i wanted to write you a pm but i ended up writing in the forum instead.
somehow i can't follow this debate generally.
i agree that phasing issues are annoying but honestly when i put a reverb,in this case mostly valhalla room,over a whole drumset and create a deep reverb there aren't phasing issues when listening to it in mono,using for example the free bx-brainworks plugin.
also i don't think it is necessarily important to make bass frequencies mono for a more "direct sound"
instead,sometimes i find it much more difficult to have enough highs in an overall mix.
so,i'm confused.
what i want to do is,playing my guitar through the computer (along with drums, bass,samples and synth's) to play on stages and in clubs.
during the mixing process i mostly end up removing any compressors at the master chain,like today.
now,i lower the overall rms to -3 and my waveform doesn't look smashed at all but also not spiky.
my only concern is that i'm maybe a little bit to low in volume compared to a highly pushed dance floor mix .
otherwise,i think i've got much more dynamic and i can rise the volume from my soundcard anyway.
so,what is going on in my opinion,there is generally a challenge between dynamic,transparency and very audible small details from a highly compressed mix, which is probably a little bit more audible,especially when listening to it with lower volume like most of the people do.
do you have some thoughts about it?
