u/tonetonitony

Been listening to some of my songs alongside reference tracks. I worked really hard at getting the vocals to sound professional, but I think I overdid it. Now it sounds really pristine and not suited for the songs. Been removing some of the plugins and turning others down, but I think I narrowed down the main issue to be the choice of reverb. Do you have any suggestions for this situation?

I’m trying to arrange some sounds forward and back in the mix. I have some stuff that lets me place things left and right, but not forward and back. It’d be cool if I had a plugin that gave me a visual to use for this.

I usually avoid plugins that look ugly to me. I realize that may sound silly, but the visual really factors into my enjoyment. Are there any plugins you love that have ugly interfaces?

I'm new to mixing, but I've been making good progress over the past couple of months. There's one thing I can't explain, though. I'll work on a mix for a while and be happy with the results I'm getting. But then I'll make some more minor adjustments where I feel like things could be cleaned up or improved. It seems like I'm making the project better, but then I return to an earlier mix and it sounds significantly better. Do you have any general advice regarding this issue?

I'm quickly building up my CDLC library, but it's getting out of control. It's getting tough to scroll through all of my songs, choose favorites vs. almost favorites, etc. Any advice on how one could organize all this?

It seems like it does everything. I'm not an expert at this so I understand you may want to add some other stuff for detailed tweaks, but in general, is this plugin meant to be all you need on the stereo bus?

I've been really getting into Rocksmith lately. There's a lot of custom content on the Customsforge site that's up for grabs, but it's just really time-consuming to click every link for every song you want to download. Do you know if there's an easier way?

I have a pretty good idea of what most of these terms mean, but it'd be nice to really learn the specifics.

EDIT: So what I'm actually looking for are verbal descriptions of the commonly used words. Not necessarily what frequency range they might fall in.

I've learned the nighttime technique, but it doesn't seem to be helping at all. Have you had any luck with it?

I'm using a nanoKontrol 2 with Logic Pro. I'd like to set it up so the controls will do different things in different contexts (automating levels, adjusting eq, etc). I can't seem to figure out how to do this, though. The included software doesn't seem to offer this and I tried multiple things in Logic that would either work temporarily or not at all. Do you know how I could make this work?

Just wondering since it's kind of a pain downloading CDLC individually.

This seems unlikely to me, but I can't explain where the discrepancy is happening.

I've been using Slate VSX closed-back headphones and they've been really great for accurate listening. I think I'd be more comfortable with their open-back headphones, though. I'm wondering, would something like the noise from my fan or air conditioning affect my judgment a lot?

I was working on a song and I messed up the automation at one point. It added this quick volume spike to my lead guitar right when it transitioned to the next verse and it sounded awesome. Later, I cleaned up the automation to just to be more organized and make it easier to work with. I figured I could just re-add the volume spike later, but when I tried, it just didn't sound the same.

Are there any tips or guidelines for this sort of effect?

Do you have any go-to's that have a wide application for your rock tracks?

I've been working with Slate VSX closed-back headphones and the ear fatigue really takes a toll. I take breaks, but it's still rough if I need to mix for hours. I'm wondering, would switching to open-back headphones would be a good remedy?

I’ve tried Landr and Ozone’s mastering plugins and they both work great. But I’m wondering if I stacked the two, what would happen? Is there a chance it could actually sound better than using them individually?