New Video: #322 January 8, 2009 - Wrestle On

"Oh the rest. Awakened dreams. On my knees praying To see what I really need to be. Oh Sweet Savior wrestle on with my heart with my soul." MIXNOTES::: the wideband compressor is the emotion meter for the whole song. It tells you exactly what to pay attention to. The knee is the key. Just cranking that one side to the right draws your attention all over the place. Are you listening closely enough? The attack is like the glue, how many layers do you want to hear? If there's too much going on, the cake is spoiled. Give me just a few things to focus on. Too busy? Lower the attack. Too bland and one dimensional? Raise the attack. Release is for creating flow. The song will ride much better with a longer release. If you want excitement, you better get that release short. If you want to chill out and enjoy, or focus on a kick snare combo beat every once in a while, make it looong. 2 seconds. LISTEN to perfect it. Ratio is like shelving. Is the song tight enough together that I can see it on a shelf? Or when I try to put it on the shelf does everything scatter to the floor? Keep in mind, if the knee is huge, we can play with the threshold much above the audio's highest peak.