Originally Posted by Janice & Bud
Hard to say much after reading all the accolades.
We have oft marveled at your all BiaB productions.
And this is no exception.

The first thing we noted was that the track was full of nice dynamics.
Many folks squash the life out of rock tunes -- in our humble opinion.

Every track has its place yet all is so cohesive.
The soundstage is great on our Kalis.
Kinda like the middle seats on the third row. smile

We enjoyed it and hope your music journey continues to offer you some peace and diversion.

J&B


Hi, Folks,

First, to respond to your last line: BIAB, and music in general, have been a major influence on my coping journey. They divert, but yet, give me a soft and safe place to fall when I get overwhelmed, which happens less and less as the weeks pass. In all those years together, we had but one significant argument. Not too bad!

I'm glad you brought up the notion of dynamics. I've been meaning to address that in one of my posts, but I keep forgetting to do so. Thanks for the reminder! Two things come into play for me in that regard: 1. I use as little compression as possible, often none at all. There's is none on this song. 2. With very rare exceptions, I use BIAB's indigenous PG Dynamics vst2 and almost every instrument all the time.

Each individual track seems to have only a tiny bit of difference when the Dynamics tool is applied, but it's just enough. When all instruments have it, the cumulative effect is more noticeable. It's particularly helpful on drums, strings and most lead instruments. That particular vst is much like a loudness (rather than volume) control on a good component stereo system. It very slightly enhances the lower EQs and applies a slight bit more on the upper mids. and presence frequencies. It's my number one go to tool when I mix.

When necessary, I use BIAB's included five-bar EQ tool. That can make a huge difference. It's especially effective on drum kits as using frequency adjustment, each component of the drum kit (kick, snare, cymbals, etc.) can be altered to taste. I use it a lot.

The other thing I do that seems to work well for my compositions is, in addition to the drums and bass, I mix my backing tracks a little more forward in the mic than many people do. It usually brightens and widens the soundstage.

That's probably more than you wanted to read, so ignore at will.

Many thanks for the kindness you've always shown our music.

Take care,

Alan

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