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when it comes to mixing, is it best to fill up the whole spectrum? if so can u explain this to me. what if you don't have that many sounds in the mix? do you just eq the hell out of each sound with lows and highs so it can fill up the whole spectrum?

what's the difference between mono and stereo reverb? i don't get it cause i always see people sayin that they use mono reverbs or stereo reverbs. whats the point of mono reverbs if your tryin to make things sound wider?

are vsts such as hypersonic and sampletank in 16 bit 44.100hz? if so is there a way to get it to 24 bit? also i use fl studio and should i render it 32 bit instead of 16 bit. if so explain please.

when using fl studio, is it better to render at 32 bit float or 16 bit? also when dealing with already processed samples in fl studio such as kicks, snares, strings, etc........is it better to lower the volume of those things all the way down to about -18dbfs since the drum samples itself...

are software synths such as hypersonic and sampletank all stereo sounds? and if they are does it make sense to do the little delay trick to get a more stereo effect or will that just make it sound worse if the signal is already stereo?

if possible, how do i convert a stereo verb plugin such as waves Rverb into a mono verb so i can pan accordinly?

when engineers mix through analog mixers using external effects, i never understood how they render the track with the effects still on it. also how do you render tracks with the external effects on it when u mix on a DAW using external effects

what is the difference between waves plugins that say mono such as waves pareq mono and waves rcomp mono and doesnt say mono. should i use the plugins that say mono on mono signals such as vocals and use the ones that dont say mono on stereo signals such as reverb or it doesnt make a difference?

when i hit the 0 mark on my hardware mixer, does that mean it will read -18 on my soundforge peak meter? does anyone know any good articles that show the difference between software meters and hardware mixer meters?

does every mixer have a +4dbu jack? how does it look. also what is the difference between that and -10dv. is -10dbv when u record using the rca cables from your mixer REC OUT into the sound cards line out jack (the blue circle)?

i'm tryna to calibrate my DAT with my mixer so where to i find a 1kHz line-up oscillator? and how do i hook it up and perform test?

man where do people get there bassline for hip hop beats? what software can produce basslines like that. If u use fl studio can u tell me how to use the 3x osc. i tried tweaking it so many times but it still sounds terrible lol.

ok i found and old mixer in a box (peavey 500 unity series) and it's faders are not the ones u slide up and down. they are the ones u turn (o' clock) faders. the master fader is labeled from 0 (being the lowest) all the way to 10 (being the highest) and it's also labeled like that for the...

do software synths such as hypersonic or sonic synth have headroom? also how do u get software synths to 24 bit? is that possible or are they already at 16 bit? or how do i get them to 24 bit in fl studio

does anyone know what the presonus firepod converters are calibrated to? also does it matter what xlr cords u use?

is there a way or formula to find opposite frequencies? e.g. say i wanted to bring out more 8000khz but didnt wanna boost to aviod coloration, so i cut say about 250hz. is there a mathmatical calculation to find what are the to opposite frequecies?

say for an example i wanted to raise a very small region like 100hz-150hz +10db (jus an example) without affecting the others. what kinda Q would i use. would i use q's like 30 or is that not really common in mixing. i'm still confused on how to calculate the what frequencies the q will mostly...

i have about 6 tracks and none of them clip but the master fader. it goes to like +3 above 0. so do i jus lower the master fader and it will be ok?

how does your effect routing chain look like. i use samplitude and mine says "Gain, DirectX/VST Plugin (Pre), Dynamics, Distortion, Equalizer, FX Inserts, Delay/Reverb, Aux Send (Pre), Volume, Pan, DirectX/ Vst Plugin (Post), AUX Sends (Post). How does yalls effect routing look like?

i read somewhere that u should never push the faders volume pass 0. Is this true? if so why?