Nick.H Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hi, I would really need some good tips on how to get my song sound clean. I know about EQ, panning, volume and basic stuff like that. Don't be afraid to get to complicated. I'll learn it in time:razz: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozovian Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 This is gonna be _so_ complicated... u no bout eq. r u doin it rite? *ahem* ...as in, are you using EQ to separate tracks to make the mix clear, or just boosting the bands you want to have louder for each track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrypnyk Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I know about EQ, panning, volume and basic stuff like that. There's more to mixing/mastering then that? Maybe limiter/compressors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 If you understand the basic principles, then practice is the main thing to help you out. Learn about Compressors and limiters, and maybe find a mixing tutorial or 2. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaelitioN Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 It's going to depend alot on your source material , whether it's mostly live recordings , VSTis , etc. Generally , the more elements you have in a track playing simultaneously , the more complicated your mixing will be , so use your elements wisely and try not to have too much going on at once (4 elements at any given time is usually a good average i.e. percussion , main instrument , background instrument , bass , some effects). If you have much more than this , try to bring them in and out in different sections with volume fades , filter cutoff automation , anything that ramps up the levels smoothly in and out. Use EQ mostly to CUT frequency ranges out that take space for nothing. Boosting frequencies means boosting your overall signal level . The same perceived boost in a range can be had by cutting out areas surrounding the range you want emphasized. Use your EQ by ear and sweep around the ranges until you find a sweet spot you like that no other instruments might be using too heavily , then cut a bit around that sweet spot to open up that space. This is one example. There are a dizzying number of ways to do this and everyone works differently. Use some compression when you have an instrument/element whos volume level isn't consistent enough for it to stay balanced and you need its level to stay relatively constant. You can also compress drum tracks to make them fuller , or make use of attack times to have the striking part "snap" and cut through the mix. As for the entire track , you would definitely want to bring in a brickwall limiter to push the levels of the entire track up without anything going over the peak limit (anything over 0db on a digital track = nasty-sounding distortion). There are alot of tutorials on the net. A good place to start would be here: TweakHeadz Lab Electronic Musician's Hangout They have an entire "course" on everything audio. Take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick.H Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 Thx for all the good responses! They have really helped me out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonP27 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 thanks for the link to TweakHeadz Lab! I have learned a little something today already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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