It’s what these Monarch cymbals have. Sabian sometimes calls these crash cymbals, and sometimes crash-friendly cymbals. The 18″ XSR Monarch crash-friendly Big & Ugly cymbal (hereafter referred to as “this cymbal here”) is a slightly thick one with strong low tones, sweet high tones, and a gap where the high-midrange tones should be.
Topics include:. Optimizing your listening environment. Setting up sessions, subgroups, and effects.
Understanding which mixing elements to avoid. Understanding the principles of building a mix. Panning instruments. Setting up the compressor.
Using noise gates and de-essers. Understanding the concept of frequency juggling. Using the magic high-pass filter. Timing reverb and delay to a track. Using reverb to layer the mix. Understanding the Haas effect. Modulating guitars, keyboards, and vocals.
Mixing with subgroups. Tweaking the final mix.