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| eMpTy-1 |
Here are a few tips I put up on another forum.
1. The best way to judge the correct level of a lead part or prominent part is to play the mix at a reasonable level, leave the studio and listen to the track from another room with the doors open. This will usually give an excellent indication of the ballance in your mix and show any problems.
2. After hours of mixing don't over compress to compensate for tired ears. You can't uncompress a mix so better to just turn up the volume a bit and leave track compression till mastering.
3. A great way to brighten a track or lift a chorus is to add a triangle sample, or any other unaudible hi pitch sound playing a rhythmic line in the background. If this is low in the mix and the pattern isn't shared with any other instruments it will sound like an exciter but better.
4. If you have a cheap reverb use two in series, if possible make the first a mono and the second a shorter stereo reverb. Also you can place a 100% wet chorus filter between the reverb send and the reverb itself.
5. To create spiralling vocal layers, first send your dry vocal part through a delay effect with moderate feedback (synced to tempo). Follow this with a flanger or phaser. Thin out the sound using high and lo pass shelving filters so not as to detract from the original voice once they are mixed toghter. Enhance furter using a stereo delay, with several milliseconds difference between the L&R ch. plus differing feedback levels. This pushes the effected part sideways fo a moving stereo effect. . Introduce the effect towards the end of a vocal line or on particular words using automation of the send level for more clarity.
6. Stuck for new sounds.
Then try Crystal, a free VST/AU plugin [http://www.greenoak.com/crystal/download.html].
Use its breeder function to create new patches from other patches. Insert patch A and B, then choose the mutation amount and hey presto out comes a new patch. This works much better than just a randomize function.
7. For a different angle on reverse reverb, have the reverb trail panned left on a seperate track, the the original center i.e. mono, followed by a regular reverb trail on another track panned right. The result is a reverb that builds and fades while panning across the stage.
8. Many delay plugins have implemented an analog feel, but you can create the effect yourself. Track 1 should contain your dry, unprocessed sound. Use an Aux send to feed track 1 into track 2. On track 2 insert a simple delay with zero feedback, followed by a tape, valve or subtle distortion plugin. Now use the same Aux send to run track 2's out back to itself. Raising track 2's aux send creates a feedback loop, albeit stagered as per the delay setting. Each time the sound is forced to repeat, ist quality becomes progressively degraded. Raise track 2's aux send sufficiently and you will get a self sustaining racket of pure madness.
WATCH YOUR LEVELS - NO HEADPHONES
Download Ohm Force's Fromage a free filter/delay plugin in various formats. ohmforce.com
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| hey cheggy |
| Thanks for sharing that mate. |
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| Thunder5 |
| Appreciated It. Thanks. :) |
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| Sebraaa12 |
| quote: | Originally posted by eMpTy-1
1. The best way to judge the correct level of a lead part or prominent part is to play the mix at a reasonable level, leave the studio and listen to the track from another room with the doors open. This will usually give an excellent indication of the ballance in your mix and show any problems.
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Toilet is perfect place! Really is if you have not 400squaremeter house and WC locates in other side.
Edited 10 minutes later -> now I understand the point of collaboration, one guy sits on toilet and listen the song other is mixing the levels :D |
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| Thunder5 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sebraaa12
Edited 10 minutes later -> now I understand the point of collaboration, one guy sits on toilet and listen the song other is mixing the levels :D |
LMAO...:haha: |
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