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In this episode, Joe and Graham cover 5 Mixing Hacks, and Graham shares a Quick Tip for getting a better overhead tone every time.
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5 Mixing Hacks:
- Static Mix
- Mixing at Lower Volumes
- Mixing in Mono
- Subtractive EQ
- Setting a Timer
Links from the show:
- Jack Joseph Puig video on doing a static mix.
- Kevin Ward, AKA the MixCoach
- Timer app that Joe uses. (It was free when I started using it. For a web-based timer, go here.)
- Graham’s free eBook on setting limitations: The #1 Rule of Home Recording
- 5 Minutes to a Better Mix (awesome video series from Graham)
- MixWithUs.com – Joe’s hands-on training course for getting better mixes
For more information about us:
Graham Cochrane – www.TheRecordingRevolution.com
Joe Gilder – www.HomeStudioCorner.com
Sweet!
Good stuff
In the middle of listening i’ve discovered that my stance is just a copy of Graham’s stance on the picture xD
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The things you are telling/blogging changes my way of recording/mixing and thinking/treating audio in a good way!
Thank you guys for sharing!!!
Greets from the Netherlands
Glad you’re enjoying it, Lars!
Great pointers.Thanks.
Your tips and hacks have helped me tremendously improve my style of recording and mixing. I look forward to all the videos and now the podcasts. I can’t thank you enough for spreading your wisdom and expertise!
Here’s a hot tip for those ov you interested in what your ROOM actually sounds like.
Record yourself talking a meter or two away from a decent condenser mic. Then Normalise that file. When you play it back the sound ov room will be rather apparent.
You might be quite suprised…!
Hey guys, great podcast. I have a question with respect to the static mix. Do you guys mess with automation during the static mix, to get the balances right between each section? Since each section will have different balances between instruments, how do you decide where to set the faders, or do you just set your static mix using the most intense section and move on from there? Thanks
Hey dude! I don’t like to automate anything until almost the end of the mix. I’ll go so far as to actually adjust the volume of various regions if they’re wildly different from section to section.
I’ll occasionally automate something here or there if it obviously needs it, but I try to make it literally a static mix with no automation. And yeah, that usually means I’m hanging out at the loudest part of the song and setting levels there. I can always automate levels down in the quieter parts where its needed.
Hey guys, glad to hear you haven’t dropped the podcast! Hope you guys do more SRA weekend workshops. The first one was great, and more people should have the opportunity to participate.
Cheers and Happy New Year!
Could one or both of you get into “how” or what it takes to mix in mono? I am getting at how you run cables, what types on monitor, ect. Are you simply running the mix to the monitors w/o panning? I dont think you are talking about that. Love to learn more about this! Thanks so much!
No physical setup needed. Just flip on the mono button on your audio interface, software mixer etc. Or if you don’t have one of those, grab a plugin like the AIR Stereo Width plugin in Pro Tools that let’s you sum your tracks to mono. OR just pan all your tracks up the middle