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Harmonic mixing is the practice of using music theory in your dj sets.
You can use this knowledge to achieve specific functions when mixing two songs (similar to chord progressions), or to know which songs are compatible with each other, just to give a few examples.
The most common and basic form of harmonic mixing.
If you don't want to know about the ...
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There are many differences between boosting and cutting with EQ. I'll discuss the ones that stand out to me the most:
One way to think about a mix is that it's like packing a box, or perhaps like playing Tetris. You're trying to get all these things to both fit together and also fit into a limited space. With a mix, you've got your dynamic range and your ...
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Before trying any effects at all, I should change that mic if I were you. The SM58 is an amazing live mic – not just because it's dead sturdy, but also because it has a very focused, direct, "shallow" sound. Great to make vocals come out in a live mix and to avoid feedback and other common trouble – but none of these benefits have any relevance for a studio ...
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There is no one way to use an EQ, but there are a few common techniques that people use to EQ, and they can be applied on most sources.
First a few general tips:
Make small changes. EQs are not magic, and they will not instantly improve your recording. They are best for making small tweaks.
Be careful with boosting. It's oftentimes better to attenuate ...
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Well this is a big question, so let me start with a big answer:
http://www.amazon.com/Mixing-Secrets-Small-Studio-Senior/dp/0240815807/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426508544&sr=1-1&keywords=mixing+secrets
Now for the smaller answer more approriate to this format.
A good mix starts with the arrangement before you even record. If the ...
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Making everything audible in the mix is not always possible. Elements that share frequencies will mask each other.
The most crucial part of the mix is not actually in the mixing phase itself, but in the composition, instrumentation, and arrangement phase. Experienced composers will give each element its space in the frequency spectrum, so there is little to ...
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I think the difference is in the context, methods, tools, and limitations.
1) "Cover" is often used in a singer/band context, where the artist performs a song from another artist, most commonly associated with pop/rock. "Remix" is used in a production context, where the reconstruction is made using DAWs, effects, synths, edits, etc, most commonly associated ...
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Try employing parallel compression. Here is a good article about it. Basically, you make a copy of your vocal track. Leave one copy alone and compress the other. That gives you the original loud transients plus a compressed version where the rest of the material is also louder. Sometimes, you'll see this described where the original has very fast or very ...
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Nothing wrong with the answers so far, but they're missing one important point as to what happens when you use either additive or subtractive EQ.
You boost or cut at a frequency, with a Q or width control, and a resonance [I know really only synthesisers have a specific resonance control, but it's there anyway in the nature of EQ.].
What that combination of ...
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If you run a compressor on the master, a peak being reduced will affect every channel - so for example, you could hear all your instruments dropping volume.
It does change the dynamic of the whole track!
If you run compression per channel, you'll just reduce an individual peak, while leaving all other channels/instruments - this is far better for the ...
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I refer you to Wikipedia.
The motion of sound can be hard to understand because we can't see its propagation. We can sometimes understand it more easily by analogy to waves we can see, for example waves on the surface of water, or light waves from a light bulb. Although they are different kinds of waves (sound waves are longitudinal whereas water and ...
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What is stereo reverb
"Stereo reverb" may mean different things:
mono in, stereo out
stereo in, stereo out
The latter category is further split between "true stereo" and "dual mono" categories, and maybe something in between. In dual mono the left and right inputs have completely independent and separate processing, and sound doesn't "leak" between the ...
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One technique that works like magic is by splitting the vocals channel into multiple channels, panning each channel differently, and then applying a different equalizer to each channel. This creates a very subtle difference between what you're hearing in your left and right ear, which is what depth is all about. The difference can be made even more ...
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I think the heart of the question is, which is more important: gear or skill?
The answer to that question is skill is more important. Skill is the product of training, practice, and experience, and people with the highest skill levels have a great advantage in producing the best results, in any field.
You specifically asked about the skills of mixing and ...
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Are there general rules or tips on how to organize VSTs? (...) I would like to know if there's a way to arrange VSTs properly, so that every plugin uses its full potential.
There's no correct order. It's all about preference, what you want to achieve, and the context.
You'll find a lot of suggestions, like putting time-based effects (like delay or reverb) ...
