so how do you guys usually aproach it?. do you mix the sounds as you put them in the track or do you lay it down and then come back and mix (volume, eq, compress, pan etc) every sound to fit? you might say to act as i consider but i'm just a noob trying to find different techniques to see which fits me best. right now i do it on the spot but as the track is finished i do not like the result beacause either the drums are too heavy and too in the front and the rest is in the back, either the other way.
regards
Originally posted by KILLER_FAN
do you mix the sounds as you put them in the track or do you lay it down and then come back and mix (volume, eq, compress, pan etc) every sound to fit?
regards
Both.
I try to mix on the go, but the result is very very rarely good enough, so I have to come back to it after 'finishing' the track.
Originally posted by KILLER_FAN
do you mix the sounds as you put them in the track or do you lay it down and then come back and mix (volume, eq, compress, pan etc) every sound to fit?
regards
Both.
I try to mix on the go, but the result is very very rarely good enough, so I have to come back to it after 'finishing' the track.
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I think a good approach is to only make basic adjustments to the mix (rough panning and volume, very basic EQ) while you are still building the song. Once you got everything in place you can sit down and start mixing in detail.
In my opinion it's a waste of time to apply effects, compression and detailed EQ while the track is still in progress. Every time you add something the mix changes and you have to make adjustments again and again. Better finish the structure first and then do the mixing once at the end. While building you can already do some basic adjustments.
Keep stuff like automation definitely to the end.
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thank you great lord of dotbe. this is exactly what i was thinkin these days: what if i just do some mere mix. just to get the feeling of the tune, and then, at the end mix on full force.
this will also save some resources, while composing, although i bounce down to audio once i am satisfied with a clip.
I do them both. I cannot do automation afterwards because in most of my songs some of the intristic qualities and character are based on some automation.
Having multiple parameters that work with the same thing helps tremendously. Like, automate the volume for one generator, in its' mixer channel, and then adjust the volume knob of the very generator separately, making fine adjustements. Or reroute that mixer channel to another one which is not automated and then fine-tweak.
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I too try to keep it tight as I go, but it rarely produces a good result.
When I've finished a track, I usually sit on it without listening to a week or two and then try to mix it again, maybe change the processing as well as the levels etc.
Waiting for a little while will give you a much more objective view on the tune.
Originally posted by Ben Kama
When I've finished a track, I usually sit on it without listening to a week or two and then try to mix it again, maybe change the processing as well as the levels etc.
Waiting for a little while will give you a much more objective view on the tune.
yes that is true ben. many mix engineers recommend that for a more objective view. i do that but i wait for a day or two, in the meantime start another project or listen to some tunes. it's pretty amazing how elements start shouting in your ear when going back to re-mix. elements that i never heard the 1st time.
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