So you want to know what the secret is to having a great sounding mix? You want your mix to sound like the top professional mixing engineers? Then listen up because here is the secret... You ready?
There is no secret.
I'll say it again in case the italics didn't drive the point home, there is no secret! If you want to be a better mixing engineer and you are looking for a cure-all secret to great sounding mixes, I've got bad...
Monday, September 30, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013
How to Make Your Chorus Bigger
When you are a mixing or producing a song, you want there to be some dynamics. This means that you want there to be dynamic differences between verses, choruses, bridges, and so forth. If you don't have any dynamic change, say when you get to the chorus, then your song will sound flat and have no parts that stand out.
Today I'm going to talk about two things that will help you have a bigger chorus in your songs.
Tip One:
Automate...
The Free Mixing Session is Over!
First off, a big thanks to everyone who submitted your songs for free mixing! I had a blast working with you all and got to mix some great (and hilariously awesome) tracks. If you still need mixing done, contact me at willsterling23@gmail.com. Currently rates are $25 per song. Below is a link to my mixing portfolio if you'd like to hear some samples of my work. Cheers!
https://soundcloud.com/willsterling/sets/mixing-samples...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Free Mixes!
I will mix one song of your choice from either your EP, Album, or single!
What you will get: Strategic EQ, compression, setting levels, widening your mix, automation, proper gain staging, the addition of creative effects such as reverb, delay, etc, and EQ and limiting on the master bus to bring up the volume and clarity of your mix.
You will get three files back when I am done: Original WAV File, Master WAV File, and a Master MP3 file.
Also,...
Monday, September 23, 2013
How Do I Get My Mixes to Sound Huge?
Today I'd like to share a couple tips for how you can widen your mix. Often times when we are mixing or recording we end up with a song that just doesn't sound as big as we want it to. It feels like we are listening to it in a narrow hallway, instead of a big, wide open sound. There are a lot of things you can do to alleviate this problem, but today I'd like to just share two.
Number One:
Do an LCR mix.
So what do I mean by LCR...
Friday, September 20, 2013
Just Tell Me What Gear to Buy!
The other day I was browsing a forum on recording, and one post was a guy asking questions about beginner recording. He started off by saying that he wanted to get into recording, but didn't know all the gear that he needed. His father would apparently buy him any gear he wanted, as he supported his son's endeavors. So he began his post by naming off all of the gear that he already had, and then went on to ask what other gear he should...
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