Tag: MENTAL
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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
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Which Mixdown Version is the Best?
General – and be OK with the Fact that You Hear the Things You Hear, that is You and Every New Mix will Likely Sound Very Identical to the Previous (Stop Spending Time on Reset a Mix) Choose the Best Mixdown 1) Check the Groove, i.e. Which Mixdown Grooves the Best? – Think About the…
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Mix and Pan in Constrained Boxes
General – the Idea is to Know which Box to Mix First and Continue in Little Boxes Until all Instruments are Mixed in Terms of Panning Workflow 1) Put 1 Thing to Middle 2) Pan 2 Same Related Weight Things a Little Off Centre at Same Position, e.g. L33 and R33 – Do Not Use…
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Mixing with Perspective
General – the Same is Sound Coming from the Same Direction, Over and Over, Gets Imprinted in the Brain so you Mean that’s the Right Way to Hear it – a Solution is to Simply Stop at a Certain Time and Get Away for 10 Minutes (or a Day), but there are Other Solutions to…
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Round Robin Mixing
General – “Pattern” means the Combination of Families (e.g. Drums / Bass / Vocals Would be a Specific Pattern, Drums / Bass / Guitars Would be Another Specific Pattern) – Imagine a Triangle with 3 Families that Moves Around Its Axis and Slowly Converges into 1 Workflow 1) Pick Favorite 3 Elements to Build the…