How do you make a distorted guitar sound good in a mix?
Simple Equalization
- - Cut low frequency mumbling with a High Pass filter in the range of 60–120 Hz. ...
- - Cut high frequency hissing that inevitably emerges in heavily distorted guitars. ...
- - Make a little enhancement with a narrow band (Q = 1.5–3) in upper mids for better guitar audibility in the mix.
Should guitars be hard panned?
Guitars are great for hard panning left and right because they're usually quite consistent in terms of volume, which means they tend to fill up the mix quite a lot if left in the center of the recording. This is especially pronounced for distorted guitars.