Category: Mixing and Production Tips
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Sidechain and Ducking Tips
General – e.g. Try More Short Sounds as a Trigger Source that Even Do Not Belong to the Composition (Just as Sidechain Trigger) – Use the Send in Pre Fader Mode at 0dB (Full), i.e. the Signal that Goes into SC Compressor Should be Always at the Same Full Gain and Pre Fader Does Just…
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Add Delay to Rap Vocals
1) Very Short Delay (Slap Delay) with Little Send Volume to Fatten Up Lead Vocals and Make Them a Bit More Stereo Sounding – Generally from 40ms to Max 80ms (Around 1/16 but Not Synced) 2) Throw Delay Echo, i.e. Echo on Certain Words or on AdLibs – Typically Roland Echo Space in 1/4 or…
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Advanced Vocal Tips
General 1) EQ by Adding Low End 2) Use Compression, Opto + FET = Natural, VCA + FET = More Aggressive, Tube + FET = Warmth 3) Use Saturation Especially Tape for Warmth and Round Up the Highs Fix Buried Vocals Final Vocal Level 1) Have Natural Compression on Vocals 2) Setup the Tone of…
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Clipper Tips
1) Increase Loudness of Mixes = Insert Clipper Before Limiter 2) Instrument Groups = Smooth Out Resonances / Peaks when Instruments Come Together 3) Boost Sustain of Drums = Increase Knee, Use Soft Clipping 4) Add Warmth to Vocals = Use FET Clipper if Available, Put Clipper After a Vocal Compressor (1176 or LA with…
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Create ER and Tail Sends
General – Create Separate Early Reflections and Separate Tails – Basically a Near ER, Middle ER and Far (Rear) ER via Pre Delay – Pre Delay is Quasi the Time in between eh Initial Sound and the Start of the Delay (i.e. Early Reflections of the Delay) – Notice that ER Reverb Unit should be…