My sound is too "Clean"

[Guest lifeform]

Ok... I've been doing alot of chilly dubby work lately and my sound is way to clean and clear. I mean, i dont want it to be unclear... But when it's very bright and clear, sometimes it's not good. Like my case...

 

Anyone got any tips on how to dirty up a mix a bit? I'm kinda going for the evil and ham style of younger brother. Any tips will be appreciated. =]

[shpongled]

Try to get some analog gitar effect pedals (distortion, flanger, phaser, wah-wah etc.. or whatever) and put some of your sounds thru those.

[Guest Cujo]

HELL YEA;

they can do the most fantastic things to your sound. :-)

 

ESPECIALLY some Death Metal Distortion Thingie :-)

[Guest Mike Indidginus]

Quadrafuzz VST plug-in will mash your sound up nicely (as well as many others)

[Guest lifeform]

alright. I gotta Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi. Will that do? I also have quadrafuzz, i'll try all these out today. Thanks for the tips.

[Guest jakemyth]

monstercrunch plug in from pluggo shreds any signal.........a big muff will do it no worries.

[Guest Slidingtrancer]

My sound is always muffled or unclear... teach me Great One

[Strumpling]

Take every sound that sounds too "clean" and make a few more "versions" of them (slightly different pitches or lengths, wobble/flange/whatever them a bit....... you know, different "versions!" heh) to hide right UNDER the "top" ones. This way your "top" layer stays "clean" but there are "unclean" sounds right under them (don't make 'em as loud as the origs, at least not near the beginning of your track

 

That should "dirty" it up a bit

 

-=- Matt/Strumpling -=-

stupid amatuer

[Guest Lunarsea]

hey!Slidingtrancer,if your sound is muddy and unclear heres a tip:

DONT BOOST LOW FREQS WITH THE EQ CUT THEM INSTEAD

you'll find that you can turn every thing up more and it sounds clearer

and you still retain the bass end!