Hey,
I'm a relative newbie to all this and I finally got around to mixing down a couple of songs. The speakers I monitor with suck, so I know I need to change that. That's not the problem I'm interested in. I am using Vegas and I mixed to one track. I had two songs, mixed them both down and put them on CD. They both sounded just lovely in the studio.
I took the CD to my car, and it was too quiet. Real CD's I listen comfortably at about 14 on my cd player, my mixes I had to listen at 20 to "hear" it. Also, there was way too much bass.
So, how do I avoid a "quiet" mix without clipping? Also, how do I lose some of the bass? My drums are done in Fruityloops, but I record myself playing the bass. I also have soundforge for editing purposes.
Any help is appreciated.
Ibrow
I'm a relative newbie to all this and I finally got around to mixing down a couple of songs. The speakers I monitor with suck, so I know I need to change that. That's not the problem I'm interested in. I am using Vegas and I mixed to one track. I had two songs, mixed them both down and put them on CD. They both sounded just lovely in the studio.
I took the CD to my car, and it was too quiet. Real CD's I listen comfortably at about 14 on my cd player, my mixes I had to listen at 20 to "hear" it. Also, there was way too much bass.
So, how do I avoid a "quiet" mix without clipping? Also, how do I lose some of the bass? My drums are done in Fruityloops, but I record myself playing the bass. I also have soundforge for editing purposes.
Any help is appreciated.
Ibrow