Many times when mixing digital recordings, I find it difficult to make the tracks "sit". Even though the levels are fine the sounds feel disconnected. An often proposed solution is to use a 2-bus compressor but I often find that this changes the overall sound of the mix in unpleasant and unpredictable ways. A recent approach I've been using is to add a tiny amount of white noise. This may sound like degrading the recording but I've found that the noise seems to create a backdrop for the music. More like painting on a canvas instead of on a piece of transparent overhead paper. Paradoxically, the chaos provided by the white noise seems to add stability and connectedness to the music.
It's easy to add white noise in a DAW. Simply use a plugin such as Ferox, put it on an empty track and adjust the amount of noise.
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