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When mixing our first EP, the band wanted to hang out in the rehearsal studio and just listen to the rough mix on the PA. I wanted them in my "studio", or at least my car. They asked..."The PA is for music. Why can't we listen here?" I said something about fidelity and frequency response, and...

Songwriting...its a joy and a pain of mine. I rarely sit down and say, "OK...I am going to write this..." More often than not, an idea will fall out of the sky for me. Quite often, I can nail verse and a chorus, and hook pretty easily...but finishing...oy...finishing... I have so many songs...

This damn forum, has gotten me listening to music not for its beauty and transcendence anymore, no...now...I find myself thinking "where is that panned"..."how was that mic'ed"..."is that compressed?" Damn you forum. On that topic...Norah Jones...Don't know why...to my ear, there is very...

How do YOU use the stereo/mono buttons? I tend to leave everything set to stereo on all tracks. I am wondering if I am missing some greater purpose here.

I often hear people in the know saying that the mix should end up with a "flat" EQ. The EQ on my final mix is all jagged (tongue in cheek). What does "flat" really mean? In the image below...for all of my mixes, I end my chain with a stereo bus that I route to the main. On this bus, I tweak EQ...

Reading the forums, I see many critical comments on brick wall limiting. I understand where they are coming from, and when I listen to modern music I have the same sort of complaints about the recordings now, but here's my conundrum. Often, I will come up with a mix on one of my tunes that I...

Hey guys...here is my first rough mix using Cakewalk. I have not yet recorded the bass line, but figured this was close enough to begin asking for feedback. Don't be gentle. http://silentjband.com/discography/ideas/SilentJ_Off_The_Hook_June_03_2009.mp3 Thanks in advance. BV.

I am still learning the mixing process, and I find that I keep getting nowhere because I am hypercritical of my own performances, etc. I was thinking, it might be a nice exercise to mix someone else's material. Does anyone have any tracks they'd like mixed that I could experiment with? I am...

I am looking for some advice on a decent tool for simple stereo recording. A lot of times, I lug my mac to the rehearsal studio and tap off the PA to get a rough recording of rehearsals. I'd love to just grab my windows Laptop and record a stereo...hell even mono...from the PA. Any software...

Placement of instruments in the stereo field is a technique that is quickly becoming my nemesis. I'd love to see a discussion on this topic. I've been listening to some tunes lately and trying to "see how they did it", take a song like ColdPlay's Yellow. I listen and there are distinct stereo...

Any PT fans out there? I love the tonal quality of the vocals on just about everything they do. I was wondering if anyone had some insight on crafting that sound. The harmonies are so nicely blended, almost sounds like one voice. I think I hear some chorus on the voices...I think massive...

I was checking out Pro Tools the other day (I wanna step up from GarageBand), and it seems that to use Pro Tools I need to have an external Audio interface box. So two questions... 1) Is that true...do I need an external box or can I use Pro Tools with just the standard input jack on my sound...

Over the past 10 months as I have been learning the basics of mixing, I have found that right now I don't enjoy music as much as I used to, mostly because I am constantly listening for what is where, how much is there, where is there, etc. LOL. Tonight Tom Petty's Mary Jane's Last Dance came up...

Hey just a thought...I very much enjoy posting my work and getting reviews, and I love listening to other work to get ideas, and learn...but sometimes...stuff goes right over my head..."hey dude that's great, but if you _______ it would sound better." Suppose we all took passages of songs we...

Working on AN Epic I am working on a new set of tunes (I think it will be three in all) that all deal with a different viewpoint on a single topic. I am working on the music matching the emotion of the lyrics, and I am working on taking a particular melodic idea and/or rhythm pattern to be used...

Another SilentJ tune for your listening pleasure...This is my first mix attempt on this tune. It's pretty close, I think. I didn't spend too much time EQ'ing, and went with a natural sound. The guitar solo was a bit of fun...I won't say what I did, don't want to bias your feedback. Need some...

This is a remix of a mix of a mix of a remix, that I posted months ago. I'd love to hear feedback... http://silentjband.com/discography/mend/

For our press pack, we've decided to use a thin (half thickness) DVD case. I am having trouble finding templates for the inserts. Has anyone done this? And when you did have your CD inserts printed, where did you have it done?

Hey guys...SilentJ (my band) has entered the contest that Dell is sponsoring to get on Austin City Limits. I just entered us today using one of the songs y'all have helped me to mix and master, so I thought I'd toss this out there. If you have a moment between now an Aug 22, we'd really...

Hey all...SilentJ has published its first (self done) music video... https://www.youtube.com/SilentJBand