Suggestions for use of EQ Cymbols, hi-hats, shakers PLEASE

One consistent mistake I'm making in my my mixes is trying to achieve a balance between "bright enough" sound at the high end (pianos, Cymbols - hi-hats - shakers, etc). It seems if you don't add EQ and sometimes compression to these tracks at all you can barely hear them and I hate that muffled sound. Then, however, at the back end of my projects, I'm constantly faced with having to elliminate clipping or distortion with these instruments. Please share some techniques without getting to technical if possible. I know this is a subjective call.
But For Example, maybe someone migght suggest for EQ on hi-hats on Frequency Gain/Slope:
99.0Hz, +8.0dB 1.10Q
500Hz, +0.0dB 0.71Q
1080Hz, +2.0dB, 0.71Q
7000Hz, +12.0dB, 0.6Q
I also could use help knowing where to set the volume for individual tracks at the BEGINNING of the project. That's the other problem - setting my individual track volumes too high then having to "dig them out" of the mix at the back end and not having enough volume "head room" to do it. - TOTAL REWORK.
Lastly, is it generally NOT a good idea to have "yellow" notes (val:80)?

Due to lack of assistance, we were unable to pursue this requirement - the users were not happy, but what can you do, huh!

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I've tried re-setting, installing etc but no luck. Any suggestions/solutions?
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Hmmmm. I'm not sure how to explain this.
You need to change the Drive Letter for your iPod.
You should be able to connect your iPod then open Windows Explorer and right click on your iPod(which seems to be Drive E:) and change it to a different letter (like H).
If you haven't enabled disk use for your iPod it probably won't appear in Windows Explorer.
To enable disk use: connect iPod, open iTunes. Open Preferences and select the iPod tab. Choose "enable disk use."
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Kerry, just kidding... I realize you were trying to find this info out for me. I was just having some fun with you. I appreciate any info you or anyone else on this forum could offer!
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Example one: Podcasts. Plain recording of vocal track with no efffect. After the recording, my thought is too apply the AUlowpass to take out the highend and clean up the sound. Then, maybe the AUMatrixReverb to fill it out.
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First, yes, you can degrade output, because a filter (by definition) changes the signal. However, if you use them carefully, they will enhance the sound. You don't have to worry about signal processing artefacts of too many filters in a row, since the design of the AU filters seems to be quite good. But in the end, your ears have to be the judge: why should you worry about degradation if you like the result?
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I have solved my lack of space problem from too much music on hd. presently I'm have moved everything to my external hd and use the music from this site. But I just realize I will not have copies if HD fail. I'm curious to hear others techniques/method of storing and using their music. If their is a better way, I would like to see it.

Austin:
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Even though you have the original CDs, you've probably spent some time adding album art, lyrics, cleaning up the ID3 tags, which you'd have to do all over again if you lost your music files. Since iTunes has the nifty data disc feature, why not take advantage of it and back up ALL of your music.
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Date Modified IS AFTER (Date of Last Backup in MM/DD/YYYY format, i.e., 03/27/2005)
Kind IS NOT Stream
LIVE UPDATING should be checked.
Which will capture tracks you have modified.
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Hello')revelperson:: i tried adobe revel and it's great. my free trial time for trying adobe revel may have run out....i would cancel my account (free trial), so as not to create a bill for using revel past my free trial allowance please email advice, s

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