Even the best tracks get completely ignored if the mix isn’t that good. Show off that mixing and never get overlooked again with these tips from the pros. Here are 11 mixing tips from pros and readers that will help you with your mix.
Grammy award-winning producer Mike Howlett’s tip:
When tackling arrangements think frequencies, make sure every part has its place and not all in the same bandwidth screaming for your attention.
Mix producer to the pros (like John Legend) Jason’s tip:
Learn the signal flow, like the olden days’ of tapes and consoles, it can literally save your life
Read more here: http://www.musictech.net/2018/02/11-mixing-tips/
In The Studio: 10 Questions To Ask During Preproduction
The best time to work out any problems or issues regarding songs and arrangements happens way before the recording even begins. This meeting is called preproduction wherein you discuss all the details prior to recording to avoid those out of the blue bumps you might be encountering along the way.
Here is a list of things that will help you establish your flow during preproduction.
- Does everybody know exactly what are they supposed to do and where are they going to position themselves?
- Are all players performing their parts with the same intensity every time? – If not then you could have a problem
Read more here: https://www.prosoundweb.com/channels/recording/in-the-studio-10-questions-to-ask-during-preproduction/
10 Tips for Better Monitoring
Having the best, even the most expensive monitors’ money can buy doesn’t always equate to the best sound. Because unless you know how to set it up properly or fully understand how it works and how to use them, it won’t be any better than the cheapest ones you can find.
Here are a few tips how you can make the best of what you have today with your studio speakers.
Choose rightly, start by getting the best monitors you can afford. Try a flat frequency response, which means accuracy and accuracy translate to your listener’s system. It should tell you the truth.
Read more here: http://www.musictech.net/2018/02/10-tips-better-monitoring/
In The Studio: Improving Your Listening Environment
Although some of us might not have enough resources to build our dream studio we can always make of what we have. Here are some tips how to achieve a professional listening environment working with the things that you already have. Sometimes these are overlooked yet they play a very vital role, especially during mastering.
A good monitor speaker would mean nothing if not set-up properly. It’s like setting up your speaker at the very end of a tunnel then you are trying your best to create an accurate mix. It just is physically impossible you cannot go against the tunnel
Read more here: https://www.prosoundweb.com/channels/recording/in_the_studio_improving_your_listening_environment/
9 Mastering Tips
Ever wondered how the top mastering engineers work? Do you want to know what’s going on inside their minds during recordings and masterings? And if there are any hacks you could learn from the best wouldn’t you want to know it and be able to apply it?
Here is a compilation the top tips from pros and readers alike. We hope you pick up something from them.
Mandy Parnell – Mastering Engineer / Owner Black Saloon Studios
From decades of experience and big names to back up her credentials, her top tip:
“Make it a point to playback the entire album before you begin mastering”
Read more here: http://www.musictech.net/2018/02/mastering-tips-pros-readers/