound big in my head then I start thinking about what it's going to take to make the drums sound big in real life.
I start to hear the mixed version of the song in my head. Then I let my imagination start filling in the parts that aren't already there. It gives me the chance to hear the song stripped down. This is important for me because it's like starting with a blank canvas. When I'm producing a song I like to start with the most basic version of the song. Nashville Grove Session At Fireside Studios
When a really good engineer or producer thinks about the mixing process they think about it in the sense that it's just a step in the process of making a record and that their is a bigger picture to think about. The real question is, is that the best way to approach a mix or even more important is that the best way to approach a recording. I've never really thought of how I EQ to make things sit better in a mix. The question was "Do you have some tricks/guidelines on notching out certain frequencies so instruments/vocals sit "in" the mix and not on top? " Had an extremely interesting question asked by a Rain King Recording follower on Facebook ( Click Here To See The Post).