Some good technical advice has already been given in response but,
at the end of the day, Use your ears, not your eyes. Eqing each sound into its own frequency slot is not the right way to go about it, when you are using a real mixing desk instead of the one on the screen and something needs eqing you just reach for the knob and turn it till it sounds right without looking at the precise freq or gain that you are applying. So when you are eqing on the computer, look away from the screen or close your eyes and listen when adjusting a setting. VU meter's are supposed to be used to check that you are not overloading the signal path, so as long as none of your channels are in the red dont read the meters in an attempt to get the perfect mix. I wonder how many of you have started a tune with enthusiasm then fucked it up and binned it when you leveled and eqed the shit out of it when it didnt need it (I have, and with other peoples tunes as well). Mixing down a tune should be a relaxed kind of thing where everything comes together, so dont get stressed if you cant achieve a quality product, get someone else to do the mix. >Will I gain the ability to identify sounds not sitting well in the >mix over time? Yes Its a pretty demanding task to be the composer, programmer, audio engineer, technician, producer and promoter all rolled into one, plus its a labour of love. Take your time, dont get pissed off with yourself because you cant get it right first time, listen to your early efforts and see how far you have come. --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
