Tag: GENERAL
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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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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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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…
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David Guetta Ideas
– Uses Always 1 Low Kick (Bass Feeling) and 1 High Kick (EQ to Attack) – Advises One to Use a Kick that Works Over and Over in the Beginning (Uses the Same Over 2 Years) – Next Level is to Use Always the Same High Kick and Tune the Low Kick to the Key…
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5 Tips for Better Mixes
1) Group Individual Instruments to Busses for a Better Overview and Faster Way of Finding Tracks to be Optimized 2) Avoid Adding Plugins Immediately, i.e. Do a Static Mix with Only Adjusting Levels and Panning, then Automation per Track with a Gain Plugin and Finally Consider Adding Plugins 3) Mix into Compressor and Limiter, i.e.…
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CLA Ideas
General – Approach is if the Levels are Set Good 80% of the Mix is Done – Never Cuts Frequencies, Almost Always Looks What a Instrument Needs to Cut Through the Mix and Boosts there), Only Cuts Lows (Rumble) – for the Highs he Boosts with a High Shelf and then Cuts the Highs at…