
chrisharris
King of Bling
Okay, now regardless of the volume I record individual tracks, when I mix it down, I put the master fader wherever it needs to be to run through the tune without clipping, but trying to keep the average output about -6 db...so the dynamic range is usually no more than 6 db on the first mixdown.
What's Next?
(I just realized I've never checked anywhere for the post mixdown procedural norms...I think I made mine up?).
Here's what I do usually:
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1. 5 Band Parametric EQ that cuts out a couple of the frequent offenders in the lows and low mids (80-100Hz; 220Hz; maybe 315Hz) then a cut in the highs (Q=1.2 centered at 12000); and a wide, but gentle mid cut (Q=.45 @ 1950). - I keep some commercial cuts of similar type music handy while I'm doing this...I listen, and also watch the meters on my ancient BSR Spectrum Analyzer (20 years old?) and keep jacking with the mix in preview mode until it's close.
2. Low Pass Filter/Cut (subsonic issues)
3. Limiting/Compression of the whole mix.
4. Very light overall natural reverb of some sort to glue it all together
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I'm wondering about the processing issue...Am I overprocessing? Underprocessing? lmao. By the time I mixdown, I've already EQ'd the guitars, I've FX'd the guitars, and vocals...I've done almost nothing to the drums (loops) and I've compressed all the individual tracks than need it (that'd be bass, acoustic gits, and vocals).
Lastly, can anybody tell me a good way to get that cool soft "ssss" that is created by plate reverbs without hollowing out the vocal with the rest of that crappy plate sound?
Thanks,
Chris
What's Next?
(I just realized I've never checked anywhere for the post mixdown procedural norms...I think I made mine up?).
Here's what I do usually:
____________________
1. 5 Band Parametric EQ that cuts out a couple of the frequent offenders in the lows and low mids (80-100Hz; 220Hz; maybe 315Hz) then a cut in the highs (Q=1.2 centered at 12000); and a wide, but gentle mid cut (Q=.45 @ 1950). - I keep some commercial cuts of similar type music handy while I'm doing this...I listen, and also watch the meters on my ancient BSR Spectrum Analyzer (20 years old?) and keep jacking with the mix in preview mode until it's close.
2. Low Pass Filter/Cut (subsonic issues)
3. Limiting/Compression of the whole mix.
4. Very light overall natural reverb of some sort to glue it all together
__________________
I'm wondering about the processing issue...Am I overprocessing? Underprocessing? lmao. By the time I mixdown, I've already EQ'd the guitars, I've FX'd the guitars, and vocals...I've done almost nothing to the drums (loops) and I've compressed all the individual tracks than need it (that'd be bass, acoustic gits, and vocals).
Lastly, can anybody tell me a good way to get that cool soft "ssss" that is created by plate reverbs without hollowing out the vocal with the rest of that crappy plate sound?

Thanks,
Chris