Mixing Music
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UNORTHODOX
Father Timeless
Yea, it wasnt a finished beat then. You cant expect an unfinished beat to sound good mixed, should I say
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Godson of the Clapper
ill o.g.
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New personal rule for me, might just be crazy enuff to work. Good look.
thedreampolice
A backwards poet writes inverse.
Really?? I was a mix engineer for a living and I still felt like it took me a decade to REALLY understand how to use compression.
thedreampolice
A backwards poet writes inverse.
That's a big part Of mixing
Thats just the thing, we discussed this once before... Personally, I like mixing but if an artist comes to me wanting a finished product, I strongly suggest that he allows me to do the final mix before mastering it. Saves me a lot of time on trying to fix ish in the mastering process. I prefer to fix it in the mix if I have that option. A lot of engineers like to separate the processes (which they are 2 different processes) but I hate going behind someone elses mix (if we're not on the same page) and try to compress ish in the mastering process. I'd rather do both.
As for compressing in the mix, I will do it if it's the only way to get the correct results but if I can avoid it, I do.
As for compressing in the mix, I will do it if it's the only way to get the correct results but if I can avoid it, I do.
thedreampolice
A backwards poet writes inverse.
WHAT? You don't use any compression on your kick, bass drum etc? You also dont use a compressor on vocals ETC?
Seriously dac? Oh man, I got a few books you need to read.
Seriously dac? Oh man, I got a few books you need to read.
Formant024
Digital Smokerings
ill o.g.
^^ squashing would be wrong there, rule of compression, level in = level out.
thedreampolice
A backwards poet writes inverse.
Compression does NOT = squashing
You are really missing out if you are not doing a little with the kick
You are really missing out if you are not doing a little with the kick
1. and if you compress sampled music, then you can't read! hahaha!
2. Compress vocals? Out of the 8 yrs I've been on ill uploading beats, I've NEVER uploaded a beat that had "recorded vocals" on it, or are you referring to snip-lets from pre-recorded material? and if you compress them, see #1
Ill compress a kick if it needs it...alot of these samples nowadays sound fine though...Ill compress it on the drum buss...The only time I really compress kicks is if Im dealing with a thin 808, bass drum, or a "rock" kick (u know the onea that go "pap" instead of "boom"
thedreampolice
A backwards poet writes inverse.
Vinyl samples need some compression yes.
@Dac ok so you don't work with vocalist, you need compression for that. But honestly, I use compressors on literally every track, and every instrument.
@Dac ok so you don't work with vocalist, you need compression for that. But honestly, I use compressors on literally every track, and every instrument.
thedreampolice
A backwards poet writes inverse.
yea albums where mixed totally different 20 years ago, to get even close to a radio ready sound of today we need a bit more juice. But I also use compressors for tone shaping and for new york compression.
I rarely use compression on individual tracks, I do compress vocals, just to eliminate ups and down in volume, I always compress the final mixdown tho, but only very slightly. I dont like the pumping compression where it affects the clarity of the mix. Where the hi freq's drop out to allow for the low's. I always eliminate the extreme low end below 30-35hz before compression tho the allow the rest to shine.