queenfanatic
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Post by queenfanatic on Apr 28, 2020 8:45:20 GMT
So, I don’t know whether this is the correct forum to be placing this in, I’m still new to this place. Anyway, I’m looking into becoming a producer, as I have been working with my band to make an album while in quarantine, luckily I have a share project option. I was wondering if there are any tips or tricks to make stuff sound good. Or mixing drums into the rest of the music. Stuff like that, anyway thanks.
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Post by Steve on Apr 28, 2020 8:54:44 GMT
Chief Mouse would be your point of call. Chief?
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Post by ThomasQuinn on Apr 28, 2020 9:43:42 GMT
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Post by queenfanatic on Apr 28, 2020 17:26:28 GMT
Luckily, I do know what everything is, that’s why I decided to making this album, because I thought it would 1, be a good challenge for my production, and two, just to experiment (recording wise) really.
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Post by Chief Mouse on Apr 29, 2020 9:36:52 GMT
Chief Mouse would be your point of call. Chief? Hey, while I've been dabbling in writing and recording music, I am just a beginner. My main field of knowledge still remains video  |
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Post by Chief Mouse on Apr 29, 2020 9:39:34 GMT
So, I don’t know whether this is the correct forum to be placing this in, I’m still new to this place. Anyway, I’m looking into becoming a producer, as I have been working with my band to make an album while in quarantine, luckily I have a share project option. I was wondering if there are any tips or tricks to make stuff sound good. Or mixing drums into the rest of the music. Stuff like that, anyway thanks. Mixing is quite an art. Best you can do is to read a lot, listen a lot and practice a lot. There are no instant tricks to it. I struggle with making piano and voice sound good, nevermind a full band setting  |
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Post by ThomasQuinn on Apr 29, 2020 11:40:15 GMT
I can still really recommend you look at Warren Huart's videos. There's stuff there that gets rave reviews from the professionals, so it's definitely useful for beginners/intermediates. No matter what problem you're dealing with, there's going to be a video that you'll find useful. Chief Mouse: you just named two of the most notoriously difficult instruments to get to sound right in a mix! A few very general tips: - Do basic editing (removing clicks, splicing, etc.) with headphones, not monitors. - Regardless of whether your using headphones or speakers, set your output to a volume you find suitable to work with. Make a note of this volume setting. Then, turn the volume down to the point where you can still hear all instruments clearly, but only just. Make a note of this volume setting, too. Regularly alternate between the two volume settings while working - otherwise, your ears will get so used to the sound of whatever you're working with that you'll have a much harder time spotting problems. - Related: to get the balance of the various instruments right, play the track on speakers, leave the room and listen to it from a distance. You won't be able to tell much about the quality of individual tracks, but you WILL be able to hear whether you've got a good balance. - If you're mixing with headphones, check your mix on as wide a variety of speakers as you can. Car speakers, TV speakers, HiFi speakers, everything you have. Pay special attention to the stereo image. You CANNOT get the stereo field right for playback on speakers when you're mixing with headphones. If you're mixing on speakers, use headphones to check for weird phase issues, noise/buzz/hiss and to check if cuts/splices are smooth. - No matter how good or experienced you are, if at all possible, have different people do the mixing and the mastering - the same "you got used to the sound"-problem will hinder you if you don't. So if you do the mixing, get someone else to master, or the other way around. - Leave headroom for mastering (at LEAST 3dB from the highest peak), and don't make the sound too bright in the mixing stage. - Always return to a mix a few days after you've finished work on it. Does it still sound right? |
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