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Tutorials for advanced producers
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| eee.ddd.y |
I'm willing to spend money on this one...but anyway does anyone know a useful tutorial session(DVDs, books, cd rom) for production in Cubase sx and Reason. I'm not talking about tutorials for beginners.
Ive been producing for around 2 years now and im convinced there is a special formula for getting the tunes to professional standard. i know your all gonna knock that comment down but i cant help but notic all the big trance tunes have a similar polish on them. i use alot of eq and compression etc but that rounded professional sound is just unreachable.i'm near breaking point with frustration....
i dont mean to sound so angry either..i would just love to find some source that could point out the pro tricks throughout a production.... |
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| eee.ddd.y |
have a listen to my remix of synaesthesia. i will put up a link to my bBEBO page and you can listen to it under the section "PLAYLIST"..
It will give you an idea where im coming from..
http://djedym.bebo.com |
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| mysticalninja |
| quote: | | i use alot of eq and compression etc but that rounded professional sound is just unreachable. |
alot huh? are u sure u used enuf? maybe u just need more eq and compression! yea! |
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| eee.ddd.y |
| i dont know if your being sarcastic...anyway, i put some compression on individual sounds as well as grouping instruments and compressing again. i also eq at different points so sounds have their own space but i just cant seem to get them their own space in the mix...anyone know a good book or dvd??? |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by eee.ddd.y
Ive been producing for around 2 years now and im convinced there is a special formula for getting the tunes to professional standard. |
You're wrong, and the longer you go on thinking that, the worse your problem is going to get.
Going by your statements, I get the feeling that you're "using" EQ and other tools but not using them well. There are a lot of tutorials on those, and if you've already read them, then you probably need practice. It takes a lot of practice. I probably went through a good 20 tunes before I had any clue how to use EQ properly.
Also, professional tracks actually do not typically have similar polish, as you suggest. If you're not able to hear the difference between many of these tracks then that is likely part of your problem. In fact, the mix and mastering quality varies a great deal on professional and released tracks, and even among the best quality there is much variance in "character". |
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| ASFSE |
| LOL 2 years is nothing. |
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| Agenz |
I think Digi is spot on mate...If you don't know how to use Eq, Compressors, Reverb, Delays, etc correctly then how do you make it sound professional.
If you do know how to use these correctly together with sound design, arranging, mixing, mastering then you don't need a book and you should be producing professional tunes.
I'm sorry I can't help mate as I have not come across a Pro Trance Producer who has sat down and made a DVD on how to produce a trance track.
I know what you want as I'm sure 99% of this forum would all love to produce professional tracks. I know I would. Practice makes perfect I guess as the old saying goes.
A ;) |
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| richg101 |
buy a book on mixing and mastering. there are lots of really good ones out there. i never buy them but sometimes read them in the library/bookshop for half an hour now and then. they really have some good advise in there.
the only thing holding you back now is your monitors and time/experience. learning all the mixing tricks is something i must now do... |
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| djbruuen |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
In fact, the mix and mastering quality varies a great deal on professional and released tracks, and even among the best quality there is much variance in "character". |
exactly, i'm surprised anyone would think all the tunes coming out nowadays characteristicly sound the same. You notice this difference even more when listening on a car stereo with sub etc.
When i'm playing commercially released stuff in my car, sometimes i have to adjust the setting on my deck just for one track to make that track sound its best on my system, that right there explains that all tracks aren't characterisically equal.
and 2 years is really nothing, thats still noobie status. I've been doing this for 8 years, and making music even longer like 12 years. And i still have a lot to learn. Be patient and don't expect to be an audio engineer after playing with a compressor. |
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| eee.ddd.y |
| i was looking at that "trance experience" package i think i'll invest...ok i pprobably am wrong but im sure youve all come to a similar stage...its just a bit frustrating when you think youve got it until you play another song of the same genre just after it... |
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