Category: Mixing and Production Tips
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4 Common Type of EQs
Filters Low Cut / High Cut Low Shelf / High Shelf Graphic Equalizer Parametric Equalizer Linear Equalizer
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Vocal Chain Process Order
1) De-Verb Vocal, e.g. Clarity Pro at 10 O Clock 2) De-Click, RX or Acoustica 3) Surgical EQ, e.g. Weiss EQ, Look at No Analyzer when Dialing EQ for Vocals (i.e. Just Listen) – Dynamic EQ Band to De-Ess Around 6kHz 4) 1176, Fastest Release, Mid Attack, Max 10dB GR for Loudest Peaks 5) MB…
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Clipper Suggestions
1) Hard Clip Spikes on Percussive Material 2) Hard Clip Guitar Pick Attack and String Noises with Frequency Dependent Clippers 3) For Everything Else Use Soft Clippers to Slightly Enhance the Harmonic Content 4) Use Clippers at Any Stage to Optimize the End Result, i.e. May Clip a Individual Track / Subgroup / Mix Buss…
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Mix Bus Ideas
Method 1 1) Insert an EQ – Cut with a Bell Filter Around 500Hz with a Q between 1 and 1.5, Max 2.5dB, this is to Make the Vocals Become Clearer, Optionally Do this Only on Instrumental 2) Low Cut the Sides with a 6dB Slope at 20Hz – to 25Hz 3) Compress No…
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Example Put Element Back to Wall
1) No Pre Delay = You Want the Reverb Room Become Instantly Active 2) Immediate Attack = i.e. No Fade-In of Reverb as You Want the Reverb Room Become Instantly Active 3) Cut Highs in Reverb (HF Absorption) = Because Sounds Further Away have High Frequencies Absorbed More and More