Is there a good tutorial site or video on mixing and compressing in FL studio? All the tracks I make just sound completely wrong. I have gone through alot of these forums, and I have found that alot of work on EQ has to be done to each instrument. And I try, but really, I don't know what I am doing.

This song below is the best I can come up with and it's still muddy as crap. Any advise?


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for starters the bass and kick should be the loudest part of the track. you have some balance issues here and it sounds like you haven't mastered at all. also make sure you leave some headroom for the final mix. personally i leave atleast 4db headroom...that way i can mix the low end conservatively and when i bring up the levels during mastering it's well balanced.

just keep going and with every track you'll get better and better.

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If I made it in FL Studio pro. what do I use to master it?

Here's a useful tip..

Strip you mix out totally. No FX, No EQ, nothing,....

Build levels & pans WITHOUT EQ OR FX, listen listen listen. If your sounds are solid you should be able to get a decent mix with just this. If your sounds are off you'll hear it.

Next, start working on each element with EQ, listen listen listen.

EQ Tip

Throw up a parametric with very high Q (Narrow spike), and high gain. Scroll up and down the spectrum.. At one point it will sound MUCH louder than at any other, possibly to the point of distortion. That point is the Fundamental (Harmonic root) of that sound. if you reduce gain at that point, but raise overall level you make the sound less pronounced in the mix. Boost it then you mak it more pronounced.

Instead of booting the undamental, get another EQ and cut the rest of the spectrum, but increase the overall gain you'll prolly find it sounds better than boosting the fundamental. Why? Because EQ Cuts are much easier to get right than EQ Boosts in software (Or even hardware)

Also, aim to not have too much audio clutter as a specific frequency. ie if all you percs have a 3 db boost at 2k, your sound will be all kinds of honky If you get dispersal of sound through the specrum then that's good. Tools such as Waves PAZ are invaluable here. Use your ears first, and don't rely on the meters, although they can give you pointers...

Do not be aftraid of HP & LP filters. Gentle ones though, with a 3 or 6db roll off (ie, 3db per octave change, also known as a 3db per halving of frequncy (Our doubling in the case of a LP change)A HH part should be HP filtered all the way up to say 1Khs or even higher. The audio "Clutter" from the sound in the mids and low mush your sound.. the may not be particularly audio thn soloed, but again put the sound into contect and you'll see what I mean.

Likewise there is no business for a congo to go up to 20KHz or down to 50Hz. HP & LP it and get it to sit in the middle. On its own it may sound awful, in context again it will kick..

Then add FX where neccesary.

You'll find your mixes are cleaner and louder.

Don't play with mastering before you have the above nailled.

Wow, thanks a million. I still don't know what to master with, but that will probably keep me busy for a few days. lol

Thanks for all the info.

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Originally posted by Texaggie79 Wow, thanks a million. I still don't know what to master with, but that will probably keep me busy for a few days. lol Thanks for all the info.

you shouldnt worry about mastering just yet bro.. get your mixing down first

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The better the mixdown, the less work needed in mastering

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Try not to eq as much. From my past experience, eqing too much makes mastering a bitch at the end because you are affecting the natural sound being produced. Work on quality sound synthesis and you'll realize that eq becomes more sparingly used.

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imo when you eq your sounds right the mix comes easy.

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Forget equalization in the begin, start puting the levels correctly.
You would surprise how good can sound a track only balancing good each channel (Velocitie), and a good use of panoramics.

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I like what you got going with this song, what synths you using?

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what do I use to master it?

Roll the low bass and eq to other tracks for consistency
Multiband compress [http://www.digitalfishphones.com/ma...tem=2&subItem=3]
Then finally a dithering and probably sample conversion to mix to cd.

Kewl thankz for the DL.

I'm just using apocalypse and guitar-clean for synths.

I think they work if I can just figure out mixing and EQing.