Although we can say that automation is no rocket science, there are still some things that we need to avoid if we are to put it into practice. Here is a list of the most common mistakes, mistakes that we can avoid regarding automation.
Most of the problems with regards to automation are related to routing within your DAW. As you can imagine all the things you wish to happen with your mix and all the actions you are ready to do, and when you do it turns out it’s not exactly what you had in mind. Your reaction? What went wrong?
Read more here: http://en.audiofanzine.com/recording-mixing/editorial/articles/the-traps-of-automation-part-1.html
Straightforward Solutions For Dull Mixes
A common problem in mixing is “How do I make it stand out?” Especially if you are mixing multiple instruments how can you make each instrument stand out and avoid dullness in your mix, here ar some straight to point tips you can make your mix stand out.
Do not neglect the importance of EQ and compression because they can be your best help. Subtractive EQ, by getting rid of the low-end muddiness in the low mids while increasing the volume of your choice instrument to make it stand out. Boost the mids from 500khz to 1khz, these are often overlooked.
Read more here: http://www.audio-issues.com/music-mixing/7-ways-to-fight-dullness-in-your-mixes-from-the-straightforward-to-the-strange/
New Pack Beat Tools By Ableton Now Available
To all Push and Live 9 Suite users you can now take advantage of Ableton’s latest release, the New Pack Beat Tools. With samples, instruments and MIDI loops you can work around with. Targeting all Hip-Hop creators, beginner or experienced. This New Pack’s development was overseen by Sound Oracle, Mic Checkmate and Michele Darling, 3 of the best names in the industry. Featuring 102 instrument racks, 27 drum racks, 82 audio loops, 97 MIDI clips, and 15 effect racks, which is quite a number to help bring out your creativity, you will never run out of things to do with this New Pack Beat Tools from Ableton.
Read more here: http://www.musictech.net/2017/02/ableton-beat-tools/
Free Neurostep Sample Pack (WAV) From Ghosthack
Neurostep is a wav sample pack containing elements of dubstep and a subgenre known as neurofunk. The “neuro” sound consists of hard bass stabs and strong backbeats and contains 164 MB of bass, drums, pads, FX, and loops that are pre-processed.
Ghosthack is the company that released the free collection of dubstep/neurofunk loops and samples in 24-bit WAV format.
Read more about this here: http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2017/02/21/ghosthack-neurostep/
How To Know When Your Mix Is Done
When mixing a song, you will usually come to the point when you ask yourself “is this enough?” Or do I need to add a little more? When is enough enough? And when do you actually stop? Whether you are beginning or have a had few mixes up your sleeves, everybody goes through this time, and it can be hard. Combine this and the element of time such as deadlines and any money issues, all make it even tougher to decide. Here are some things you should be looking out for to help you finish your mix. And you can finally say it is done:).
Read more here: http://bobbyowsinskiblog.com/2017/02/22/8-indicators-mix-finished/