Reclaiming Dynamics
Posted on | April 29, 2010 | No Comments
I received a single to master recently that had two problems: lots of bass and no dynamics. It was already recorded hot and limited, and there was no way to re-mix.
I ran the track through my Neve 5042 Tape Emulator and sort of hit the tape drive lightly to give more LF rolloff. It solved the bass problem and gave me a much more balanced sound, but what happened next was almost better: it restored dynamics to the track.
Below is a before-and-after screen shot of the wave form. After that, I was able to EQ a bit more and master the piece to the client’s (and my) satisfaction.
Sometimes, you gotta love the capabilities of a simple piece of analog hardware.
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