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Category: Mixing and Production Tips

  • Split Bass Before Setup Kick vs Bass

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    1) Split the Original Bass into 2, a Sub Bass Part and a Bass Part – i.e. EQ High Frequency Bass with a 24dB Low Cut at 80Hz (Q at 1 or Default)  – then a 24dB High Cut EQ for the Low Frequency Set to 100Hz (Not 80Hz) with a Q at Around 0.500…

  • Slap Delay Tip 

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    – this Setup is to Send Hard Panned Tracks or any Sound that has more Signal on either of the Sides to the Other Side to Equal the L/R Power (to have just a little bit of Echo on the other Side) – Put 2 different Slap Delays with one Panned Hard Left with a…

  • Adjust Vocal Level to the Beat 

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    1) Turn Down Volume on Speakers Really Low so you Only Hear the High End Transients 2) Adjust Vocal Level so you Hear the Hi Hats of the Beats and the Sibilance of the Vocals 3) Now Raise Speakers Volume Back Again

  • 3 Parts of Reverb Basics

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    1) Direct Sound = Sound Coming from the Sound Source Directly to Your Ears 2) Early Reflections = Hits 1 or More Surfaces and then Comes Back to Your Ears, Die Off Pretty Quickly – Pre Delay is Quasi the Difference between the Direct Sound and the Early Reflections in Terms of the Time Delay…

  • Mono Mixing

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    General – Mixing in Mono Helps Cleaning Up Masking and Balancing Levels (Especially Vocals / Bass / Drums) – It Mainly has to Do with Energy and the Fact that Even if you Listen to Mono, the Sound Comes from 2 Speakers which Gives you in Theory 2 Basses, 2 Kicks etc. – so when…

  • 3 Ways to Make Sub Bass Stand Out

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    General – Another Issue can be Masking Caused by the Very Little Headroom on Phones, i.e. a Loud Kick will then Mask the Bass Fix a Sub Bass that has a Chorus Effect from Cancelling Out 1) Duplicate the Sub Bass that has a Chorus Effect and Call One = Top and the Other =…

  • LCR Effects Tips

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    General – the Idea is to have the Music in the Middle and the Effects on the Side Workflow 1) Make a Mix, Dry with as Little Masking as Possible and Collapse to Mono – i.e. Either Mix in Mono, LCR or Collapse the Stereo Mix to Mono 2) Use 2 Mono Reverbs Placed Very…