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I am going to jump on this thread as well because not being able to resize these plugins is a big deal. I am a 27″ user and I am experiencing eye fatigue much faster than normal now that I am using the products, which isn’t good for people who spend a large amount of time in the studio using them.

Love the products but resize needs to be moved to a high priority.

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I’ll bite,

The guitars dominate the mix and are drowning out all the dynamics. They are also mixed pretty sharp for being that loud in the mix. The bass needs definition and the drums, while they sound good are thin.

Personally I would pull back the git faders and also a bit of that 2k you added. Let them dance just on top of the bass and eq/comp/rbass the bass to give it bulk and definition. Then I’d beef up the drums with an SSL, a 560 and some comp. Make em pop in the mix.

Just my 2c.

[Hyparxis Productions]

You can re-assign the midi send inside the brain on the DM10 and get it all working.

[Hyparxis Productions]

I realize this is a month old post but since there were no replies and I am new here I figured I would chime in and answer the questions posed here, in case the user is still in search of the answer.

Overall the drum mix you listed has good tonal quality for each “sample” however, I agree with the previous poster that it sounds a tad roomy for a heavy rock/metal mix. Alone it sounds “big” of course but once you start adding in gits, bass and vox you will find that bigness starts getting jangly.

“So it’s better to work on bass and guitar first, and then mix the drums accordingly?”

While there are no actual rules of thumb so to speak, most engineers have a certain way they start out mixes. I personally like to get all the tracks loaded up and start by getting a basic drum mix, then I add in gits, then the bass and then I add in Vox which starts to determine where everything else will sit in the mix.

I don’t spend a lot of time mixing any one instrument to start, the goal is to just get the levels in a good place on the meters (allow for headroom) then after all the tracks are in the mix I fine tune everything and work it till it sounds good. It’s not the best idea to spend a ton of time mixing an individual track independent of the mix and here’s why.

You could mix a beast sounding guitar track and then toss it into a mix and go wow… that sounds horrible and you’ve wasted all that time just to have to re-mix it. It’s best to “mix” it in context with it’s surrounding instruments so you can make it blend or pop out or whatever you are trying to accomplish with that track.

“Any tips on blending guitar and bass?”

First off you need to keep them in their respective frequencies. This battle has raged on since the dawn of gits and bass. The main issue is that git players like fat sound and assume to get said fat sound they need to crank the bottom end on their rigs which makes them start to stomp on where the bass lives in the mix. This leaves the bass player scratching his head thinking to himself… “that bottom end is what I am here for..*sigh*”

So, for the best separation use EQ’ing and/or High pass filtering on the Gits. Cut off the bottom end of gits where the bass needs to be heard. Gits don’t need to be thumping out 80hz. Where you cut depends on where the git and bass tones meet. Keep in mind that perceived loudness can be achieved through boosting the EQ in the midrange, which coincidentally is where the gits thrive. So, you can also boost a little 2kish on the git to make it sound louder without hitting the levels harder with a fader.

The trick is to not keep pushing the faders up because you’ll start clipping, so try to cut back. Keep the headroom, you can make it loud in mastering. Make it clear and crisp in the mix.

I hope this helps.

-Hyparxis

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Thanks!

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It is indeed a Generic license, which is redeemable for either Gospel or Pop/Rock EZKeys midi pack, sold by Sweetwater.com.

I also just tried using the license number sweetwater sent me again and it’s still giving me the same error stating I needed the Grand Piano version.

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When will purchasers of Upright Piano be able to register the add on packs such as “Pop/Rock EZKeys Midi Pack” through the website? Right now it says you have to have the Grand Piano version, which is silly since both Upright and Grand use the same EZKeys engine. I bought Upright over Grand because of music style and the Upright sounds better to me than the Grand, it would be a horrible shame for those of us who bought Upright to not be able to use the midi packs with it.

This just has to be an oversight. Hopefully it gets fixed soon, I can’t register my Pop/ Rock midi pack (which I bought at the same time as Upright) until it does, because I am not buying Grand.

I am going to guess you all are going to want to address this issue asap since Upright Piano and the Pop/Rock midi pack go hand in hand.

Other than that, I am super impressed with Upright Piano and how well it integrates with EZDrummer (which I also recently purchased) Now just fix it so we can register midi packs and I will be a lifelong customer.

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