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JazzBass12 My approach is slightly different and thought is would be worth sharing just for comparison purposes. I focus on the mix prior to worrying about the mastering. Mastering has it limitations for improving the overall mix or making songs sound similar, etc. as a mastering engineer normally w...

It is normal practice to close mic certain drums - such as the kick, snare, hatz and toms on mono tracks to enable better flexibility. ie. you can blend the close mics with the overheads, and apply EQ to the kick (such as boosting a few dBs around 60-80Hz, and maybe a little around 4KHz to make the ...

Interesting idea - however, mixing changes should start with the mix itself before applying changes globally to the track via Har-Bal. For example, if the final mix has a large peak at 500Hz, everyone will most likely reduce that peak in Har-Bal. The question is why is that peak there? Is there a sp...

In general terms the bass should be about the same level as the Kick Drum. You either do this by ear or you can use a spectrum analyser to solo the kick - get it to the level you intend to mix to - ie. the kick is normally same level as the vocals.....and then unmute the bass so you have both and en...

At the weekend on Saturday I did a vocal recording for a new song, and on Sunday decided to change the lyric on the second verse slightly, so re-recorded the second verse again. Now, my voice sounded subtley different on Sunday even after warming up and I may not have been standing in exactly the sa...

Earle, thanks for the quick response. My ASIO buffers were down 192 to give me 4ms latency when I was using Cubase. I pushed it right up and it cleared the problem. However, I then put it back down again just to see if caused the problem again, as I am sure that I have had this latency setting in th...

Hi I went to use Harbal today like any other day after mixing a track and when the EQ button in harbal is pressed the audio is jerky and clicky (is the best way I can describe it). And this is without any changes being made to the frequency. Without the EQ button pressed the audio sounds normal. I t...

Earle, thanks for the explanation - much appreciated. Re. the vocals being too loud......I think this is related to LinMB as it is after this step that the vocals can stand out a little too prominent. I already do everything you say apart from specifically pull down the 3rd band on it's own to blend...

Paavo, thanks for your response. My question was more to do the decision of using Wave LinEQ versus Harbal Lin EQ. ie. would you expect Harbal Linear EQ to produce equal results to Waves LinEQ, or would you expect it to be better or worse? I assume it comes down to the algorithms coded in each tool,...

Hi I have the Waves Linear Phase EQ that I have not really used since I purchased Harbal, as I use Harbal to do the EQing. I've recently purchased and read the book from Bob Katz on Mastering Audio, and he talks about Linear Phase EQs as being much better unless you are looking for some particular E...

I have had Harbal for a number of months now and have 3 tracks that are mixed to my satisfaction and I have tried 4 approaches to using Harbal folloed by mastering (as described in the forum) and am not sure if any are really correct. 1. I have taken the "Contemporay" reference and matched...

Har-Bal I just purchased your product last week and have been getting to grips with it. I think I understand everything except the RMS bit. I have read all the guidance you have written and am still unclear on the RMS piece. For example: I load a mixed wave file into Har-Bal, I then load contemporar...

I agree totally with your assessment mgc3003.com. I have just purchased Har-Bal last week and used it and the advice associated with it to master 2 tracks I thought I had completed. The difference is not subtle - it is significant - and very positive. When I first did the A/B comparison in Har-Bal w...