This sounds like a given. If I had heard this when I started producing, I would have said "Yeah... No shit".
However, during that first year or so, I was typically in autopilot mode. I would come up with chords, create a quick super-saw patch, and sidechain it. I NEVER once thought to myself, "Are the transients hitting too hard?" or "Is there too much mid-range?"
It took me awhile for me to actually LISTEN to what my song was doing. I had only been hearing and not mentally digesting what was happening.
So, my suggestions: Take a break for thirty minutes; let your ears rest.
Drag your faders down to -inf, and then proceed to lift your most important elements. (I recommend starting with the elements that have the lower-most frequencies first.)
Take a step back, LISTEN, and then ask yourself "What really isn't working here?"
Do NOT over do it. Try and restrict yourself to the bare minimum i.e., EQ, Sidechain, and MAYBE a compressor/saturator (Obviously there are exceptions).
Hope this helps!
Submitted October 11, 2016 at 12:14PM by ELFuhler https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/56yhgl/tip_try_and_to_be_more_conscious_of_each_elements/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Tuesday, October 11, 2016