![]() ![]() If you’re mixing high strings then you will mostly do some boosting in the lower range of the spectrum and a lot of cutting at the top-end.įirstly you’ll need to remove anything below 80Hz to get rid of low-end mud and rumble. Let’s first look at how one would mix high strings. Keep in mind that low strings wont be mixed the same as high strings. All you need to do is to make sure there isn’t too much difference between the loud and soft parts of the sound. ![]() ![]() The more compression you add the less realistic the sound will be, especially for VST instruments. But you don’t want to kill all the dynamics, over-compression will just ruin the life out of the strings and make them sound robotic or unnatural. Keeping the volume of the strings constant makes the equalization process a lot easier. And the lower the peaks then a lower compression ratio will work. The louder the peaks the higher the dynamic range, which means you’ll need more ratio to smooth out those loud peaks. The ratio settings will depend on how loud the peaks are. If the strings are playing short notes, like Pizzicato strings, then a fast attack and fast release time will work well. If the music notes are long then I use a fast attack and medium to long release time. The first thing I always do is to add compression to tame out the loud peaks and keep the strings at a constant level. Now, let’s look at what you can do to make your strings sound good and work well with the other sounds in your mix. Lower frequency strings are the ones which tend to be challenging and can make your precious mix muddy, especially if the strings are playing chords. High string sounds such as cellos and violins are not that hard to mix because the ear is sensitive to high frequency content. In this tutorial I will show you how to fix that problem by simply using an equalizer, reverb and modulation plugins. That mostly happens because strings can have a lot of high frequency content. ![]()
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