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    Plosives, the best method of dealing with them tracking and mixing?

    yep. putting the mic off center is one of the best solution.
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    Big Drum Sound

    You can try to put a reverb (hall or plate) on the snare only. This will create a backwall sense. Maybe on the overheads too.
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    Need help mixing bass

    This video can help in showing you what you can do with a bass Mixing Bass
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    De-essing

    I have tried many many many de-essers in the past. I never was 100% satisfied with the result. I always found that is was more productive to de-esse by hand instead of tweaking a plugin forever and ever... if you still want to use a plug... How to use a De-esser on vocals - YouTube
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    Guitar and Vocals at the same time

    If you want to record Guitar + Vocal simultaneously, this vid should help you out... although you definitely need 2 mics. Puremix_recording vocals&guitar I you just have one, then you need to find the sweet spot where the vocal and the guitar sound balanced... and not to muddy.
    • chavernac
    • Post #8
    • Forum: Newbies
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    Using reverb as blend to bring mix together

    I do not get paid and these are links to free videos only. Plus 80% of the site is free. That's what I call "free help". Plus I do participated on a regular basis to other threads without referring to this website. I only do i when I feel like it can help someone. I did not realize that...
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    Monitors worthless without room treatment?

    All monitors have a flat response in anechoic chambers nowadays. You choose your monitors because you like them. Not because they are better than the other ones. Treating the room is priority #1. If you have a big bump a 160hz and a big dip at 120hz... you re mix will NEVER sound good. Sad but...
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    De-essing

    Same here. i I ve used TONS of de-essers. None of them really satisifed me. They always make the track sound dull. I automated the Ss by hand now. I takes time but the result is garanteed.
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    How Do YOU Get A Great Acoustic Guitar Sound?

    I would definitely try to control to low mids. Use an eq can sometimes do the job but I feel like multiband compression provides the same results without digging in the notes that do not actually have low mids. Hence... more subtle.
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    Using reverb as blend to bring mix together

    Using reverbs will help you persuade your audience that every instruments have been recorded in the same space. So yes, it definitely works. You should check Fab master this trick in one of his free videos: Puremix_Mixing Bass and Reverbs
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    What is Sidechain Compression?

    You should check this out. There are audio examples too in this video: Puremix_Side Chain Compression
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    When EQing only 3- 4 db??

    +1 Farview There is no rules. Just what you want it to sound like.
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    Using Compression

    This video will give you pointers in order to know what to listen to when using compression: Puremix_Compression
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    Trying to remember mixing tutorial videos mentioned here before?

    you might be referring to this whole mixing series: Puremix_mixing setup Puremix_mixing vocal Puremix_mixing bass/guitar/reverbs Puremix_mixing violin
    • chavernac
    • Post #4
    • Forum: Newbies
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    Mixing Theory 101

    Go there: Puremix_recording Bass drum Puremix_Mixing setup you have a whole recording and mixing process on video.
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