UPDATE: This article appears in The Ultimate Guide to Creative Mixing on the Digico SD5. The biggest struggle in building the mix for the Ringling Bros. Out of This World tour was in figuring out how to get the Ringmaster's vocal to cut through an already busy mix. At most times the arrangement included several other instruments competing for the mid-range where I needed the vocal to sit: electric guitar, horns, drums, and any number of synth patches. I initially thought the problem was that … [Read more...]