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luminosityband
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I originally posted this in the MP3 forum yesterday - but I realize now this mixing/mastering forum is where I should have posted.
anyhow, this is my first mix with my new gear and it is my first post to this forum.
i know I need better equipment and more experience to get really nice mixes - however - that said I know there are people here with great ears and depth of knowledge. please listen to what I have done here and let me know if you can hear anything off the bat to help me along.
i recorded the guitar (taylor 714ce) with two condensors (mxl 991 on the 12th fret and mxl 990 on the bridge). I ran each mic through the pres on my firepod, through a dbx 160A (i have 2) and into sonar. I recorded these two tracks simultaneously. I went to tape mono with completly flat EQ and no effects. I was careful to keep plenty of head room. (average peak -12db or so)
i recorded my voice the same way except only through the mxl 990. (i used a "p-filter" over the mic as well)
when I did my "mix" i first adjusted levels. I then applied the Sonitus EQ plugin that comes with Sonar4 Producer edition to each track until it sounded as good as I could get it with my current knowledge and ear.
I tried a little Lexicon reverb on the vox but it sounded too effected, i coudnt make it subtle even with only 4% mixed in - so I removed it. I tried a few other plugins, but I eventually decided I would keep things simple for now.
Anyhow, once I got the EQ set for all three channels, I adjusted the EQ output gain and "fader" levels until I thought it had reasonably good EQ and level. (I was monitoring through Mackie HR824s and Beyerdynamic DT770's). Then I cleaned up the lead ins and lead outs of the sonar tracks using my wave editor (sound forge 8.0) and mixed the whole thing to a stereo wav file.
Then I gave it a two hour rest.
Next I opened it in Sound Forge 8.0 and trimmed the lead in and lead out and also applied fade in and fade out.
Then I brought the overall gain of the wav up so that it was as hot as it could be without ever clipping.
The result is here:
The song is not really finished lyrically which is why I mumble through it.
Anyhow, please give it a listen and let me know how it lacks and how I can improve.
Many thanks!
-Alex
anyhow, this is my first mix with my new gear and it is my first post to this forum.
i know I need better equipment and more experience to get really nice mixes - however - that said I know there are people here with great ears and depth of knowledge. please listen to what I have done here and let me know if you can hear anything off the bat to help me along.
i recorded the guitar (taylor 714ce) with two condensors (mxl 991 on the 12th fret and mxl 990 on the bridge). I ran each mic through the pres on my firepod, through a dbx 160A (i have 2) and into sonar. I recorded these two tracks simultaneously. I went to tape mono with completly flat EQ and no effects. I was careful to keep plenty of head room. (average peak -12db or so)
i recorded my voice the same way except only through the mxl 990. (i used a "p-filter" over the mic as well)
when I did my "mix" i first adjusted levels. I then applied the Sonitus EQ plugin that comes with Sonar4 Producer edition to each track until it sounded as good as I could get it with my current knowledge and ear.
I tried a little Lexicon reverb on the vox but it sounded too effected, i coudnt make it subtle even with only 4% mixed in - so I removed it. I tried a few other plugins, but I eventually decided I would keep things simple for now.
Anyhow, once I got the EQ set for all three channels, I adjusted the EQ output gain and "fader" levels until I thought it had reasonably good EQ and level. (I was monitoring through Mackie HR824s and Beyerdynamic DT770's). Then I cleaned up the lead ins and lead outs of the sonar tracks using my wave editor (sound forge 8.0) and mixed the whole thing to a stereo wav file.
Then I gave it a two hour rest.
Next I opened it in Sound Forge 8.0 and trimmed the lead in and lead out and also applied fade in and fade out.
Then I brought the overall gain of the wav up so that it was as hot as it could be without ever clipping.
The result is here:
The song is not really finished lyrically which is why I mumble through it.
Anyhow, please give it a listen and let me know how it lacks and how I can improve.
Many thanks!
-Alex