Track 5: rhythm guitar, Track 6: lead guitar, Track 7: organ – Yamaha Professional Audio Workstation AW4416 User Manual

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Tutorial—Mixdown

— Tutorial

❒ Track 5: Rhythm Guitar

The rhythm guitar track needs to be a little “chunkier” to achieve the classic R&B
type of sound we’re after. A little EQ and compression will accomplish that feat,
and the compression will also help to even out dynamic variations that cause the
guitar part to be buried in the mix from time to time.

You should know how to make the EQ and dynamics adjustments by now, so
we’ll just give you the figures and you can make the settings yourself.

❍ Rhythm Guitar EQ

❍ Rhythm Guitar Compression

❒ Track 6: Lead Guitar

In terms of tone the lead guitar part sounds fine the way it is. But perhaps we
should apply a little compression to even it out a bit.

Here are the figures; do the dialing yourself:

❍ Lead Guitar Compression

❒ Track 7: Organ

The ultra-lows of the organ sound are muddying the sound a little. We can take
care of that by using a high-pass filter to remove some of the offending frequen-
cies. The LOW band of the AW4416 parametric equalizer functions as a high-
pass filter — all you have to do is make the appropriate settings. No compression
is required.

❍ Organ EQ

LOW

L-MID

H-MID

HIGH

L.SHELF

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125

420

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+2.5

+3.5

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THRESH.

RATIO

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ATTACK

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