Category: Mixing and Production Tips
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Finish the Mix
1) Lock (Focus) Your Eyes to Something Else in the Room and Listen 2) As Soon as You Get Irritated by the Music, Make a Notice What Caused the Irritation 3) Continue Listening and as Soon as You Get Irritated Again, Make a Notice What Caused the 2nd Irritation 4) Continue Listening but as Soon…
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Fix a Mix with Certain Characters
General Elements that Stick Out Uncomfortably Loud 1) Play a Mix and Increase Listening Volume to 85dB SPL – i.e. Try a SPL Meter Like the Free Niosh Sound Level Meter and Set to A-Weighting / Slow Response to Measure the 85db) 2) Identify 2-3 Elements that Stick Out Uncomfortably 3) Cut Each Element that Sticks…
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Collected Mixing Tips 4
– Set Timing Release on Compressor Carefully to Support Tempo and Pump of the Music / Rhythm – Majority of High Frequencies in the Kick and Bass Occur with Roughly the First 50ms – Remember the Lowest 2 Octaves are Around 50Hz and Around 100Hz, this is a Very Narrow Range to Fix Things (i.e.…
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Collected Mixing Tips 5
– When 2 Different Sources Suppose to be Played at a Similar Level, Record Them Differently but Never Just Lower the One of Them in Volume as the Lowered Sound Unnatural Bright, i.e. a Harder Hit Tom for Example has a Louder Attack and Midrange, this Applies to Almost All Sounds (e.g. Guitar etc.) –…
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Balance” and “Un-Balance” a Mix
General Artfully “Un-Balance” the Mix 1) Pick 3 Energetic Midrange Elements when you are Mixing (No Drums) 2) Then Make with the 3 Energetic Midrange Elements a Balanced Mix 3) Then Take Back 1 of the Elements in Volume 4) Then Bring 1 of the 2 Other Elements Forward in Volume, i.e. Pulling and Pushing…
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Mix is Not Bright and Transparent Enough
General Ideas to Fix High End