DJPavillion wrote:d1rt1989 wrote:'high pass everything'
'sub volume thread'
i still dont know how to use compressors properly though

Quick question, how much should I high pass by? Also how much should I low pass as well?
dude, i don't want to sound insulting here, but if you're having to ask that question then you're probably not yet at the stage where you really need to worry about it.
the basic principle is that you filter out sounds/frequencies that don't need to be there: so obviously that's going to be a different set of frequencies for a snare drum (which incidentally I would HP at about 150Hz) and a hihat (probably more like 1K usually. But as ever, it all depends etc etc blah blah blah).
it's a gradual thing though. took me a couple of years of producing a lot to really spot when I should be doing this. likewise with fancy effects - people bang on about this reverb being so much crisper or cleaner than that one, but I must have released 30-odd tunes before I could really tell the difference between 2 reverb units. so basically, just keep plugging away. it'll become obvious eventually, and you'll know what you need to be doing. otherwise, if you're just doing it because someone told you to do it on a forum, you'll run the risk of just making things sound worse
also, whoever said that you should finish lots of tunes - definitely. taking a tune beyond the 16 bar loop or 2 minute sketch stage is a skill in itself which needs practise: you have to get into the habit of adding the detail and tweaking the arrangement to make it a good interesting track, and also of following a tune through to its conclusion (which can sometimes be a complete ballache). this needs practise just like any other aspect of production....
