Using Stereo Speakers To Mix

[samich17]

A1A2 - i've had the most succes when i take a cd that has proven to be succesfully mixed and mastered and open it up in my recording/mixing/mastering software and analyze the tracks. if you have the patience, do it to every song on the cd, what you will notice, generally speaking, is that all the songs will have relatively the same frequency responses. this is done to create an equilibrium in the cd, makes it more appealing to listen to with the least amount of fatigueness. after analyzing the cd, do more than one and do the ones you want to get your sound similar to, analyze your own tracks and notice the differences. but overall, you should really hone in on your ears...using visual tools to get the sound right is contradictory by nature, but it can be helpful, always get it right with your ears first, then double and triple check with your eyes, when you know how to use them. hope it helped a little.



jeremy

 

[M.Brane]

If you want to geta better idea of what I'm talking about try this little experiment: turn your speakers around so they're facing away from you. Listen to somethin and realize the only direct sound your hearing is the vibration of the cabinet. Everything else,especially mid/high freqs is reflection. Think about how these reflections are degrading the sound you hear when the speakers are facing you! This is why the big studios put so much into designing control/mastering rooms.