FALKEN
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I recently read an article online about "Multitrack Mastering", and how in the old days before automation, there was a "premixing" stage. This stage included spot muting coughs and the areas before and after guitar solos, riding levels, or boosting a guitar solo, creating effects tracks and creating composite tracks of say, vocals. This was all done before mixing, to make the mixing engineer's job easier. The article can be found here:
http://www.recordingeq.com/REQ4-98.html#RECORDING TECHNIQUES
I linked there from the article Beck posted.
I don't have any automation, and I am about to start mixing my first analog project in about 5 years. I was planning on doing the mutes, effects, and level riding all on the fly. I have practiced a little bit and think I can do it. My question is, is this a process that you all use? Do you do as much editing as possible before the mix? There is the prospect of potentially screwing up some of my tracks....and there is also the issue of being able to get back that exact echo 20 years down the line...so I might have to make room for effects tracks.
I don't see any way of viably making a backup of my reel either...
What do you all do?
http://www.recordingeq.com/REQ4-98.html#RECORDING TECHNIQUES
I linked there from the article Beck posted.
I don't have any automation, and I am about to start mixing my first analog project in about 5 years. I was planning on doing the mutes, effects, and level riding all on the fly. I have practiced a little bit and think I can do it. My question is, is this a process that you all use? Do you do as much editing as possible before the mix? There is the prospect of potentially screwing up some of my tracks....and there is also the issue of being able to get back that exact echo 20 years down the line...so I might have to make room for effects tracks.
I don't see any way of viably making a backup of my reel either...
What do you all do?