Cubase 5 Mixing Help

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So I've watched the Cubase Tutorials..Listened to my own ears..Read a few tutorials on EQ..and searched and followed various youtube 'tutorials'..but I still feel my mixes don't sound..well mixed! Neither professional..
I'm recording on a SE X1 Mic and a Saffire 6 USB Mixer..

This is an example of my latest work (the rapping vocals are recorded and mixed by me..)

*RADIO EXCLUSIVE MUSIC NON STOP* RS-Stay Schemin Remix - YouTube

This is what eq and effects the tracks currently has:

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My lord, looks like you are overdoing your plugins. With a good source, you should not need to use anywhere near what you are. Hopefully you are listening to what your tracks need, and not just adding them because you can, or think you need to. I am not in studio to give a close listen, but pitch issues threw me from the start. Have you tried using VariAudio?
 
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My lord, looks like you are overdoing your plugins. With a good source, you should not need to use anywhere near what you are. Hopefully you are listening to what your tracks need, and not just adding them because you can, or think you need to. I am not in studio to give a close listen, but pitch issues threw me from the start. Have you tried using VariAudio?
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I think someone is messing with us here :-)
 
It's the pitch correction software included with Cubase 5.
 
noI havent used it..any tutorial links for it? also can you recommend any mixing and mastering tutorials?
 
Seriously man, Google is your friend. Here is the first that pops up.

I recommend 'every' tutorial you can find. And manuals. If you get stuck, then ask for help. You gotta put some time in man. :)
 
Woa woa, haha.

Limiter-->Maximiser-->Compressor?

I strongly suggest you look up what these do.
 
The vocal sounds thin and harsh. From looking at your EQ I would say this is from your mic choice rather than the EQ possibly.
Your signal chain is over the top.
You should not need a de-clicker, you should make sure you have no clicks in your recording and if you do then re-record.

My typical vocal chain would be compressor, EQ, de-esser (if needed).

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jimmy that links a link to a video tutorial on varioaudio..im asking what steps do you think i should take to master nd mix it..as i cant find a tutorial for that. And Jimmy I did follow tutorials with those plug in settings!!

Please suggest some good mixing tutorials and mastering ones thannks
 
It looks like you're adding plug-ins just to see what they do. Now you know - adding a maximizer, compressor and a limiter and a gate and a de-clicker and a de-noiser make your track sound like crap.

Were you recording inside a freight train?

Take everything off the track.
Add an EQ and listen to your vocal track.
Play with the controls and get a feel for what it can do for you.
Putting all those other plug-ins on the track cannot fix: a bad voice, a bad mic, a bad room or a bad recording.

Just so you know.

But do what I say and get a feel for what EQ can do for you.
 
Hello (again) master.

What you need to do is open google, type in 'mixing tutorials' or 'cubase tutorials' and go nuts :)

Sure, someone might happen to know of a few good ones, but really? Can't you just search?


As others have said, you're vocal chain is taking the piss a bit.
You may need all that stuff, but if you do there's a real problem with your recording, so even then you don't need all that stuff.

My average vocal track has eq comp and reverb in that order.
9 times out of 10 the eq is just a low frequency roll off.

If I ever listened back and though I needed a de esser, I'd interpret that as needing a different mic, different room (or placement) or some gentle eq.
I don't think I've ever used a de esser, but then maybe I'm missing something! :p

Go on, Make google work for its money!
 
I understand what you guys are saying but i followed mixing tutorials off Youtube. And no the solo recording is good and good quality alone it recorded fine with no pops or clicks. And I used the SE X1 Mic Bundle with a Sapphire 6..which was £400 so it's not a shit cheap device..but obviously i think it doesnt sound like 50 cent or otherr songs either..but yeah..ill google search again but as i already searched before that was thus my reason for asking for anyone to send me links of good tutorials..
 
I duno, mixing tutorials on youtube and the likes are usually focussed specifically on one tool or technique.

Maybe you'd get a broader range of understanding from reading some books on mixing.
Better yet, you could book into a studio but tell them you want to work on your own songs with a professional who can advise as you go.

Most studios will be happy to do stuff like that, especially nowadays. Hell, most studios will happily paint your garden fence nowadays for a few quid,lol.

I reckon most people learn a lot more from hands on experience like that than from anything else.

The internet is completely saturated with guides, tutorials, books, even schools that'll teach you this stuff.
If you can't find a good source of info or two, there's a problem.
 
I live in a small village and theres no studios near me. Also i searched the internet for cubase 5 and cant find any free video tutorials or books!
 
well thats why im asking if anyone can run me through a mixing tutorial and then a mastering one for cubase 5..or ideally send me a youtube link for one or free ebook or tutorial..for the version of cubase ive got ive found hardly any..
 
MasterRS said:
well thats why im asking if anyone can run me through a mixing tutorial and then a mastering one for cubase 5..or ideally send me a youtube link for one or free ebook or tutorial..for the version of cubase ive got ive found hardly any..
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Dude, you've asked the same question about 8 times now. Nobody's trying to be a jerk here, but people are trying to tell you that you can't learn what's good for your recordings with some magic pill/book/video/steroids/Buddah or anything else. You have to experiment, make mistakes, learn, try again, make more mistakes....and figure things out.

Great recording engineers are great for the same reason great basketball players are great, and great musicians are great. They practice their asses off. If you don't want to put the work in and you're expecting someone to give you a point by point explanation of how to do this, then give up now. Some things take actual work and practice. Believe it or not, the internet hasn't found an "app" for EVERYTHING just yet. The proof of that is that you got your information from Youtube "tutorials". and your recordings sound the way they do. That should tell you something.
 
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