Category: Mixing and Production Tips
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Abbey Road Reverb Trick
– a High and Low Pass Filter are Added on the Reverb Sound 1) Add your Reverb to a Bus Track 2) Put a EQ (or a Hi/Low Pass Capable Filter) in Front of the Reverb 3) Set the HPF to 12dB per Octave (can also be 18dB) and Roll it Off to about 600Hz…
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Buss EQ Band Distribution Ideas
Drum and Bass Mid Signal Drum and Bass Side Signal Vocal 1) Rather Below Water (Quiet) 2) Middle (Half Way in the Water) 3) Above Water (Loud)
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Width, Depth and Height in a Mix
Width Panning for Width Test 1 Panning for Width Test 2 Reverb for Width Test Depth Height
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Low End VU Meter Trick (Simplified)
General – Suited for Material that has Kick and Bass – the Idea is to Start the Mix with Kick and Bass and Set an Optimal Balance Regarding Low End Using a VU Meter – Both Together Should Not Cross the 0 VU Mark – the Theory Behind is that 2 Identical Kick Drums Would…
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Fix Kick vs Bass Idea
1) First Decide if Kick or Bass Goes to the Lowest Frequencies 2) Tune the Kick to the Song and Manifest the Oomph of the Kick (You can also Try Waves Torque for Tuning) 3) SC Bass by the Kick via a DBX 4) Use the Ozone “Low End” Plugin on the Overall Mix to…
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EDM Standard Levels Mix
Bass = Peaking at -10dBFS Vocals = Peaking at -8dBFS Pads = Peaking at -10dBFS Drum Buss = Peaking at -8dBFS 1) API 2500 Comp, Max -4dB GR / Slowest Attack / 4:1 / Fastest Release / Hard Knee / Feed F (Modern) / Fully Linked / Mix 30% 2) Tape, 15iPs / GPS Tape…
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Refocus Mix when Lost
1) Check Against Reference to Reset the Ears (Level Matched of Course) 2) Get an Overall Sense of Your Mix vs Reference in the High vs Low vs Mids, i.e. Compare General Balances 3) Make Notes About the First Things you Discover, Start to Fix Those First and be Sure to Do Everything in the…