Recent content by bluedaffy

So I have a good friend that is in high school and is starting to get interested in the mixing the music he makes. He looks to me for advice (not the best source, but I'm glad to help when I can), and he recently asked me a question that I found myself stumped on as well. I have mentioned to him...

This is my first go at mastering a home project just to see what its all about and hopefully learn some things about it and understand the art a bit more than I had before. A few questions I would love to get some input on. Any and all responses are welcomed! The songs that I'm working on are...

Was wondering if I could get some ideas for how to get more of a "poofy" kick drum sound. When we recorded I positioned the mic to get it sounding deep, and it does, there is a lot of 60-80hz information there and not too much attack because I didn't want it for this particular song. This song...

I have a keyboard (piano sound) track that was recorded in stereo using the L and R outputs on the keyboard. The keyboard player in my band is really creative and great, so I don't want to sound like I'm putting him down (even though he'll never read this:cool:) but he's very dynamic, but not in...

If I recorded a song at say 44.1k would it be beneficial to edit the song and tracks at 48 or 88.1k? same question for bit depth. Or would the process of converting the tracks degrade the sound more than editing at a higher resolution would benefit? Thanks

Using Studio One Pro. I have an insert rack for the individual tracks, and an master insert rack for anything I would want added to all tracks on the album. My question is, what types of things are common to be on the master insert rack? I can't really think of anything, and maybe that means I'm...

Hello all, this is a song from the first album that I have ever mixed. This is my song and it was recorded by the band that I play in, so they give me a lot of freedom regarding the final product. Please give this track a listen and let me know what you hear, criticism from a fresh pair of ears...

Being relatively new to the art of mixing, I often wonder when I hear an instrument in a song on a commercial release what that instrument sounds like on it's own or what types of compression or eq has been applied to get it to sound the way it does. So I thought I would bring this question to...

So to get a thick guitar sound for a good hard rock feel I used the old trick of recording the rhythm guitar part, go back to the beginning and then recorded the same thing again. I panned these hard left and right, and I love the beef it gives the guitar. The only beef that I have with that...

When you guys approach a project where the drum transient peaks need to be tamed but the song still requires punch (in this case it's a rock song similar to what you might hear from Pearl Jam or Nirvana) how do you treat it? I just purchased The Rocket compressor and I like the color it gives...

I am trying my first mastering project and I'm using Studio One Pro to complete a CD that my band recently recorded. I know that some people love hardware compressors and processors and some people think they can get by just fine without them, what are the pros and cons of using hardware vs...

I've been having this issue and it's really got me scratching my head. When I listen to the master on my DAW (studio one pro) the audio sounds good, when I burn it to a CD and play it on other systems and speakers it sounds noticeably worse. The sound isn't like a mix that translates badly to...

I am producing an album through every stage in the process, recording, mixing & mastering of the band I'm in. It just sounded like a fun project to try, and it really has turned out to be a blast. We are a jammy, funky, bluesy band and we don't really have a large fan-base but we thought it...

Quick questions on clipping and levels. 1. At the mix stage, is it equally OK to have no clipping occurring but the peaks come very close to peaking + or - 1 db? Or even though it's not clipping is it better to have the clips a few db shy of clipping? (Also, in the mix stage does it matter if...

I use Studio One Professional and I always use the plug-ins that were either bundled with the program when I got it or came with an upgrade. However, every time I go to use a Studio One plug-in I always see the "other ones" sitting there. Studio One allows third party plug-ins so it...