Quote Originally Posted by judas_beast View Post
Well, for example, if you have a ride cymbal, I like to cut everything below 2KHz. On say, a low tom sound, cut everything above 1.5Khz. This way you are sort of freeing up space in your track. Obviously you need to play around with eq's for each sound and see what results you get. You're probably best of cutting as opposed to boosting on eq's as well, you might already I don't know.

Best bit of advice I ever got was keep trying!
Better check if there's anything to cut at all beforehand. Generally speaking this is a very valid tip - but don't cut before you have checked with an analyzer+ears if it's needed at all.

When i listened to the first version i thought it was way to much verb. clear the mix BEFORE whacking reverb etc. etc. over the mix. It's the icing on the cake, not the foundation.

A/B with released tracks is a very good idea as well as has been said before.