REEK BROCK
MR. LAST WORD
I'm really learning aalot about mixing and I was wondering what did you do to make your beats go from good to great.
Fieva
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I learned a LOT about layering and finding characteristics of instruments, drums, and synths etc. to make them blend well together.
Take a grand piano for example. The higher pitched keys can easily present themselves in the front of the mix or in the back, adding more to the entire track. Lower pitched keys can help give more presence to basslines or give more depth to strings and other instruments and help with making your track more full.
Just something to think on,
Fiev.
Take a grand piano for example. The higher pitched keys can easily present themselves in the front of the mix or in the back, adding more to the entire track. Lower pitched keys can help give more presence to basslines or give more depth to strings and other instruments and help with making your track more full.
Just something to think on,
Fiev.
BeatsBuY
New member
In mixing, it's all about knowing your tools. EQ, reverb, compression. EQ is a big part. You can bring out lows, make the clap slap hard and so on. But, it's not really something I can tell you to do... It's all about doing it and finding your own tricks. Listen to your favorite CD and try to make it sound like it. Play with the EQ, layer, and add effects like reverb and delay. But, only use reverb and delay for the finishing touches.
Get to know all the wordology:
*Shelving frequencies (is when you shelf a certain frequency and NOT CUT IT) *If you cut the lows on a bass, you take the life out of it. YOUR CUTTING THE frequency. But, it you shelf, you only target a frequency that is too boomy or giving you problems, not taking out important frequencies. That's how you make a tight full 808 and not a weak one...
*Cutting frequencies (OK on vocals, Bad on instruments)
*Boosting frequencies (just bringing up a frequency)
*Rolling off frequencies
*DB boost or cut
Get to know all the wordology:
*Shelving frequencies (is when you shelf a certain frequency and NOT CUT IT) *If you cut the lows on a bass, you take the life out of it. YOUR CUTTING THE frequency. But, it you shelf, you only target a frequency that is too boomy or giving you problems, not taking out important frequencies. That's how you make a tight full 808 and not a weak one...
*Cutting frequencies (OK on vocals, Bad on instruments)
*Boosting frequencies (just bringing up a frequency)
*Rolling off frequencies
*DB boost or cut
tone_aot
Owner of ToneJonez.com
Another part of mixing is to know your listening gear. You use headphones or monitors? Whatever you got, mix on that and then play it on different systems to see if it translates well. Most people bash mixing on headphones but it's a start. I mixed on headphones for years until i got my monitors. I've got my ear so accustomed to it that i can get the mix about 85% of where i want it to be before i touch the monitors. I use some sony mdr cd180 headphones.
BeatsBuY
New member
Good point Tone.
For that, I set up a car stereo and car speakers to test my mixes. Also set up, low end coomputer speakers, and tv speakers. Test your mixes on all these different speakers because your mixes will sound good on studio speakers, but once you put it in the car, that's a different story...
For that, I set up a car stereo and car speakers to test my mixes. Also set up, low end coomputer speakers, and tv speakers. Test your mixes on all these different speakers because your mixes will sound good on studio speakers, but once you put it in the car, that's a different story...
REEK BROCK
MR. LAST WORD
Thanks I will take all of that into account.I am mixing on headphones and cant afford monitors yet.I dont even have a decent soundcard.I'm trying to do the best with what I got.I see the difference since I ve learned more about mixing.