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| dr.america |
| The melody and composition is good. The mixing could be better. |
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| velocity253 |
| Thanks for the nice comment . Ive been using fl 10 now for about 3 months with no success on the sound . I bought a mixing vid from DMP and although it did help i still cant get that clean fat sound i want. Ive tried using complimentary eq , less reverb , less delay and paid good money for nexus ( worth every cent ) ive spent over 1500$ in sound and plugins and videos and im still in the dark . Im also using AKG K71 s for writing and arranging . I dont want to give up but im pretty frustrated . I love trance so much its really bothering me . I know my way around fl studio very well as i spend between 4 and hours a day on it . But im seriously considering going to ableton live . I realize that most DAW engines are similar but it seems 99% of successful producers are using logic or ableton . It may be a workflow thing i guess . Im ready to throw in the towel and that makes me sad as i really want to see more people like me become successful and make the trance genre more successful . I also get the feeling the pros dont like to share too much either . I mean there really isnt a lot of money in it but if band together and help each other we can all benefit . Where i live there are no real trance fans ( canadian rockies) so i have to travel to calgary to see shows . Anyway enough of my rants im just about done trying i think .thanks for listening i do appreciate it truly . |
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| darthseph |
First of all, mix down has nothing to do with your DAW. It has everything to do with training one's ear. I just posted some basic principles to mixing in someone else's thread but I'll post them here for knowledge.
As a start, clear the master channel of any effects. Drop everything so that it is lower than the kick. Make the kick the loudest thing in your mix, as dance music is focused on two things (kick and bass line), and be sure to leave at least 3db of headroom, if not more. Remember, sound can always be expanded, but if its too loud, its distorted which doesn't help you.
Second, realize that a mix down is very different than a mastered copy. I can get my remixes to -1.0dB but it still wont sound like a mastered copy because I'm no mastering engineer. Mastering isn't a plug in suite, its an art, and most artists are not a mastering expert. The typical "fat sound" comes from mastering, not a mix down. Sometime you can get an awesome result on a mix down though and just get some basic amplification or compression algorithm that will do the trick. I don't advice most people to try it though, especially budding producers.
Start with EQ work, or finding sample loops that are good to go from the beginning. Focus on making sure the sound you want to hear comes through. Filter out frequencies you don't need. Leads don't tend to need a lot of low end, so watch for muddy sounds as it leaks into a bass line.
A quick rule I learned in radio production is to use the following ordering of your effects: EQ -> Spatial -> Dynamic. As an example, though this chain wouldn't really be that great typically: EQ -> Reverb -> Compression. Remember that the Dynamic effects are what either quiet or make louder your sounds. Echos, delays, and reverb are what give it more voices and sources. You may use this kind of chain if you have soft percussion to spice it up in the mix, though you want to be sure it doesn't tail off too long and saturate or distort.
Understand that these are general rules. There is no simple way to make your song "fat." There is no quick way to mix down a track, but if you work it into your workflow and understand the process of going from A to Z then your tracks will come out swell. Spending money on a problem wont fix it until you identify the problem and get the right tools to fix it.
Overall, the biggest piece of advice: NEVER place effects on a master channel until AFTER you've completed your mix down. Never compress or limit the master channel. It does the artist no good. Leave that for a proper mastering engineer. |
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| velocity253 |
| Thanx for the tips. Much appreciated . I used them and mixed it again so its a little cleaner now . |
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