cerberus wrote on Tue, 08 August 2006 13:14 |
of other work the same week as this wump (,e.g two mixes for i.m.p) so i think it's worth mentioning that you appear to be able to perform under intense pressure.
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Eh, not too much pressure really. Fun more than anything else. Audio work/writing music is a side thing for me, not my full time job (I'm an IT guy)... the biggest thing was it took precedence over working on my own music for a few days. I also have an energetic two-year old kid I'm often juggling while pushing faders... does that count for more bonus points?
Back to your feedback... I tried to let the track only distort during the crescendos, as a substitute for volume. (I.e., distorted stuff sounds louder than clean stuff, even at the same rms power).
The envelope trick was based on the idea that if you can sneak the "lead in" to a crescendo down a bit, the crescendo doesn't need to peak so high to seem loud in contrast. I can't remember where I started the dip.. maybe 10 seconds before each crescendo. Not sure that's bad mastering practice, but it works for me.