New to this, need help mixing.

[farewellending]

What are some ideas for my mixing. First of all, I do not have monitors yet, have to buy them soon. I am stuck between Mackie HR824 and the Yamaha NS10s. I am using Sonar 3 with a Firepod and an assortment of Shure SMs (soon to be getting wayyyyyy better mics). So I recorded my band and it sounds good for a demo. But now the hard part. Mixing it down. I understand I need monitors first of course. However what do I need to mix it down. Waves Diamond package of plug-ins and Lexicon Reverb. I ordered the Antares Microphon Modeler that should be here soon. So what should I do to mix it down? What plug-ins do I use? How do I start the mix. To give you an idea on the style of music I'll be recording... www.purevolume.com/allpurposehero Thanks a lot.

 

[Agent47]

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Why don't you mix it in Sonar? Is that inadequate?

 

[gordone]

WOW! You bought the Waves Diamond bundle but don't know how to mix anything? Wish I had that much money to throw around on stuff I don't know about...