Side Chaining Dynamic EQ for Separation and Clarity. 

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That's great to hear! Thank you!

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Glad you liked it!

Gotta say - this mix sounds great on my crappy little PC speakers , Always a good sign!

There is a great freebie VST dynamic EQ Tokyo Dawn Nova

I really like NOVA. It's amazing that it's free.

@@AudioMountain777 did you ever play with MHorse by Terry West? Another older freebie VST That I find very pleasing.

No I haven't, I'll look into it. Thanks!

I wonder about that myself. My favorite mixes from the 70's are still unmatched today, even with all the resurgence of analog emulators. And those mixes were typically done very quickly with limited gear; maybe a handful of compressors that every track was sharing. So why that sound hasn't been adequately duplicated or surpassed is a mystery to me.

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That's a great point, and that's why I don't over EQ or over compress and leave dynamic space for side chaining. This jam here needs more automation as well, and has nothing on the master bus yet, but I wanted it mostly mixed before dynamic side chaining to for that very reason- to demonstrate that dynamic side chaining can alleviate the need for too much EQ and compression. Great question! Thank you!

@@AudioMountain777 Hello & Thanks heaps for taking time to reply... I have tried the Wavesfactory track spacer which only carves out the exact frequencies out of the compressed singal - but never have thought of being heavy multi dynamicish 😂 over Aux busses thus far... Once I approached a top down mix approach & had PREs- EQ - COMPRESSION - IMAGING set up on busses only to find my mix got unbelievably "smaller" though I'm know compression stuff well enough 😉... I guess I got too heavy handed with compression on Busses so It Really kept clamping down my dynamics big time - all the time...🙂... Kindly share your thoughts on ducking a music bus / pads using the vocals reverb a tad just to bring up the ''Depth Perception " of the vocals.... Thanks so much again for these wonderful insights & also taking time to reply your viewers... We are most serious about your channel & wish to see this prosper at its best... Cheers mate.. Hoping to see your take on multiband compression on Busses / Mix Bus to learn the thought process too... Much Love... Rezi from Sri Lanka.... 👊👊🎉🎉

Wow! Thank you so much! So glad to have viewers in Sri Lanka! Just to be clear, are you asking about side chain ducking other instruments reverbs to the vocals to further reduce reverb during the singing?

Great question. Both techniques are great. I use both. I lean toward side chaining dynamic EQ when I don't want the full spectrum decrease from volume automation.Dynamic EQ only dips out small sections of the spectrum when needed and then recovers, which can sound more natural and preserves the rest of the spectrum. I hear volume automation as more extreme, even if it's only a db or two. That's why I consider this particular side chain technique a finishing touch.

Sure, a lot of snares need that 1-2 k range to cut through, so try 900hz or 3k instead. If that doesn't sound good or If the vocal and snare share the exact same clarity range of frequencies then try mid/side side chaining, so ducking the snare only in the mid channel and let the sides remain unattenuated.

NOVA is a free dynamic EQ that can be set to mid/side. I have a video on NOVA that shows how to do it. Hope that helps!

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