Category: Mixing and Production Tips
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8 Mixing Ideas
1) Have a Vision Before Starting to Mix 2) Some Gain Staging Before Starting the Mix – e..g. Set the Audio Event Volume Around -6 VU for Percussive Sounds and -12 VU to -18 VU for Sustaining Sounds – then Set Kick as the Anchor so it Peaks About -15 VU (or -10 VU) and…
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Example Setup a Kick with Bass (EDM)
1) Match Up Tones/Root/Key 2) Check Decay of Kick, How Long the Kick is 3) Check Decay and Release Time of Bass, How Long the Bass Sound is and How Long it Takes to Fade Out 3) EQ Boost with Narrow Peak the Bass where the “Boom” Character is – Manage Tail of Subs Beside…
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Mix Bus Towards Finishing Ideas
1) Small Amount of Saturation in the Box, Help the Bottom have a Little More Harmonics and Shimmer 2) Add EQ to Bump a Little between 30Hz and 100Hz 3) Try Following with External Hardware (or else with Plugins) a) Analog Color Box b) “A Design” Hardware Compressor, i.e. Very Small Peak Compression or Better…
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3 Advanced Mixing Tips
1) If You have a Offensive Frequency You Want to Cut, Do Not Notch Out this Exact Frequency / Center – the Reason is that Often Resonances are also Characteristics of a Sound and if You Cut Them then You Cut the Character, but if You Cut a Surrounding Part then You Give Space to Others…
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Dial In Kick and Bass via Membrane Touch
General Workflow 1) Work Out Kick to the Bass a) Mute the Kick Drum and Play Bass Only b) Put Your Fingertips Around the Woofer Membrane Ring for About 15 to 30 Seconds c) Then Unmute the Kick Drum with the Fingertips Still Touched the Woofer and you will Immediately Hear What is Happening between…
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Widen Tricks
1) M/S EQ = Increase the Side Above 5kHz a Little, the Mid and the Side Should have a Coherency of Its Own, also to Clear Out the Middle of the Reverb Signal, Cut Lows and Boost/ Emphasise Highs in Side Channel 2) Use a Elliptical Filter to Put the Low End to the Middle,…