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In a lot of mixes, it's normal and even intentional for the acoustic guitar(s) to get hidden behind the electric guitars and other instruments during the loud parts. If you listen to the Led Zeppelin songs that have both acoustic and electric guitars, it can sound like the acoustic track is muted during the "loud" parts, but it's usually actually sitting ...
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One simple "technique" can improve your solo recording drastically: whenever you start recording a song, begin with recording a guide track.
This is a track where you sing the song, accompanied by a rhythm instrument such as an acoustic guitar or a piano. You don't need to play or sing everything right in this track, but it's important to get the rhythm ...
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Matthew has provided a great answer. I want to expand a bit and look at different aspects of your question to help with some misconceptions that might be causing trouble.
I would take a professionally produced song with a similar set of instruments that my song uses (or genre) and compare the frequencies through the voxengo span vst... ...Even though the ...
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I think your idea is definitely reasonable: an emphasis in the treble part of any sound will tend to emphasize higher partials which could throw off your transcription. This is vastly more likely to only cause you to be incorrect about the actual octave of performance, although I see no reason—at least theoretically—that it couldn’t even potentially lead you ...
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It's necessary to add compressors on each track to change the dynamics of the tracks. Generally you should record and mix at appropriate levels so that you don't need to do any peak reduction to prevent distortion.
Compressors give us control over the dynamics of a track. With that control, we can choose more precisely which is the loudest instrument at any ...
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The best way to use an equaliser is not to NEED to use it.
Yes, some instruments share a frequency range, playing them together can sound muddy. So DON'T play that pair of instruments together. It's called good orchestration, and it's been part of the composer's art for a thousand years.
You say "the general approach is cut out the "bad frequencies" and ...
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1) The quantity of sound waves produced in air depends on the intensity or amplitude. If you pull your guitar string back a very short distance from its normal resting position, then the oscillations in air particles will be small, and they won't bang against your ear drum as hard. This produces a quieter-sounding noise.
The frequency 440 Hz is how many ...
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Let's say you've recorded a couple of vocals, a set of drums, two guitars, bass and keyboards. Using only one track for each, that's seven different tracks. (Keys are usually stereo, drums could be seven separate tracks of their own).
Most stereo systems use two tracks, left and right. If we listen on cans, that's about all we need.
First a balance of volume ...
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Tested with Traktor 2.6.5 on Windows 7 x64 Ultimate:
Go to Traktor's preferences and check "Analyze news imported tracks".
Then in Traktor's browsing window, go the folder you want to analyze and right-click "Import to Collection". It will analyze all tracks contained in this folder including its subfolders (and recursively):
If anyone knows how to ...
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TRS (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) is the name often given to the connector, rather than the cable as such, though of course they would usually be used with a 3-conductor cable. This could be used for stereo purposes, but it could also be used for other things : e.g. as a mono send/mono return for an insert effect (like a compressor on one channel of a mixer), or as a ...
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It's all about practice and experience. You have to train your ears, you have to know your tools. Producing is not the same as mixing or mastering, some skills overlap but they need mostly different skill sets.
There are tools and techniques that will help you judge the frequency balance of a mix. You might eventually not need them at all, though some of ...
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A valve and a tube are the same thing -- "tube" was originally more common in American English, while "valve" was more common in England. A "vacuum tube" is any one of a number of types of electronic component based around an arrangement of electrodes inside a sealed glass unit, from which all the air has been removed.
The kind of tube used in amplification ...
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3.5mm mic jacks might (sometimes supported by a jumper or different sound card setting) provide "plugin power". It can power electret condenser capsules with the typical single-FET preamplifier and works, for example, for the surprisingly good stereo clip microphones that were available for Minidisc players.
Regular phantom power, however, is 40V to 48V ...
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equal looking frequency spectrum's do not mean that the sound will be perceived similarly. Dynamics, instrument separation, clashing tonal centers, there are a myriad of things responsible for how a mix is perceived that don't get translated to a frequency analyzer. (i use the same plugin too).
instead, use your ears to check if the mix is sounding the way ...
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I would actually say compression and EQ can't do very much to make drums sound great.
In order of impact, to make drums sound punchy and fat:
Play them well or have them played well. Exactly how and where a drum is hit is the number one factor in how a drum sounds, as long as it is reasonably in tune and functioning correctly.
Place all microphones in the ...
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