It took me some time to sort out all my notes from Fix-The-Mix events with Kevin to put together my own summary of how Kevin teaches to create kick depth. The main principle is never remove anything from the sound, but always ADD to the sound, which preserves sound integrity. So, here are four scenarios to create depth within the kick: Situation 1. Kick transient is OK at -5 dBFS, but kick low end is BELOW 0 VU. Boost the kick’s low frequencies until it reaches 0 on VU meter calibrated to −15. Situation 2. Kick transient is OK at -5 dBFS, but kick low end is ABOVE 0 VU. Lower the kick’s gain until the low end reaches 0 on VU meter calibrated to −15. Then, use a transient shaper to exaggerate the transient and bring its peak back to −5 dBFS. Situation 3. Kick low end is OK at 0 VU, but kick transient is BELOW -5 dBFS Use a transient shaper to exaggerate the kick’s transient until its peak reaches −5 dBFS, while keeping the low end at 0 on VU meter calibrated at -15. Situation 4. Kick low end is OK at 0 VU, kick transient is ABOVE - 5dBFS. Lower the kick’s gain until its transient peaks at −5 dBFS. Then, boost the kick’s low end until it reaches 0 VU on a meter calibrated at −15. So, always add... add... add.... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Always going up... up... up!

Who else started on a multi-track cassette or even older? I had a Yamaha MT2X back in the day (late 80's - early 90's) It had a built-in six-channel mixer, EQ, and effects send/return connections. I think I replaced the rubber band a couple of times before I got Cakewalk. When I was in the Air Force I used to record friends who wanted to make some demos of their stuff as well as my own things.

Looking for plugin recommendations. As I upgraded to a newer DAW and added 4 new Wave Central plugins including the PAZ Analyzer it has been recommended I seek suggestions for plugins. My systems supposedly doesn't support AVX2 but I have been able to use VST3 plugins. Looking forward to your suggestions.

Hey everyone, A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an original composition for our Fix the Mix with Orchestral Tools. I’ve honestly been blown away by the responses. Many of you left comments, sent me DMs, or emailed me about it. To say thanks, I wanted to give the track, the stems, and the session a permanent home. 🔗 Song Assets: Download Link - My original mix - All the stems - The Logic Pro session (Thanks @Josh K for the idea) In Logic, you can press "H" to show hidden tracks and see all the MIDI behind the strings and orchestral parts, plus the automation I used to make the samples feel human and realistic: dynamics, expression, articulation changes, and plugin automation. If you don’t own the Orchestral Tools libraries, the instruments won’t load, but all the MIDI and automation will still be there to study and reuse. 🎵 Remix Contest I’m releasing Birth of Entropy under my tethermind project as a single on Friday, November 20, and I’d love to hear what you can do with the stems. - Remix: Any genre, any direction. Flip it, chop it, make it your own. - Deadline: Sunday, October 25 at 11:59 PM Mountain Time (Countdown Timer) - Submission: post your remix as a comment on this post (SoundCloud, Disco, or Drive link) - Prize: My favorite remix gets officially released with my original as a two-song single on November 20, on Spotify, Apple Music, and all streaming platforms. You’ll be credited as the remixer and receive 50% of the remix’s streaming royalties. Stems are for this contest and personal practice. Please don’t release your remix publicly until the contest wraps; I’ll share full details on usage after the single is out.

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