Scott,

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Did you do a band-reject filter down in the 200 Hz region?



I can't "reject" the band! Shucks, I am the band!

On a more serious note, I only used Sonar 4 PE. I started out with Cakewalk Fx 8 band EQ and tried a few presets. I didn't like those, so I created a "custom" preset and then tweaked it from there.

Then I added the Sonitus Compressor and settled on a Vintage dbx165 preset.

I then went back to the EQ and tweaked it some more. I used the "volume trim" to try to get it around -6db overall, and kept trimming until nothing peaked above -1.5db.

I experimented with some reverb, and finally decided not to add any, since I used a hardware reverb in the original mix.

I know that you had the original wma, and I appreciate you leaving some feedback because you heard the "before" and "after".

Overall, I'm pleased with the outcome considering what I had to work with. If you have any more tips, I'd be pleased to hear them.


Mac,

Thank you for the feedback. Our conversation on the phone was invaluable in helping me understand the difference between mixing and mastering. Especially the parts about the levels and letting my ears guide me on using the effects.

Add in the tips you gave about not rushing it, .......... listening at a lower volume, and giving each "mastering" a night to "sleep" on it before finalizing it to a master copy.

These old songs mean a lot to me because they represent a time period, style of music, and a thought process that will never occur again. For you to use CSN&Y as a comparison was a real compliment, because they were a big influence on me when I started playing.

This definitely isn’t my writing style now, but I want to get these old recordings “cleaned up” because I’ll never do most of these old songs again. Not even on request from friends or family.

So thanks to both of you. And Merry Christmas!

Bob
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