Saturday, January 18, 2014
10 Mixing tips in 10 Days: Day Five - Parallel Compression
Friday, January 17, 2014
10 Mixing Tips in 10 Days: Day Four - Reference Mixing
Today I want to talk about something that's less of a technique and more of just something you should be doing.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
10 Mixing Tips in 10 Days: Day Three - Automation
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
10 Mixing Tips in 10 Days: Day Two - Slap Back Delay
Without further adieu...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
10 Mixing Tips in 10 Days: Day One - The Side Chain
I wanted to do a nice and easy digestible series of posts that will help you get better mixes. So I decided to do 10 Mixing Tips in 10 Days. Every day on the blog we will look at a new tip that will help you either in the recording, mixing, or mastering area of making music.
So, with all that aside, let's get started!
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
To Reverb Or Not To Reverb: That Is The Question
When NOT to Use Reverb
1. Bad Vocal Recording
So you've just recorded a lead vocal track and you're listening to it back in your mix, but something just doesn't seem right. The singer didn't really do the best take. Maybe it was lacking some energy or they were slightly flat at some parts. That's okay, once we slap some reverb on it, it will sound amazing!
No.
Monday, January 6, 2014
EQ Training Series Part 4: How To Use EQ To Create Balance
One goal as a mix engineer to create a balance in a song. What do I mean by balance? I mean that you want your instruments and your tricks to sit together and occupy their own spaces without fighting for attention. If you've ever mixed a song but you tried to push everything up front and center, you probably noticed how it had the opposite effect and nothing really stood out. This is because the tracks are all fighting for the same space and therefore you can't hear any of them clearly.
Saturday, December 28, 2013
EQ Training Series Part 3: How to EQ Vocals
Today we're going to loot at the third part of the training series on EQ. We'll be looking at specifically some tips and tricks you can use when using an EQ on a vocal track.
Let's start by talking about vocals. Vocals are probably one of the most important, if not the most important parts of a song. Most mainstream music today has vocals at the forefront of the song and it generally leads the melody. The music tends to act as a carrier for the vocals but the song really shines through the lyrics and vocal line. Obviously this isn't true for everything, but it is true for a lot of music today. Since vocals are so important, we're going to look at using EQ to enhance a vocal track and help it shine through the mix.
Let's start by talking about vocals. Vocals are probably one of the most important, if not the most important parts of a song. Most mainstream music today has vocals at the forefront of the song and it generally leads the melody. The music tends to act as a carrier for the vocals but the song really shines through the lyrics and vocal line. Obviously this isn't true for everything, but it is true for a lot of music today. Since vocals are so important, we're going to look at using EQ to enhance a vocal track and help it shine through the mix.
Monday, December 23, 2013
How to Start Recording and Marketeting Your Music
Creativity is the cornerstone of great music. It’s how you
leave your signature in a song and how a song remains impactful years after
listening. As musicians, we love to create. We love to pour our heart and soul
into our music. But how do we share our music with others once we’ve created
it? How do we get past the hurdles of going to a studio and getting our song
out there?
Today I’m going to share how you can record your own music, get your song on iTunes, and promote your music.
Friday, December 20, 2013
EQ Training Series Part 2: How To Use EQ
Welcome to part two of the EQ Training Series. Today we're going to discuss how you can get started using EQ and walk you through the process using EQ through a couple different steps:- How to use a high pass filter
- How to EQ a kick drum
Alright, so let's get started.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
EQ Training Series Part 1 - What Is EQ?
Over the next few weeks I'll be doing a series on how to use EQ. We'll be covering all kinds of topics and questions!
- What is EQ?
- How do I use EQ?
- How do I EQ vocals?
- How many EQ bands do I need?
- How do I use EQ to create balance?
We'll be looking at all of these questions and answering them thoroughly with step by step guides on how you can get better with EQ and have a better understanding of how it works.
Today we're going to start with the first part of the series.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
The Best Mixing Tip I Ever Got
When I started out with recording and mixing, I felt like a
lost puppy. I had no idea what was going on. My professors in college would
show me things like EQ and compression and I would just stare into space
feeling massively confused. I felt like there were so many rules and so many
technical know-hows that I would never learn how to be a good audio engineer.
Then I heard the best tip I've ever gotten for mixing.
Don’t be afraid to try
things.
I heard this advice while listening to a podcast from Joe
Gilder and Graham Cochrane called “Simply Recording Podcast.”
Monday, December 2, 2013
Mixing In Context Part Two: Don't Solo Your Tracks
Today I want to talk about a very important aspect of mixing in context.
Putting a track in solo.
Now, I covered this in a previous post but I think it bears repeating again because people still do this all the time. I used to do this all time. It's a hard habit to break, but when you do you'll be on your way to making better mixes.
The problem with listening to a track in solo is that no one else will. Nobody listening to your song is going to hear those tracks in solo.
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