I've bought my Virus C a few months ago. It was easy for me, because I've spent years making music with software synths before. The problem isn't the synth in itself, it's your approach. You should really take your time and learn about synthesis - to the extent that you will be able to create sounds, pretty fast, for a specific ocasion on a mix, to be able to create a good dialogue between sounds. And that has to do with understanding synthesis, and the performative side of them (even if you're recording it all to audio, like myself) and learning how to sequence. Don't forget that filters are a simple form of Eq. Things should sound acceptable on their own, even before the mixing stage - when you go into Eqs, compressors, gates, fx, etc. But there's a point to what's been said here. Good mixing is about finding a place for everything, otherwise things can get pretty muddy and unclear. As sounds hitting similar frequencys mask themselves. A good starting point, would be to use a highpass filter on everything but the kick and bass sounds. Use a high shelf eq to smooth the high frequencys where the hats hit, for example, on leads and pads... You get the idea. Be patient. And don't forget to enjoy your music and your learning process.
|