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I've read several sources saying to put HP filter on everything, and then other conflicting sources saying never to do that and it kills a mix. For the former, on drums they suggest things like 40hz, bass 80hz, guitars 125hz. I do this myself, and find it cleans up the low end pretty nicely...

i didn't see this in the diy guide, but when mastering at home do you have to master each track individually, or do you load them all into a piece of software and adjust the volume of each one, or a mixture of both? i have 10 songs done and i need to make the volumes match. they're like -6db...

Hey guys, this is a 9 minute sludge guitar shoegaze/trance type thing. I know I'll lose 90% of listeners when they hear the amp on 10 and distortion pedal on 11 (total sludge tone that people seem to hate). I don't expect many to make it through, but I hope you can, because there's a build up of...

In this guy's video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezgYKKG_Yvw Q: How many guitar players does it take to change a light bulb? A: All of them. One to change it, and the rest to say "pshh, I could change that so much faster." He makes a lot of very good points in the video, and it is worth...

Hey guys. I'm working on a new mix right now, and I have two guitars panned l/r. I also have an organ and an acoustic guitar that are somewhat mandatory to the arrangement, so I have to fit them in. My first instinct was to put the acoustic C b/c I feel they sit best centered. But I don't want...

Does anyone have suggestions on how to just accept a mix, even if it's flawed? I can't stop tinkering with mixes. If I lower x, y suddenly sounds off, and I'm just chasing my tail. It's literally taking days from doing other things like practicing/recording new songs. I hate it. Hate mixing. If...

Hey guys, I posted this in December and have spent a few minutes per day tinkering with it since then and finally have it finished (I think). https://soundcloud.com/suicidevan/you-know-the-way I'm not looking for nitpick type things at this stage that will send me back to the drawing board...

Hey guys, I posted this maybe two months ago, got feedback, went back to the woodshed and hashed it out. Can you let me know how this sounds now? I messed with the low end EQ to remove mud, added an organ for atmosphere/depth, lowered guitar levels, and added a new bassline. p.s. I know the...

Hey guys. I'm playing an $80 Yahama guitar from like...the 1990s and it's awful. Really stiff to play with high action (even after lowing the saddle). I actually like the tone, even though it's laminate, but it kills my hand, and I am worried I will get arthritis over time. I need something...

Hey guys, can I get some feedback on this mix? https://soundcloud.com/suicidevan/windy-city Thanks.

Hey guys, I reworked this mix from back in August. Sorry if I post the same song sometimes - I'm working on these mixes slowly over time and lose the original threads, and when I get close to finished I like to run the new mix by the forum. Apologies if it's annoying...

I'm mixing some old recordings from before I knew what I was doing, and I realized I gain staged for -18dbfs peak instead of rms. So the tracks are quite low (like -26db RMS). What would be the best way to salvage the situation?

just like this. https://www.freesound.org/people/JarredGibb/sounds/244855/ i have a wav file of a hit but i can't figure out how to do the above to it. thanks! I'm trying to recreate a reverse cymbal that i used to have on my sr-16 (sadly i sold it). Here's the alesis sample (10 second mark)...

The 45 second mark in this take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoypIj3NuJA Obviously some type of distortion and a double, but it sounds really thin and interesting. Is it just an aggressive hp filter taking out all the lows?

Hey guys. Something I noticed is that sometimes everything sounds better panned dead center, like a mono mix. I feel guilty when it does b/c we're always told in modern music there needs separation. Here's an example: I'm mixing a new song that has a chamber reverb drum that has a lot of...

Hey guys, I posted this song in August and people gave feedback. I factored the recommendations in and finished up the remix. A final problem I am having is the lead vocals. Can you let me know if I should sing it or should have my girlfriend sing it? Just be honest for sure I can take...

Hey guys, so I'm mixing at a low level and things sound great, but when I turn the monitor up all the way the mix suddenly sounds brighter/harsher. Is this a known phenomena? If so, how should we be mixing to compensate for it? Also, the vocal seemed to be sitting perfectly at the lower level...

This stuff is a bit above my head, but what I deducted is we're all owed money for uploads to streaming sites. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2HROI7KpPM Is that correct? Has anyone actually received payment?

Hey guys, sorry to have two mixes on the front page. I've been mixing more lately. I feel this one is done as-is, but I want to run it by the forum/fresh ears before putting the final stamp on it. This is more of a punk/fun song (a style I like to write in sometimes). I guess my remaining...

Hey guys, just curious to hear your mix process. Especially those of you who are pros doing this for a living. Where do you start the mix and why? do you start with the drums/bass, the vocals, etc? Also, say you start with the drum or vocal -- how do you decide what volume to start them at? I...