controlling distortion

[loopdon]

You could also automate the disto-send levels to make the dist big when not much else is going on in the track and decrease when the mix is full-on.

[tracatak]

makes total sense

i will try all this and get back to you all with any problems that come about


happy holidays from NYC =)

[tracatak]

should i try verb>distort>high pass filter?

or
verb>high pass filter> distort

[BloodStar]

should i try verb>distort>high pass filter?

or
verb>high pass filter> distort

try both and you will hear what works better :-)

so many combinations. hi-pass>distort>verb>hipass ; distort>verb>distort>hipass and so on and so on ......

You can also try to not distort masivelly in one step, but try to split it into more subtle distortions, done in more steps. lets say: subtle distortion> verb> distortion again > hi pass >verb

It is same with verbs, it sounds nice when you put some early verb as a first in your chain and then some verb with more tail which gives it more space. hope it makes sense...

[tracatak]

yes totally helps..i always try different combinations..but its good to hear some combos others have tried as well =)


any1 recommend any good high pass filters or filters (plugins.)

[stjohn]

if kick into 3 parts....

the sub, the mid and the top...

the sub for the fullness..
the mid for the body
and the top for the sharpness...

anyway, here u can distort the the mid and the top accordingly, without effecting the overall fullness created by the sub.

[tracatak]

ty... i have been trying 3 kicks..high mid and low also been playing with stretching them to all different lengths

[BloodStar]

...any1 recommend any good high pass filters or filters (plugins.)

http://www.sonalksis.com/index.php?section_id=102

http://www.antarestech.com/products/filter.shtml

http://www.fabfilter.com/products/

[tracatak]

thanks again.. will try some of these