[Boris Lau]

Hi Peter,

Peter Larsen wrote:
Erm, yees, but also for rethinking the way the stereo image works. I haven't
had time to be thorough, but overall I miss a stable center image as well as
a spatial strategy with regards to ambience/reverb. What I dislike is that
instruments is placed outermost in the panorama, I want the ambience to have
that space so that it fits the image of a band on a stage. Was an ambience
pair recorded?
The mics were roughly a meter away from the instruments. The only real
ambience mic I have is an omni in the middle, maybe more of that would
help the stable center you're missing.

EQ'ing tracks is not high on the list of "to do's", but gentle assertive
track compression may be a wiser choice than limiting the mix. Also because
the crest factor gets wrong when close miking anyway.
I have used a lot of automation on the track levels instead of a slow
compressor. But probably you're right, and an additional (fast)
compressor would be better than the stereo-limiter, especially because
it would be pre-reverb.

Upper bass is loose
What do you mean by 'loose'?

but I don't know whether it is a mix issue or a track eq
issue. What I would do first if asked to "do things" to this mix result
would be to sum the low end to mono "vinyl style" to tighten up the image.
Hm. The only instruments providing low end here is the guitar and the
drum, and both are in the center already, or am I missing something here?

Thanks for your advice,

Boris