Majestik Monkey wrote:God dam it ' that's my Bubble popped
I thought ide stumbled on to something !
Thanks for replying Abstrax & Qvprod , dvdrtldg.... & yes i see now that Detuning is probably the only way
to actually creating Phattness
Ok Renamed LOUDER ' To justify the Vid
The lesson to learn here, if you've not yet experienced for yourself, is that louder always sounds better. It doesn't just sound "louder" in most cases, it really does sound better. Listeners will describe all sorts of positive attributes to a mix that's even a dB or so louder than a copy of the same exact mix, but it ISN'T actually any better, it's just louder. But that's how our brain works, and it's important to use that knowledge wisely.
One example - if you make an A/B comparison and choose "B", try this: turn "B" down 1-3 dB and listen again. Even when "B" is SOFTER, does it still sound "better"? If yes, then it's likely really an improvement. But if the only time an EQ or Compression effect sounds better than the original is when it's louder, I say turn off the effect (or change settings) - that's no better odds than when it's the same exact signal!
Example two: bumping a chorus up 1 dB is not unheard of in the mastering world. If louder really is better, it will make your choruses sound better. Caveat: you can really only do this once or twice in a song, as you have to keep lowering the level back down on the verses which may or may not work out.
Related example: turn an individual track up a dB or so at a key moment in the mix to re-focus attention back on it. Opposite effect: turning a track down by only a few dB can sometimes "hide" it in the mix without it actually going away.
PS, I did the exact same thing with the notch filter in Dr Oct Rex a few years back, thinking I found a way to really fatten it up - only to find out it was really just adding gain (I set the filter all the way up or all the way down and used a high Q to make sure there was no notching of key frequencies). This is how we learn…
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