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Mixing – the rough mix - Set approximate pans: o Adjust them to avoid clash of tracks with similar harmonic content § If possible, leave bass, kick and main vocals centred o A starting point: § Kick centred § Snare fairly centred, but move to slightly separate harmonics from those of vocals §...

Mixing – early adjustments - For each track, edit out the gaps between phrasings (destructive enhancement) o Noise gates can usually be applied to do similar (but increase CPU use) - Normalise (gain optimisation): o Aim to get a roughly constant level on each track o Boost amplitude of quiet...

Recording - Record all tracks before mixing anything - The instrument should have roughly the tone you want to end up with when you record it o Don’t rely on dramatically changing the tone with EQ while mixing o But at the same time, don’t cut or boost too much, or fine-tuning at mixing may be...

I’ve been reading a lot on beginner's music production lately, and have been trying to come up with a basic approach I’ll take to producing songs until I’m familiar enough with the art not to need guidelines. I thought I’d post it here a) in the hopes that some other newbs might appreciate it...

I expect whether the effects would be noticeably different after up-sampling would depend on both how the effect was mathematically applied and on the exact algorithm the converter used. If an effect is applied based on the relationship between one sample and the next, you might see zero...

Ahh, that's definitely helped my understanding: I think the main conceptual problem I had was that I hadn't linked the sample rate (frequency) as being relevant to the actual frequencies of the sounds I'd be hearing (eg, obviously capable of producing a 16 kHz sound, but not 100 kHz), but that's...

Oh awesome responses, thanks everyone! I understand perfectly now :) And gianelli280, special thanks to you for saving me the trouble of working out Cubase's take on it for myself ;) Much appreciated everyone!

Feel free to scroll to the last paragraph for the main point of this OP, otherwise have fun with my ramblings :) Forgive me if I haven't thoroughly sifted through other threads, but I typed this up in the "Newbie" forum before deciding it was better suited here. Which should tell you something...

You're probably all tired of me by now, but here's another Foolish Uninformed Newb Question (FUNQ). I've sort of picked up the gist of this from context, but the actual definitions I've read have mostly just confused me, so please make it nice and simple if possible: What is a bus exactly? And...

Thanks again all, Bob: I think I'm really starting to 'get' the theory of it now! Now I remember a prac I did once with two oscillators set up where I had to walk in a straight line parallel to them and record sound intensity at different points - I think my difficulty was in understanding it...

Oh, great Bob, much clearer now, thanks a lot! Just to clarify (it's been a long time since studying physics), 'out of phase' is referring to the actual soundwaves, rather than anything electronic or digital data-related? As in you might record a compression on one side and a rarefaction on...

Thanks heaps for all the replies everyone, Just got a couple more questions about stereo tracks now, help me understand a bit more before I start trying to use them. I'm a bit confused about how panning of stereo tracks operates conceptually. From my attempts so far it seems to behave just...

Ahh, thanks Bob! Now that you've mentioned it, I do remember hearing about a technique where you secure two mics to either end of a sheet of plywood and use that to position them either side of what you're recording... I think I'll definitely be using your acoustic guitar trick at some point...

Possibly my newbest question yet, and I might know the answer anyway, but I want to be sure. I've done a lot of reading on 'music production for beginners' recently, and it seems like every author has skipped over this, possibly because it's so fundamental it's assumed knowledge... but: what is...

Could you dumb that down a shade, I'm not sure I get it (mixers, busses, channels etc are not my strong point). Does that mean you're sending a wet signal in addition to a dry signal and then just altering the balance of the two at the mixer before the overall signal goes out to the monitors and...

Spot on! My main vocation at the moment is 'veterinary student' which means I have a huge study loan debt and zero spare cash (no time for a job either with the course-load). But I kinda like the idea that having to work with what I've got will teach me to be more inventive/appreciate it more...

Thanks for all the replies everyone, much clearer now! I think I was mostly at the stage of understanding how the thing worked, but not the applications it would be used for. To summarise what I've gathered from your replies: S/PDIF is mostly useful for avoiding unnecessary digital-analog...

Hi everyone, Just a newb seeking some clarification here: what is S/PDIF used for exactly? If I understand correctly it's for the transmission of digital audio data (rather than analog audio data which goes along most TRS, XLR etc style cables?). So let's say in the context of a simple audio...

Hi all, I'm something of a noob, so apologies in advance (and also if there was a more appropriate forum to post this in), but I'm trying to learn... I've been using a Lexicon Omega audio interface to record all my stuff (vox, guitar, bass, drums) and mix in Cubase. For the most part when...